ARLINGTON, TEXAS — A woman in her 40s was killed this weekend after she tried to push her car out of the middle of Interstate 20 in southwest Arlington. A child was apparently steering the car while the woman pushed. The child was taken to a hospital for treatment of…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has agreed to settle and pay $4.5M to the 27 year old lone survivor of a deadly collision of two helicopters over Torrance Municipal Airport in Cailifornia. The FAA agency decided to settle with Gavin Heyworth, a former Marine who sued the FAA after the…
A Dallas man, died at Parkland Memorial Hospital emergency room after waiting nearly 19 hours for treatment. The 58 year old collapsed just as he was about to receive medical treatment. Doctors were unable to revive him, and the cause of death is not yet known. Apparently he was suffering…
A panel of the Texas Medical Board suspended the license of Nancy Louise Anderson, M.D., license number F7350, after determining that Dr. Anderson’s continuation in the practice of medicine presents a continuing threat to the public welfare. The action was based on the panel’s findings of violations of a 2008…
A class action lawsuit was filed in Utah federal court against insurance agencies who are alleged to defrauding Hispanic customers by intentionally not disclosing the availability, cost and purpose of buying uninsured and under-insured motorist protections. The defendants are Florida-based United Automobile Insurance Company, and Utah agencies: El Sol Insurance,…
Austin Texas: The recent Legislative Session, has significantly expanded reporting requirements relating to peer assistance. As of September 1, 2007, a person or entity required to report a nurse, when the nurse is impaired or suspected of being impaired by chemical dependency, mental illness or diminished mental capacity, has a…
The trial court jury award of $14.9 million to the family of a man killed in a fiery gas explosion was upheld this week by the New Mexico Court of Appeals. The arguments by Energen Resources Corp. that the jury’s award was excessive and therefore unconstitutional was rejected by the…
A new study out this week in JAMA suggests that common drugs which are recommended as first-line therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes and death. COPD refers to two incurable lung diseases, chronic bronchitis and emphysema most commonly caused by cigarette…
The FDA this week attacked several companies involved in an eye wash and a skin cream without FDA authorization. The FDA stated that these prescription medications could cause risks to patients. Balanced salt solution is an eye wash which is used to keep the eyes moist. Two companies, Alcon Laboratories…
Dallas-A man died earlier this week in Dallas when an 18-wheeler crashed into the back of his car on Interstate 45. Police investigators say the black Suzuki car was stopped in a northbound traffic lane on the interstate just north of Loop 12. The car exploded when the tractor-trailer hit…