Posts tagged safety

• Colin Holst, 4 Remembered After his Tragic Drowning at Life Time Fitness

  Jesse Guerra | June 16, 2008 5:21 PM | 37 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX Category: Wrongful Death
  

  According to an article in the Austin American Statesman, Colin Holst might have been only 4 years old, but he could run like the wind. Words by his father described him as having the endurance...

• Motorcycle Accidents and Helmet Laws

  Beth Janicek | September 29, 2009 4:21 PM | 7 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  Just this morning while looking through the news, I found three articles relating to motorcycle accident deaths in central Texas. The first was a U.S. Army soldier, Luke D. Yustin, 25, from Killeen,...

• Massive Explosion and Fire at Texas Chemical Plant Causes Public Safety Concerns

  Bryan Pope | October 03, 2011 7:19 PM | 5 CommentsDallas, TX Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  A huge explosion this morning at the Magnablend chemical plant in Waxahachie, Texas caused a massive fire which created a potentially dangerous situation for the area around the plant. According to...

• Power Windows: Risk for Children?

  Beth Janicek | November 09, 2009 3:26 PM | 4 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Since the introduction of power windows in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, injuries and deaths have occurred due to safety hazards related to strangulation. The consumer group...

• Water park dangers

  Beth Janicek | May 12, 2010 3:48 PM | 3 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It’s that time of year again. Once kids are out of school, every amusement park, pool, beach, and river will be full of families enjoying the summer. It is important that parents know how to...

• Are US Roads Filled With Unsafe Trucks?

  Angel Reyes | August 27, 2009 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsNorth Dallas, TX Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  You’ve been driving for ten hours. You’re tired, you’re hungry, and busloads of school children won’t stop trying to get you to honk your horn. Cars are passing you every...

• Deaths and Injuries From Car Wrecks - No Seatbelts

  Jeff Weinstein | May 18, 2012 1:34 PM | 2 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I just don't get it. Why don't people wear seatbelts and why don't they restrain their children properly? I just read about a car accident on the Texas New Mexico border that kills...

• FDA Taking a Closer Look at Breast Implant Safety

  Scott Kappes | September 01, 2011 2:18 PM | 2 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Consumer advocates have long been opposed breast augmentation surgery for the simple fact that it offers no medical benefit and puts the patient at risk of serious and even life-threatening...

• All Terrain Vehicles Still a Risk

  Beth Janicek | January 31, 2011 5:38 PM | 2 CommentsSan Antonio, TX Category: Miscellaneous
  

  All terrain vehicles, or ATVs, continue to pose a significant risk to recreational users. This weekend, a man in Boerne died after being pinned underneath an ATV he was driving on the street. Bexar...

• Social Media and Consumer Safety – A Match Made in Heaven

  Scott Kappes | June 16, 2010 1:20 PM | 2 CommentsHouston, TX Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Today I read an article entitled “Social Media and Trial Lawyers – A Match Made in Tort Hell.” The article basically bashes trial attorneys throughout and in typical Fox News...