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• Dallas Wrongful Death Attorney: Who will you call?

  Jeff Rasansky | September 22, 2008 4:35 PM | 1 CommentDallas, TX

  A wrongful death takes place when an individual is killed as a result of the negligence pf another individual. A lawsuit for wrongful death may only be brought by the personal representative of...

• FDA Reaches Settlement with Advanced Bionics LLC

  Jeff Rasansky | July 24, 2008 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The FDA has announced that a settlement has been reached with a California device manufacturer and its president over alleged federal law violations. The violations involved the failure to notify...

• Gas Line Work to Resume After McKinney Explosion

  Jeff Rasansky | June 23, 2008 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Atmos Energy crews will resume construction today in McKinney after an explosion left three homes devastated and three people injured. Last month workers accidentally struck a gas line. Monday,...

• Polaris To Expand Recall of ATVs

  Jeff Rasansky | June 05, 2008 2:19 PM | 3 CommentsDallas, TX

  Polaris Industries will be expanding its recall of all-terrain vehicles. Apparently, some of these vehicles have defective control modules that can overheat and cause fire and burn hazards to...

• Insulin Pumps Tied to Injuries

  Jeff Rasansky | May 06, 2008 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has revealed that insulin pumps can cause injuries and even death. Insulin pumps are used by teenagers with Type 1 diabetes and the FDA has suggested that...

• Motorcyclist in Hit-and-Run Accident in Critical Condition

  Jeff Rasansky | April 11, 2008 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Police in Arlington have yet to find the driver who crashed into a motorcycle on Highway 287 on Monday. Though the vehicle driver does not appear to be at fault in the accident that left the...

• Aranesp , Epogen, and Procrit Linked to Increased Tumor Growth

  RLF Staff | January 04, 2008 6:58 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The FDA informed healthcare professionals of findings from two additional clinical studies, Preoperative Epirubicin Paclitaxel Aranesp Study, and the National Cancer Institute Gynecologic Oncology Group, showing an increase in mortality and shorter time to tumor progression in patients with cancer receiving an Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent (ESA). Both the PREPARE study in breast cancer and...

• Heparin Overdose in Infants

  RLF Staff | November 23, 2007 6:03 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Heparin overdose in infants is an increasingly common and fatal medication error. Sadly, this error is preventable if only health care professionals would take the few necessary steps to ensure that this fatal mistake does not occur. Heparin is an anti-coagulant medication often given to premature babies to prevent blood clots. However, if too much is given, it can cause severe internal...

• Unarmed Man Killed by State Trooper - $1 Million Settlement

  RLF Staff | February 27, 2007 6:05 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Joseph Erin Hamley, who had cerebral palsy, was shot while officers searched for a Michigan prison escapee. Police have signed an agreement with Hamley's estate that's dependent on the state's approval of $1 million for the settlement.Arkansas governor Mike Beebe requested $1 million of the state's surplus funds to be appropriated for a settlement to the family of a man shot and killed by a...

• Preventable Medication Error Responsible for Infant Deaths

  Robert Wolf | September 19, 2006 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  We've all read the articles that medical errors harm hundreds of thousands, if not over a million people every year. This time, an easily preventable medication error took the life of multiple infants. Lena Nelson had looked forward to buying dolls and other presents for her first granddaughter, who was born prematurely last week. Instead, she was planning Monday for the girl's funeral.D'myia...