Articles Posted in Product Liability

The number of cases of people injured by the prescription drug Xarelto is steadily increasing as the blood thinner has been linked to gastrointestinal bleeding and strokes. There is currently a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, where Judge New has categorized the plaintiffs injured from xarelto into three major categories.…

A life-long printer worker. A paint factory worker. An aviation gas refueler. What do these occupations have in common ? These are occupations in which workers are exposed to carcinogenic chemicals on a daily basis. They often work for companies who do not value personal safety of their workers. Companies express their lack of concern…

A Texas product liability lawyer must be very mindful of House Bill (HB) 4, which has preempted the rights of personal injury victims. The purpose of this blog entry is to review some of the major changes associated with HB4 in Texas product liability law. HB 4 had several major changes. First, it created a…

As an update to our last blog post, several important Texas medical malpractice cases have emerged that can affect residents of San Antonio and greater Texas. In Dallas, a patient suffered severe and permanent brain damage in Texas when Baylor medical center’s emergency care center did not allegedly detect a cerebral hemorrhage in the patient.…

In 2009, there were several major San Antonio and greater Texas pharmaceutical drug injury cases. In Houston, an injured woman brought suit against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals claiming several prescription drugs used for her hormone replacement therapy had caused her serious personal injury. Her causes of action included failure to warn and design defects in the drug.…

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code (CPRC) 82.008 creates a rebuttable presumption of no liability in certain Texas product liability personal injury cases. However, section 82.008(d) makes exceptions for certain manufacturing flaws o defects from the rebuttable presumption. If the seller has properly demonstrated the presumption, then it is up to the Texas personal injury…

A growing number of vaccinations including the influenza vaccine and now the newly minted Gardasil vaccine against the cervical cancer Human Papilloma Virus are increasingly suspected of causing the Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). GBS is a disorder of the neurological system characterized by uncontrollable muscle twitching, fatigue, and symptoms reminiscent of a recent stroke. Recovery does…

As a growing number of Texans buy guns from gun shops and flea markets, Texas and the nation as a whole are seeing a rise in gun accident injuries . Product liability design defects contribute to a large number of deaths and tragic injuries each year. Many people are unaware that gun manufacturers often cut…

The state of Texas has become notorious for a lack of construction safety. Recently, the Department of Labor announced increased enforcement of construction safety regulations in San Antonio Texas. An unacceptable 67 workers have died on the job in 2008, and another 33 died to date in 2009. There are many types of Texas industrial…

We all remember the tragic Firestone injuries and accidents that occurred throughout San Antonio and the state of Texas a few years ago, and the lengths to which tire manufacturers have gone to avoid liability. The cornerstone behind tire blowouts and defects is a phenomenon known as ‘ detreading ‘. Detreading is the foundation of…