Wrongful death case involves fatal wreck
Testimony in a suit against a drilling company filed by the family of a Cleburne woman began on Tuesday in the 413th District Court in Cleburne.
Drilling Company Tractor-Trailer Operation Causes Death of Cleburne Woman
FORT WORTH, Texas – John David Hart of the Law Offices of John David Hart in Fort Worth has filed suit on behalf of the family of a Cleburne woman who was killed in a Johnson County, Texas, truck accident on September 11, 2008. MacLean & Boulware in Cleburne also represent the family.
AP IMPACT: US oilfield deaths rise sharply
SNYDER, Texas — Less than two months into the job in the oilfields of West Texas, Brandon Garrett was sliced in half by a motorized spool of steel cable as he and other roughnecks struggled to get a drilling rig up and running.
FDA Approves Software Update that Identifies Potential Defibrillator Lead Fractures
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced approval of a software update from Medtronic that will help detect fractures of the company’s Sprint Fidelis cardiac defibrillator lead. The new software package will alert both patients and physicians of a potential lead fracture. This will enable early intervention and lower the risk of serious complications.
Multi-million Dollar Settlement Reached in Fatal Easter Sunday Truck Crash
FORT WORTH – John David Hart of The Law Offices of John David Hart of Fort Worth and Dan Boulware of MacLean & Boulware have negotiated a settlement of the lawsuit resulting from an 18-wheeler truck crash on Easter Sunday, 2007. The defendants agreed to pay $5.1 million to settle the case. On April 8, 2007, 50-year-old […]
Deadly Tolls: Sick truckers causing fatal wrecks
WASHINGTON – Tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States have suffered seizures, heart attacks or unconscious spells behind the wheel that led to deadly crashes on highways. Hundreds of thousands of drivers carry commercial licenses even though they also qualify for full federal disability payments, according to a new U.S. safety study obtained by […]
Oilfield Accident Prompts Lawsuit
FORT WORTH – John David Hart of the Law Offices of John David Hart of Fort Worth and Simpson, Boyd & Powers of Decatur have filed suit on behalf of 29-year-old Larry Mullins, Jr.,
Sage Products Inc. Issues a Voluntary Recall of its 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloths Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation
As a precautionary measure, Sage Products has issued a voluntary recall of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloth Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation. During testing of bulk solution from an outside supplier, we discovered trace amounts of Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepecia).
Developer paying gas-lease signing bonuses – to some
Property owners have confirmed they’re starting to see their bonus checks. Fort Worth developer Leonard Briscoe Sr. has ended more than a year of delays and is now paying gas-lease signing bonuses he owes — and offering a higher rate if property owners agree to longer lease terms.
Group Urges F.D.A. to Take Contraceptive Off Market
WASHINGTON (AP) — A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill. “Ortho-Evra is a poor choice for women,” Dr. Sidney Wolfe of the group, Public Citizen, wrote the Food and Drug Administration.Warnings about the Ortho-Evra weekly patch have escalated since a 2005 investigation […]