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Airbag Lawsuit Alleges Airbag Failure

April 10, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Dallas, TX: Since the advent of the vehicular airbag, society has come to rely on the ubiquitous balloon to provide protection from and prevention of serious injury resulting from a crash. The promise, if you will, that the airbag will be there when we need it. Airbag failure does not enter the mind. However, such a failure is at the root of an airbag lawsuit recently filed in the state of Texas.

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Texas Woman Files AMS Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit

April 7, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Beaumont, TX: The issue of transvaginal mesh negatively impacting the lives of women continues with the filing of an AMS transvaginal mesh lawsuit in Texas. The Southeast Texas Record reported in March that Cathleen Ankenman is a co-plaintiff in tandem with her husband, John.

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Doctor y Abogado discuten la falla preamtura de caderas DePuy y otros daños posibles

March 26, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Dallas, TX: El abogado y el médico Dr. Shezad Malik representa un número de demandantes cuyas caderas DePuy ASR y caderas DePuy Pinnacle han fracasado, y muchas de estas personas se enfrentan a cirugía de revisión. El Dr. Malik explica cómo se enfrentan a "tres veces el riesgo."

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Texas Woman's Zimmer Knee Didn't Last One Year

March 7, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Sherman, TX: A disgruntled recipient of a Zimmer Knee Replacement has filed a NexGen lawsuit against the manufacturers of a prosthetic knee that proved problematic and ultimately failed the plaintiff. Laquetta Dukes accuses Zimmer of misleading both her and her health care provider regarding the safety of Zimmer NexGen Knee.

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Texas Woman, Disabled, Files Unum Lawsuit

March 6, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

McKinney, TX: An Unum lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas pits Unum insurance against a policyholder with a litany of medical problems verified by the plaintiff's medical team. The lawsuit stems from Unum's denial of long-term disability benefits in spite of, it has been alleged, rather obvious medical reasons that suggest the plaintiff is entitled to benefits.

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College Discrimination: Supreme Court Weighs In—Again

February 25, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Washington, DC: The Supreme Court will soon be back to tackle a discrimination case that is based on race. This time the justices will decide whether the University of Texas' admission policies violate the rights of white applicants.

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Tyler Pipe History Includes Litany of Lawsuits

February 15, 2012. By Jane Mundy.

Tyler, TX: To many Tyler Pipe workers, the company is the source of pipe nightmares that take the form of workplace violations including asbestos exposure and much, much more…

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Pregnant Women Weigh Risks and Benefits of Celexa

June 14, 2011. By Heidi Turner.

Dallas, TX: When it comes to weighing the risk of Celexa side effects against the risk of untreated depression during pregnancy, women could be forgiven for finding the information confusing. Although there is reportedly a risk of Celexa birth defects, including a link between Celexa and PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn), there are also risks to having untreated depression. The result is that pregnant women may not know what they can, or should, do.

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Lawsuit Fights Back against Aggressive Debt Collectors

May 31, 2011. By Brenda Craig.

Houston, TX: A class-action suit alleging aggressive and illegal debt collection practices against Encore Capital Group and its agents lifts the lid on a growing problem for consumers struggling to pay bills. "A lot of people call lawyers for help not because they want to get rich in a lawsuit, but because they don't know where else to turn," says consumer attorney Aaron Radbil from the firm of Weisberg & Meyers. "They have got debt collectors who are harassing them, debt collectors who won't leave them alone. These people have real problems and they deserve to be treated fairly."

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Fracturing Contamination Found in Landmark Study

May 12, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Durham, NC: Critics of the mining process for natural gas known as "fracking" (fracturing) received a boost with the publication of a landmark study that suggests a definitive link between the process of fracking and contamination found in area groundwater. Even with the study, the debate over hydraulic fracturing water contamination is expected to continue unabated for quite some time.

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