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• School Bus Seat Belt Legislation Becomes Law In Texas

  Craig Cherry | June 09, 2007 6:37 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  On Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed into law legislation passed by Congress that requires all Texas school buses purchased on or after September 1, 2010 to be equipped with three-point lap and shoulder seat belts for passengers. Additionally, all charter (motorcoach) buses used by Texas schools to transport school children on or after September 1, 2014 must also be equipped with three-point...

• Brave Log Splitters Recalled After Injury Reports

  Craig Cherry | July 29, 2007 7:58 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission, in conjunction with Brave Products, Inc., has recalled approximately 8,000 log splitters after the company received addtional reports of injury from users.The log splitters hydraulic cylinders may have a defective rod retention which can lead to seals leaking and rods to detach. If the rod detaches, it can lead to serious injury to the operator of the log...

• Kentucky Bus Crash Victim Sues School Bus Manufacturer

  Craig Cherry | August 02, 2007 5:54 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  The family of 12-year old Cody Shively sued the manufacturers of a school bus he was riding in back in January of this year when it was involved in a crash. Cody suffered severe brain and eye injuries as a result of not being properly restrained during the crash event.A video camera inside the bus captured Cody and other school children being tossed around the bus during the crash, amidst...

• CPSC Discusses Changing Policies

  Jenny Albano | July 15, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Nancy Nord, the Consumer Product Safety Commission's acting chairman, thinks the agencies policies need to be updated, the law is 35 years old and needs to be changed. Earlier this week, her staff had a meeting with a group representing manufacturers and a meeting with several consumer groups to discuss her ideas and proposals.Nord wants to make it illegal to sell a product that has been...

• Defective Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch Recalled By FDA

  Craig Cherry | April 22, 2007 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  C.R. Bard Inc., its subsidiary Davol, Inc., along with the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) have intiated three separate voluntary recalls regarding the Bard Composix Kugel Hernia Mesh Patch. The Kugel patch is used to repair ventral hernias caused by stretching of scar tissue that forms after surgery. The Kugel patch is also used to repair inguinal and laparoscopic hernias in addition to the...

• Survey of Texas State Court Judges Confirms "Tort Reform" Unnecessary

  Craig Cherry | September 03, 2007 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  A new law review article recently published by the Baylor Law Review (Vol 59, Summer 2007) provides emperical data suggesting "tort reform" is unnecessary. In "Straight From the Horse's Mouth: Judicial Observations of Jury Behavior and The Need for Tort Reform", the authors surveyed state court judges in Texas and found very interesting results, some of which are summarized below. Regarding...

• Car Collides With Big Rig Along I-35

  Chrissie Cole | March 26, 2009 3:11 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  Southbound Interstate was closed for six hours after a pickup truck and 18-wheeler collided on, just after 2:00 a.m. The truck accident happened between mile markers 336 – 337, when a Ford...

• Worker Killed In DART Rail Construction Accident

  Christina Cole | February 15, 2007 12:17 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  A trench collapsed Friday along a DART rail line under construction, killing one worker and injuring another, officials report. The accident transpired at 1:30pm at a work site. The trench collapsed on two workers that were resetting a water line between Deep Ellum and Baylor stations along the planned Green Line rail tracks, a DART spokesperson reports.Dallas Fire Rescue said the department's...

• Agency Recalls Two Lots of Plavix

  Christina Cole | February 19, 2007 12:40 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  France's pharmaceutical regulatory agency is recalling two lots of Sanofi-Aventis' anti blood-clotting drug Plavix in France as a precautionary measure. The decision was determined after officials in Britian discovered counterfeit Plavix bearing the same lot numbers 3051 and 3091, France's Afssaps Agency said.Sanovi-Aventis stresses they are confident that its Plavix were up to standard and the...

• Victoria Tour Bus Crash Kills One, Critically Injures Many Passengers

  Craig Cherry | January 02, 2008 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsWaco, TX

  At approximately 4:10 am this morning, a motor coach tour bus operated by Capricorn Bus Lines, Inc overturned and flipped on its side while traveling on U.S. Highway 59 near Victoria, Texas. At the time of the accident, it is believed approximately 46 people were on the bus traveling to Houston, Texas from Monterrey, Mexico.One bus passenger died at the accident scene from injuries. At least...