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• Families of Victims in Darby Mine Blast File Lawsuit

  Beth Janicek | May 24, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Four of the five families filed suit against Ralph Napier, the operator of the mine; the Darby mine company; and Jericol Mining Inc.On May 20, 2006, five miners were killed and one miner survived the underground explosion at Kentucky Darby No. 1 Mine. The miners killed are Jimmy Lee, Roy Middleton, Paris Thomas Jr. and George William Petra and Amon Brock. Paul Ledford was injured in the...

• Surgery Scam - Three California Doctors Busted

  Beth Janicek | May 19, 2007 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Three doctors, Dr. Michael Chan, an obstetrician; Dr. William Hampton, a surgeon; and Dr. Mario Z. Rosenberg, a gastroenterologist, were charged with billing insurers for $30 million of unnecessary surgery performed on hundreds of patients recruited from around the country.The patients received money or low-cost cosmetic procedures for participating in the scam that took place at Unity...

• $10 Million Dollar Action Filed Against C.B. Fleet Company

  Beth Janicek | May 18, 2007 11:06 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  C.B. Fleet Company is the maker of Fleet Phospho-soda and is one of the best-selling bowel cleansing products in the world. Lora Joyce Goza, Plaintiff in this case, went to Scott & White Hospital in Temple, Texas in May of 2005 for a routine cancer screening colonoscopy. She took Fleets Phospho-Soda Bowel Prep solution, as part of the prep for this procedure. The Phospho-Soda combined with...

• Woman Killed at Tacoma Nursing Home

  Shannon Weidemann | May 10, 2007 5:50 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The death of a patient at a Tacoma nursing home has been ruled a homicide and the family has moved foward with a wrongful death lawsuit citing abuse by the nursing home. The victim was a patient at Nisqually Valley Care Center. She had been at a local hospital being treated for pneumonia and then was transferred to the nursing home to further her care. The nursing home is accused of...

• Trustee Placed in Charge of San Antonio Nursing Home

  Beth Janicek | November 28, 2006 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Mayfield Care Center was investigated by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability (DADS) and was found not up to par. The state of Texas has placed a trustee in charge. "While investigating a complaint about the facility, DADS surveyors found the facility was providing extremely poor quality of care, which posed an immediate threat to the health and safety of residents." The release also...

• GlaxoSmithKline Settles Paxil Lawsuit

  Beth Janicek | November 09, 2006 3:39 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  GlaxoSmithKline agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing it of promoting its antidepressant Paxil for use by children and adolescents while withholding negative information about the drug's safety and effectiveness.United States residents who bought Paxil or Paxil CR, a controlled-release version of the drug, for their children could receive full refunds if they have...

• Texas City Refinery Knew About Serious Safety Risks Before 2005 Explosion

  Beth Janicek | November 08, 2006 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  60 Minutes confirms reporting by the Houston Chronicle that BP executives knew there were serious safety concerns about the company's Texas City refinery in advance of the 2005 explosion that killed 15 and injured many more.A federal investiation gathered evidence gathered that shows that Parus and other plant officials were well aware of the safety risk in Texas City.A survey of employees...

• Former Bexar County Inmate Receives Settlement for Discrimination

  Beth Janicek | October 19, 2006 11:26 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Meoiniddin Ghavami was in Bexar County Jail on August 10, 2003 for a misdemeanor charge of criminal trespass. Ms. Ghavami follows Islam and suffers from schizophrenia. During his arrest, he was pushed, kicked and forced to bathe by officers Juan Alanis and Jose Ledesma. They also ordered him to shave his beard even though he begged them not to because of his beliefs. Scott Medlock of the...