Miscellaneous

• Meeting Tonight in San Antonio for Cyclists to Voice Their Concerns

  Beth Janicek | October 14, 2009 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  After three people were struck and killed within a week of each other while cycling legally, cyclists and pedestrians are asking what can be done to improve safety. Tonight, a Metropolitan Planning...

• Geriatric Specialists

  Beth Janicek | August 27, 2009 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Geriatric specialist plays important role in aiding the aging population who need specialized medical care. America needs to work to expand people coming into this field especially with our...

• Charging Texas Nurses Sends a Bad Signal to All Whistleblowers

  Beth Janicek | July 27, 2009 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The indictment of two registered nurses in West Texas that I recently blogged about, has set a bad precedent and could have a negative effect on all whistleblowers in the medical profession. The two...

• Texas nurses facing third-degree felony charges after filing complaint

  Beth Janicek | July 24, 2009 2:12 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Two West Texas nurses, 53-year-old- Vickie Galle and 51-year-old Anne Mitchell, have been indicted after filing an anonymous complaint about a local doctor’s practices with the Texas Medical...

• Boaters Beware!

  Beth Janicek | June 12, 2009 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  With Memorial Day behind us and the Texas heat in full force, more and more people will be found out on the lake. Once summer hits, I personally hit the lake almost every weekend and I am aware...

• Ambulance Chasers

  Beth Janicek | May 06, 2009 12:29 PM | 2 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  In the San Antonio Express News, John MacCormack wrote about barratry by trial lawyers. Barratry is the unlawful solicitation of clients by lawyers. Lawyers are not allowed to contact a potential...

• Funeral Home Company Accused of Abusing Corpses

  Beth Janicek | April 27, 2009 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  A Virginia funeral home is being sued by the family of a deceased Army veteran for mishandling the man’s body. The family claims that the body was left in an unrefrigerated garage for...

• 3 Jailed, 3 More Wanted in “Fight Club” Case

  Beth Janicek | March 16, 2009 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  There have been some new developments in the “fight club” case in the Corpus Christi State School. As of Friday, Corpus Christi Police have arrested three of the six state workers...

• “Fight club” Investigated at Home For the Disabled

  Beth Janicek | March 12, 2009 2:57 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Seven employees at a state-run home for the mentally disabled in Corpus Christi have been suspended for staging a fight club where disabled residents were forced to shove, punch, and strike each...

• Snakebite at Wal-Mart

  Beth Janicek | February 17, 2009 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  In Florida, a lawsuit was recently filed regarding a snakebite a man received while shopping at Wal-Mart. The attorney for the man said that they should have taken steps to prevent these attacks...