Blog Posts in 2007
Posted on Dec 28, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The city of Los Angeles must pay $15.7 million to a man who suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a city-operated dump truck, a jury has found. Attorneys for the city argued that it should ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
If you are looking for a Medtronic attorney to handle your claim in Houston, Texas, please call us now. We have a Medtronic lawyer standing by to answer your questions regarding Sprint Fidelis leads ...
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Posted on Dec 24, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Officials in California have filed a lawsuit that accuses two janitorial service firms of forcing employees to work for pay below the minimum wage, without overtime and without rest or meal breaks. ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Jurors in Georgia have found that Ford Motor Co. is liable for $3.3 million in damages for the death of a woman whose seat back broke in a rear-end collision. More than 70 lawsuits have been filed ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Thousands of patients who have been implanted with defibrillators fitted with faulty Medtronic leads are struggling to decide whether to undergo a dangerous and expensive surgery to have the wire ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association confirmed that the diabetes drugs Avandia and Actos increased the risk of serious cardiovascular problems in older ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has rejected a plea from safety advocates to shorten the maximum amount of hours truck drivers are allowed to spend behind the wheel. The Federal Motor ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The family of a Connecticut teenager who was killed in a 2002 collision with a tow truck has settled their lawsuit against the tow truck driver, his employer and the company which leased the tow ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Madison Square Garden has agreed to pay a former female executive $11.5 million to settle sexual harassment charges. The settlement includes an estimated $4 million in legal fees and will end the ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A jury returned a verdict against Swift Transportation Company for $36.5 million in damages for its role in a fatal traffic accident. According to an attorney for the family of the man killed in the ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The annual Stella Awards, which lists the most extravagant lawsuits of the year, has once again made the rounds on the Internet and in in-boxes. However, this year's top lawsuit was nothing more than ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Boston Scientific Corp. has agreed to increase the amount of a proposed settlement offer stemming from a potentially faulty defibrillator. It has announced that it would pay $240 million to settle ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The family of girl who was severely injured after sitting on an open drain in a country club wading pool has filed a lawsuit against the club and Sta-Rite Industries, the pool equipment manufacturer ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
An Illinois woman whose child died after taking children's cough medicines has filed a lawsuit alleging that drug makers should have warned of the medicines' dangers sooner. The lawsuit names Walgreen ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered GlaxoSmithKline to include a "black box warning" for prescriptions of its best-selling diabetes drug Avandia . The warning will include information that ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Too bad we don't have an appellate system in Texas which would rule Texas' medical malpractice caps unconstitutional. In fact, rather than having a $1 million cap, Texas has only a $250,000 cap. ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Two Kansas plaintiffs have filed a class action lawsuit against a heart defibrillator company. In the lawsuit, Kenneth Carlile and Phillip S. Brown contend that Medtronic Inc. failed to warn patients ...
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Posted on Nov 13, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Rather than invent the facts, someone actually did some research regarding frivolous lawsuits - and guess what? They are a very rare event and many judges don't see even see one for years at a time. ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Two drug makers have announced stronger warnings for their popular anemia drugs due to concerns that the medicines could cause heart attacks, cancer complications and death. The new labeling warns ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
What happened in California could happen in Texas. In Texas, health care providers who work in an emergency room enjoy near-immunity from suits due to "tort reform." To succeed, a plaintiff must show ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
With the insurance industry actively practicing its "delay, deny, defend" procedure, it is likely that California homeowners will have to sue insurance companies in order to rebuild their fire-ravaged ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The recall of Jeno's Pizza is yet another example of how the lack of government oversight of corporations is harming America. In the face of deregulation, companies are doing less to protect ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
'Superbug' Spreading, But Statistics About it Aren't Hospitals in most states are failing to track infection rates of a deadly bacteria known as Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). In ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2007 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
While not common, some of the often-sued doctors in this country have decided to quit practicing and retire with their money. In Dr. Normann's case, it appears he has decided to fall off the face of ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2007 By Lydia
Welcome to the Kennedy Hodges, L.L.P. Blog, where you can find out current topics and information about the Texas legal system. If you think you may have a claim, contact us today regarding a ...
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