Our sister site, www.daycareabuse.com, broke this story earlier, but it bears repeating - again and again and again:

The Houston Chronicle is reporting that child welfare officials, in an investigation of the home-based daycare due west of Houston, Texas, found several children locked in an outdoor storage shed, amidst gasoline, insecticides, lawnmowers and other outdoor equipment. The investigation was initiated after a concerned citizen reported too many children at the facility on Wednesday afternoon.

Although nothing has been confirmed, it appears as though prominent pitchman Billy Mays from symptoms linking to a traumatic brain injury. If confirmed, this will be the second case of TBI to have led to the death of a famous personality.

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Medicare is implementing a new format to combat nursing home abuse, developing new and creative ways to improve nursing home management. The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new guidance for nursing home surveyors on June 19, 2009. This new guidance further defines and describes several important dimensions of care to help improve nursing home residents’ quality of life and environment.

It is finally here.

This week, Dallas-Fort Worth, along with the rest of Texas, will begin to experience the severe heat of the summer: triple digits. 100 degrees is finally upon us, and I can already feel myself sweating. [Edit: it's official - at 3:13pm, DFW Airport registered 100 degrees.]

To beat the heat, here are some basic tips and strategies you can utilize throughout the day. If you or your child is in the heat for a large portion of the day, you should be very careful and follow these basic instructions.

It's happened again.

And we're sick of it.

Early Sunday morning, a 27 year old male by the name of Matthew drove more than ten miles (ten miles!) in the wrong direction down the North Dallas Tollway.

This story about the Zicam recall and investigation just gets better and better. And if we weren't involved in representing clients harmed by Zicam, we'd be popping popcorn, grabbing some Junior Mints, and watching the show.

Today, the executives at Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. released a statement defending its product Zicam against increased scrutiny from the FDA. States William Hemelt, Acting President and COO:

Another legal battle is quickly heating up.

The FDA announced this morning a product recall of Zicam nasal spray due to the amount of zinc in the drug. Zinc has been shown to damage olfactory nerves and continued use of the product may lead to loss of smell and other nerve damage. (We're foodies here in the office - losing a sense of smell results in losing a sense of taste and none of us in the office are willing to sacrifice taste for a possible cold remedy.)

Warning:
Your Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter profile may keep you from getting the money you deserve after an injury.

Consider this:
Information is flowing faster and more effectively than ever before – all without your explicit consent. While you may set your own profile privacy, other individuals can link their pictures and comments to you – all under their own privacy settings.

Evidence from online profiles is already used regularly by the media, police, and insurance companies looking to characterize you as an undesirable plaintiff and witness.

Watch our interview with Chris Hawes Thursday, June 23 at 10pm on WFAA Channel 8 - we're discussing one of our current cases involving a disruption of service for a senior citizen's medical alert system. Tune in and then let us know what you think!

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