Texas Injury Attorney

02-21-2008

A 3-month-old baby was found dead at a Dallas area home-based daycare Wednesday afternoon. The baby was discovered around 4 p.m. at a home-based daycare in Farmers Branch, Texas. The daycare worker who found the infant called 911. Paramedics rushed the infant from the daycare to RHD Medical Center, where the baby was pronounced dead.

The cause of death has not been determined yet, but police say there was no visible indication of trauma. Daycare abuse has not yet been ruled out.

The Six Flags Over Texas ride, the Texas Tornado, is certainly making wind in news this week. Sunday night (March 9) five Six Flags guests were injured when a mechanical bearings malfunction caused an unexpected interruption. Some of the chairs were jarred as the ride was quickly lowered in response to the safety mechanism. One adult woman was taken to the hospital for back pain and four other guests sustained minor injuries and were treated in the Arlington theme park's first aid area.

Chrysler says it's recalling nearly 600,000 Dodge trucks and vans.

The company says it's addressing concerns that the vehicles could shift out of park without the key in the ignition.

Chrysler says there have been nine incidents involving injuries connected to the problem, but no fatalities have been reported.

The recall affects thousands of 2001 and 2002 Dodge Dakotas, Durangos and 2002 Dodge Rams.

Owners will be notified starting in January and dealers will replace the gearshift blocker and bracket assembly.

A crane at a construction site for a 40-story luxury condominium in Miami collapsed today, killing two workers and injuring four others. Cranes and crane operators in Florida are not regulated or licensed by the state, a fact that the Legislature is looking to change. This incident happened just 10 days after the New York City Crane Accident that killed seven. Read more about the Miami accident at the Dallas Injury Board.

Many Oklahoma nursing homes are under the operation of shell companies without assets or insurance, said the executive director of the Oklahoma Center for Consumer & Patient Safety in a news conference today. With the growing number of cases of nursing home abuse and neglect, this is bad news for patients and families who are seeking legal justice in such cases. And it's not just happening in Oklahoma.

Letters outlining a lack of staff response to concerns of understaffing, medication errors, worker complacency and patient neglect at the Thomas E. Creek Department of Verterans Affairs Medical Center prompted an investigation of the nursing home by a board from nearby elder care facilities. About 120 residents of the nursing home have called for change.