David M. Kennedy
As reported today in the New York Times, you – and more importantly your kids that are counting on us adults – are potentially at great risk of injury from of all things, macaroni and cheese. How we got here is really not that surprising. According to the report, the culprit is a chemical called phthalates. It is…
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According to the latest report of the National Safety Council, Texas continues to pull up the rear when it comes to safety, having received an overall grade of ‘D.’ The Texas powers that be may attempt to paint a much rosier picture by pointing out that Texas actually ranked a lofty 26th in comparison to all…
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I see that the Texas Legislature has passed a law permitting driverless cars to operate on Texas roadways. As one who represents those involved in auto accidents, I am wondering how an accident with a driverless car would play out in a courtroom? Let’s say you have an intersection accident with a driverless car where…
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The owner of Apple of Your Eye Healthcare Services, Inc., Wilbert James Veasey, Jr. of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced in federal court on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, to 210 months in prison. Not insignificantly, he was also ordered to pay $23,123,897.18 in restitution to Medicare. I emphasize that figure so that it might soak in just how easy it…
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We all remember the recent accident that took the lives of thirteen church members returning home from a retreat in the Texas Hill Country. Reports were that the 20-year old driver of the pickup that crossed into their lane of traffic had been swerving for miles, and he apparently admitted to texting as being the…
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I read recently of a bus accident in the northern Philippines. Those passengers who were fortunate enough to survive the crash that sent the bus plunging out of control to the bottom of an 80-foot ravine, told rescuers of how the driver frantically and repeatedly stomped on the malfunctioning brakes to no avail. Twenty-nine people…
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“I asked the nurse assistant why she left a ham sandwich with the nursing home resident on a mechanical diet – who then promptly choked to death – and she said, ‘I thought mechanical diet meant that he was a mechanic and they like ham sandwiches.’” That is not a dark joke. That is actual testimony…
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I read a recent article disclosing yet another potential danger with breast implants: anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, or ALCL. It is relatively rare and death from it even more so, but here is the lowdown. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a possible link was discovered in 2011 and since then 359 women have been…
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It is said that ‘silence is golden.’ In most instances, silence is a right belonging to him whose lips are sealed. On the other hand, silence is a fraud that can land one in court. A lawsuit was filed this week in Waco, Texas against Chip Gaines and others by his past attorneys / business…
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It was Christmas of 1975 when a boy-genius came up with a gimmick to try and make a quick buck: the Pet Rock. It was all the crave for about six months, but before its demise, the Pet Rock guy had raked in over 4 million dollars. Well it’s not Christmas season and this idea was actually…
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