On Sept. 24, a jury rejected a family’s claim that its elderly patriarch died as a result of injuries sustained when he fell at a Family Dollar Store. The family of Warren Tiner, 84, alleged he was shopping at the Tyler store when he tripped over a box left out…
On Sept. 30, a driver and his passenger netted a total of $1,456,874 for injuries they sustained in a collision with a tractor-trailer. In 2006, Ronny Martinez, then 35, was traveling with Kenneth O’Neal, then 48, when an 18-wheeler owned by Celadon Trucking Services veered into their lane. Martinez swerved,…
On Oct. 1, a jury found that neither party was to blame for a collision that resulted in neck and back injuries for one driver. In 2004, Christy Chaney’s car was struck by a vehicle driven by Alan Sunberg as both drivers were traveling in opposite directions on Hwy. 190…
On Sept. 19, a jury sided with a doctor accused of failing to prevent a patient’s heart attack. In 2004, Phyllis Jackson, then 49, underwent a hysterectomy, which had been recommended by her doctor, Suvij Upatham. The day after the procedure, Jackson complained of chest discomfort and tests showed an…
FORT WORTH — A man had walked his southeast Fort Worth neighborhood for years without any problems from dogs. Until Tuesday morning. A pit bull terrier mauled the 61-year-old man in a vacant field as he strolled home from a neighborhood convenience store. “He charged straight at me,” the man…
MARSHALL TEXAS- The family of a man killed while working at a Texas sawmill is suing the company for alleged safety violations. According to the complaint filed Dec. 28 in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas, the man was employed at Southern Hardwood Co. on Jan. 20,…
The Texas Medical Board (TMB) is charged with licensing physicians and enforcing the Texas Medical Practices Act. During the 2007 session and interim, TMB has been under intense legislative scrutiny for administrative, enforcement, and licensure issues. Last session, lawmakers increased the agency’s appropriation by $3.4 million — to $18.4 million…
Medical malpractice reform enacted five years ago succeeded in cutting the number of lawsuits against doctors and increasing the number of physicians working in Texas. But state medical board investigators say it also left them with an unbearable workload. While the Texas Medical Board’s staffing increased 28 percent from 112…
LEONARD TEXAS— An ambulance collided with a car at a rural North Texas intersection, killing all three people inside the sedan. Police in Leonard say the ambulance driver failed to see the Chevrolet Malibu before turning onto U.S. Highway 69. The car slammed into the ambulance, sending both vehicles off…
There are 50 items on the nursing jurisprudence examination (NJE). You must correctly answer 75% of the questions to pass the NJE. You will have two (2) hours to complete the NJE. Displayed in the upper right hand corner of the computer screen will be a digital clock and the…