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HOUSSIERE, DURANT & HOUSSIERE WINS $526,925.00 VERDICT IN A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASE AGAINST LOCAL SURGEON   A Weatherford, Texas jury awarded $526,925.00 including pre-judgment interest, plus court costs, verdict bought by longtime residents Beth and Darryl Pratt against a local orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Scott Smith, and Lone Star Pain Medicine, L.L.C. Defendants made no offer to settle this case; instead, defendants’ counsel stated that they would ask the court to order the Pratts to pay approximately $9,000.00 in court costs. The Plaintiffs brought a Texas Board Certified Orthopedic surgeon and a Texas Board Certified Neuro Radiology Professor as experts against Dr. Smith. Defendant Smith brought a Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon as his expert. The jury found Dr. Smith negligently screwed a pedicle screw into the patient Beth Pratt’s spine injuring her spinal nerve. Beth Pratt was rushed to the hospital in excruciating pain. A second repair operation was performed, to reposition the screw, unfortunately, Dr. Smith made a second error when the repositioned screw protruded into the disc space above. Additional surgery was required by a neurosurgeon to remove the screw and repair the adjoining disc spaces. Beth Pratt is left with weakness and pain. The two week trial was presented by Charles R. Houssiere, III and Randal A. Kauffman of Houston, Texas. The Houston firm currently has another case pending against Dr. Smith and Lone Star Pain Medicine, L.L.C. on behalf of another client. |
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Depuy ASR Hip Implant RecallDePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson, recalled its ASR XL Acetablular System and ASR Hip Implant System on August 26, 2010 due to higher than expected rates of f... Read more... |
Local jury awards $12.9 million to plane crash victim A Crockett County District Jury awarded $12.9 million to the victim of a 2001 Ozona plane crash. The unanimous verdict came at 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 11 at the end of a two week trial at the Crockett County Courth... Read more... |
BMW Recalls F 650 and F 800 GS MotorcyclesBMW is recalling certain F 650 GS and F 800 GS motorcycles from the 2008 and 2010 model years. According to the motorcycle recall report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), these mo... Read more... |
Urgent Update: Serious Complications with Vaginal Mesh  On July 13, 2011 the FDA issued a serious complication update on Trans-Vaginal Surgical Mesh for pelvic organ prolapse. Analysis of FDA adverse events identified surgical mesh has an area of continuing seriou... Read more... |
Recalled Stork Craft CribsFollowing the recall of more than 2 million drop-side cribs last week, a mounting number of Stork Craft crib lawsuits have surfaced. The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the Stork Craf... Read more... |
Faulty Brakes, Fire Hazards in Jeeps and Minivans Prompt MasChrysler is recalling nearly 700,000 jeeps and minivans this week due to potential wiring and brake problems, according to reports by the Associated Press. This is the second major recall in the past week for C... Read more... |
Crib Danger! - Jardine Cribs RecalledJardine is recalling the Americana, Berkley, Capri, Hilton, Olympia, Positano, Spindle and Windsor Jardine cribs with the model numbers listed below. The wooden crib slats and spindles in these models can br... Read more... |
Digoxin and Breast Cancer LinkNew study links heart drug Digoxin (marketed as Lanoxin and Digitek) to increased risk of developing breast cancer. The study tracked 100,000 women over age 20 that took digoxin at some point during the course ... Read more... |
Nearly 1.6 Million Baby Cribs Recalled after Infant FatalitiMore than 1.5 million cribs manufactured in China, Indonesia, and Taiwan were recalled on Monday, October 21st by the family-owned company Delta Enterprises. One of the largest in American history, it comes as ... Read more... |
Toyota recall 2.3 million vehicles: “Sticky “ Accelerator peOn January 21, 2010 Toyota recalled certain models of 2007 – 2010 Toyota and 2009 – 2010 Pontiac vehicles for a safety related defect. Toyota stated that the accelerator pedal assemblies may become “hard to de... Read more... |
Toyota/Lexus recall 3.8 million vehicles: sliding floor mats On September 29, 2009, Toyota/Lexus, the world's largest automaker, said it will recall 3.8 million of its vehicles in the United States to address problems with the floor mats causing accelerator pedals to get... Read more... |
Simply Thick: Public Health Notification-Risk of Life-Threat Â FDA notified parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders, to infants born before 37 weeks. The product may cause necroti... Read more... |
GM recalling 1.5 million cars over fire fearsThe possibility of engine fires has prompted General Motors to recall nearly 1.5 million passenger sedans manufactured between 1997 and 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Admission (NHTSA) announced ... Read more... |
Ammonia Explosion at Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Plant in SAs all victims of catastrophic injury, those injured in the June 11, 2008 ammonia leak and explosion at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Plant near Highway 225 in southeast Houston, Texas have our deepest... Read more... |
Weight-Loss Drugs Alli and Xenical Should Be Removed From thXenical and Alli Can Cause Severe Injury to Liver, Pancreas, Kidneys According to Public Citizen's Petition to the FDA the over-the-counter weight-loss drug Alli and its prescription form Xenical should be re... Read more... |
Recall of Simplicity "Nursery-In-A-Box" CribsThe United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Simplicity Inc., recently announced a voluntary recall of cribs which were a part of Simplicity’s "Nursery-In-A-Box" furniture set. ... Read more... |
Volkswagen Brake Light and Turn Signal Recalls Affect More t Volkswagen Brake Light and Turn Signal Recalls Affect More than 1,000,000 Vehicles In 2006, Volkswagen recalled roughly 362,000 Jettas and New Beetle sedans due to incorrectly installed exterior lights. Accordi... Read more... |
Recall of the Accu-Chek ® FlexLink Plus Infusion SetsOn February 21, 2011, Roche Insulin Delivery Systems announced the recall of the Accu-Chek ® FlexLink Plus infusion sets because of the potential for over delivery of insulin due to a kinked/bent cannula when i... Read more... |