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• Tire Failure Recall Ordered for Tread Seperation

  Jesse Guerra | September 18, 2007 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  In June 2007 a recall for thousands of Chinese Tires was ordered by The national Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) for Foreign Tire Sales Inc., due to some 450,000 steel-belted radial tires being defective. The recall was issued after it was discovered that the tires lacked a key safety feature known as a "gum Strip" which gives the tire added durability. Some of the brand...

• 18 Wheeler Accidents

  Jesse Guerra | September 18, 2007 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Each year thousands of people are seriously injured or killed in 18 wheeler related accidents. Often times over worked drivers and drivers who are in a hurry to get their load from one place to another are to blame.Hilliard and Munoz LLP have the resources and legal skills you need on your side in the event you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed as a result of a negligent truck...

• Wrongful Death Suit filed against Port Royal Condominium Owners' Association

  Jesse Guerra | September 18, 2007 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Corpus Christi Police said there appears to be no foul play in the drowning of a 16 year-old girl who died while swimming at the Port Royal Ocean Resort Condominium Pools on Mustang Island on May 04, 2007.Toynelle Bailey was reported missing around 5:30 p.m. by her friends and her body was found in the deep end around 7:30 p.m. Toynelle was in town with fellow band mates from Houston and was...

• Drugs Causing More Fatal Reactions

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  The FDA created a reporting system for doctors and health professionals to use in 1998 in order to report adverse and fatal drug reactions. A list of the top harmful drugs has been published showing that painkillers cause the most injuries. Clozapine is in the top five and it is an antipsychotic drug. The system is called MedWatch. Five of the top six drugs causing deaths were...

• Two Men Burned in Victoria Industrial Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 8:48 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Two men working at the Aloe Industrial Park in Victoria suffered burn injuries when the railcar they were working in caught fire. The men were rescued from the fire by coworkers. One suffered second and third-degree burns over 95 percent of his body. He was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. He is listed in critically stable condition. Lindenschmidt, a tall, thin man, said...

• Truck Spills Oil in Corpus Christi

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  An 18-Wheeler driving on Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi overturned and spilled 5,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil onto Harbor Bridge. The 18-Wheeler accident happened at the end of August. Crews had to work to keep the fuel oil from going into the Corpus Christi Ship Channel. The police department believes that the driver was speeding on the turn and that is why the truck overturned. Cmdr....

• Child Drowns in Richmond Hotel Pool

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A 5-year-old boy snuck out of his hotel room and drowned in a pool early Saturday morning. His family was staying at the Super 8 Motel on U.S. 17 and made his way to the Holiday Inn across the street. The road is six lanes and it believed he crossed it after 1:30 a.m. Hotel guests discovered the child's body face down in the establishment's outdoor swimming pool at about 6:50 a.m. on...

• Two West Virginia Cities Sued for Slip and Fall

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Two cities in West Virginia have been sued in Slip and Fall lawsuits for incidents that happened on city property. The first lawsuit involves the city of Ronceverte and the city's pool. A couple rented the pool for a party in 2005. The wife allegedly fell and is seeking damages for her medical bills. The suit claims Mary Ralston "slipped and fell" while using the bathhouse and picnic areas...

• Man Dies at Marathon Oil Refinery

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A 34-year-old worker at the Marathon Oil Refinery in Garyville, Louisiana died on Friday night. He was driving a company vehicle and somehow ended up in a retention pond. The man drowned in the pond. It is unknown what caused the oil refinery accident. An internal emergency response crew at the Garyville refinery arrived at the scene of the accident Friday about 11 p.m., Graves said....

• Fisherman Killed in the Gulf of Mexico

  Shannon Weidemann | September 13, 2007 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A maritime accident in the Gulf of Mexico killed a fisherman at the end of August. The fishing boat was about 12 miles south of South Padre Island, Texas when the accident occurred. His body was recovered by the United States Coast Guard. It is believed the victim was doing maintenance work when a cable broke, struck him -- and he ended up tangled in the rigging.Another person on the boat...