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• Eric Saldana of New Mexico drowns at Wet 'n Wild Water Park

  Jesse Guerra | May 18, 2009 3:54 PM | 4 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  According to news reports, 14-year old Eric Saldana of Chaparral New Mexico drowned at the Wet 'n Wild pool last Friday during a school field trip. Park officials said that the park was equipped...

• Pistachio Products Recalled For Possible Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | March 30, 2009 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  More than one million pounds of roasted pistachio products have been recalled by a California food processing plant because they may be contaminated with salmonella. The products came from Setton...

• Texas Safety Lawyer Jesse E. Guerra Jr. Receives Prestigious Award from Texas Lawyer

  Bob Hilliard | September 30, 2009 9:59 AM | 1 CommentCorpus Christi, TX

  Jesse E. Guerra Jr., Partner, at Hilliard Munoz Guerra Law Firm was recently chosen as one of twenty-five extraordinary minority lawyers in Texas Law by Texas Lawyer Magazine...

• Eleven Killed When Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Tour Bus

  Chrissie Cole | March 18, 2009 4:21 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Eleven people were killed when a drunken tractor-trailer driver lost control of his vehicle and struck a bus carrying a tour group from Texas, officials said. The deaths included a winter Texan...

• OfficeMax Chairs Recalled Due To Fall Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | September 03, 2009 3:41 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  OfficeMax announced a voluntary recall of Task Chairs because the base post can break while in use, posing a fall hazard. To date, the company has received 36 reports of the posts breaking on...

• Dialysis Catheter Recalled by AngioDynamics

  Chrissie Cole | July 13, 2008 9:50 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  AngioDynamics Inc, medical device maker, is voluntarily recalling its Centros dialysis catheter due to a possible manufacturing defect. The cuff on the device, which is used to anchor the catheter...

• FDA Announces Class 1 Recall of AEDs

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2008 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  Physio Control Inc., issued a Class 1 recall of LifePack CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators (AED), used by medical and emergency personnel to treat adult patients in cardiopulmonary arrest....

• Child Saved at Port Royal Ocean Resort in Port Aransas, Texas

  Jesse Guerra | August 15, 2008 5:33 PM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A four year-old child had a near drowning experience at Port Royal on August 14, 2008. According to the Caller Times, the local news paper, the child was pulled out unconscious from the pool....

• Texas Safety Lawyer Discusses Importance Of Water Clarity In Pools

  Jesse Guerra | June 25, 2009 2:30 PM | 2 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  The #1 Safety Rule for all pools is water clarity: Water clarity is important for several reasons: 1. So that someone at the bottom of the pool can be seen allowing immediate rescue to that...

• Butane Tanker Rolls Over On U.S. Highway 277

  Chrissie Cole | February 21, 2009 2:56 AM | 0 CommentsCorpus Christi, TX

  A tractor-trailer rolled over on U.S. Highway 277 near Sonora, on Wednesday morning. The truck, carrying liquefied butane, was removed from the crash site at 11:30 p.m., after 15 hours, according...