Our Blog

Compounding Pharmacy Issues San Antonio Drug Recall Talon Compounding Pharmacy (TCP), a drug company based in San Antonio, Texas, has issued a voluntary recall of all lots of lyophilized HCG and sermorelin. The recall was issued based on concerns expressed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding sterility assurance of the drugs. If…

$21.5 Million False Claims Act Settlement Against Home Health Care Company Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a False Claims Act settlement with MD2U Holding Company, a  home healthcare company with operations in a number of states, after the company admitted a tremendous amount of Medicare fraud, to the point that the company was…

Texas Truck Hits Bridge, Debris Kills Child, Injures Her Mother A terrible accident that happened at about 10 a.m. Thursday that took the life of a 12-year-old girl, later identified as Brein Bullock, was killed and her mother, 35-year-old Leah Bullock was seriously injured, when a Texas Disposal Services was traveling down Highway 36 with…

In a major announcement Wednesday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that more than 500,000 of the popular battery-operated scooters, referred to as hoverboards, were being recalled because of a potential fire hazard. These hoverboards, which resemble a skateboard and don’t actually hover or fly, have been getting an increasing amount of scrutiny…

It is necessary for all Texas drivers to pay close attention when they’re driving on roads all over the state, especially when there is so much road construction and repair going on. A lot of the construction is because of the recent oil boom, which caused major increases in population and heavy truck traffic,…

Investigators were able to locate the remains of two of three missing crew members who had been missing since the head-on collision of two freight trains in the Texas Panhandle yesterday. The third missing crew member is presumed dead, while a fourth was able to jump from his train just before impact Tuesday. The…

Over the weekend, the tragic news came out that the actor who played Chekhov in the recent series of Star Trek movies, Anton Yelchin, was killed at the age of 27 in what many people characterized as a “freak accident.” When the police found the actor, he was pinned against a brick mailbox by…

Tainted Flour Recall Expands to Include Kellogg Products Last week, Texas-based Frito-Lay issued a recall for Rold Gold pretzel products because the flour they had used may have been contaminated with small amounts of peanut residue, which could be dangerous to those with nut allergies. Well, that recall was expanded yesterday, when the Kellogg…

Nine Soldiers Dead in Fort Hood Flash Flood Accident A terrible accident occurred at the end of last week in Fort Hood, Texas, when a flood-swollen stream washed away a tactical vehicle, leaving nine soldiers dead. The floods were the result of the torrential rains that have hit Central Texas hard over the last…

Parents of very small children tend to be very careful, but they rightly assume that all of th products made for their new baby or toddler have been properly tested and are safe. However, one of the largest manufacturers of baby and children’s products has recalled a lot of its products because of the…