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M&Ms Recall If you are allergic to peanuts, think twice before buying a box of M&Ms at the movie theater concession stand. Certain one ounce milk chocolate Theater Box M&Ms are being recalled because they may contain peanut butter in them, and they are not labelled to include peanut butter. According to the Food…

Joan Rivers and Medical Malpractice Joan Rivers died on September 4, 2014 after suffering cardiac and respiratory arrest during a routine procedure at Yorkville Endoscopy. Within days of her death, rumors surfaced that her daughter, Melissa Rivers, is considering a medical malpractice lawsuit. The details surrounding Rivers’ death are sparse and raise many questions. Sources close to…

Pharmacist Malpractice Connected to Meningitis Outbreak The New England Compounding Center, a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts, and its former supervisory pharmacist, Glenn Adam Chin, have been linked to the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 64 people. About 750 people from 20 states developed meningitis or other infections because of tainted injections from the…

Misclassification of Construction Workers in Texas Employers across the country have made it a practice to classify workers as independent contractors rather than employees. This is a widespread problem in Texas, particularly in the construction industry. When workers are misclassified on construction projects, not only are the workers missing out on benefits, but the…

GM Recalls More Cars in 2014 than it Sold in the Previous 7 Years On July 1, 2014, The Consumerist reported that as of that date, General Motors has now recalled more vehicles in the first half of 2014 than it sold in the past seven years. The stalwart Detroit automaker passed this dubious…

Texas DUI and DWI Laws In Texas, driving while intoxicated (DWI) is the charge that will be brought against you if you were driving while drunk. The state uses your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to determine whether you’re too intoxicated to operate a motor vehicle. The acceptable BAC will vary depending on age. There are a variety…

Traffic and Accident Concerns Surrounding Eagle Ford Shale The number of serious car wrecks continues to rise in the Eagle Ford Shale region of Texas. The 23-county area, stretching from Laredo to the eastern edge of the play near Huntsville, saw 236 fatalities in 2013, down from 248 the year before, but there were…

Texas Distracted Driving Law Proposals The Texas Department of Transportation attributed 94,943 traffic crashes in 2013 to distracted driving. These crashes resulted in 18,576 serious injuries and 459 deaths. Seeing as nearly one in five crashes in Texas involves driver distraction, some members of the Texas Legislature made several attempts to implement a statewide…

New Texas Sunset Advisory Commission Recommendation Would De-Regulate X-Ray Technicians The Texas Sunset Advisory Commission (TSAC) was established in 1977 to evaluate state agencies and make changes their missions or operations if necessary. TSAC has abolished seventy-nine agencies since 1977, saving Texas an estimated $945.6 million. Despite previous success, one of the newest recommendations…

Pope Francis Apologizes to Victims of Sexual Abuse On July 7, 2014, the Dallas Morning News reprinted an Associated Press article reporting that Pope Francis asked victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests to forgive the Church for not preventing these actions and for the length of time the Church took…