A BOATING ACCIDENT CAN RUIN A SUNNY DAY
Summer is upon us, and many Texans are getting their boats and jet skis ready for another season. At last count, Texas had over 600,000 registered watercraft (!) that are used on the largest volume of inland water anywhere in the United States. With all of these boats on all of these lakes and rivers (not to mention the Gulf), accidents are not uncommon.
[ Boating accident ]
BOATING SAFETY CHECKLIST
- Make certain you know how to safely operate the watercraft you are piloting. Consider taking a boating safety class.
- Make sure that your watercraft is well cared for and in good mechanical shape before taking it out on the water.
INSURERS PLAY HARDBALL
Month after month, you pay hundreds of dollars in insurance premiums, expecting that if you have an accident your insurer will cover the bill. Unfortunately, this expectation all too often goes unmet because insurers play hardball in accident claims.
[ Unfair insurers ]
HOME LOANS AND PREDATORY LENDERS
We shop around for the best deals on the food we eat, the clothes we wear, and the cars we drive. So why do many people not shop around for the best deal on the largest expense they will ever incur their mortgage? The answer is that many people are taken in by the high-pressure tactics of predatory lenders.
[ Predatory lenders ]
REPORT ELDER ABUSE
It is a sad fact, but, with the increase in the population of the elderly, there is an increasing number of cases of elder abuse. Whether the abuse takes the form of a pattern of physical violence or just neglect, the problem is a growing one.
[ Report elder abuse ]
FINGERPRINT YOUR CHILD
A staple of every cop show, the use of fingerprints or DNA evidence to catch criminals is well known. But did you know that there is a move afoot to gather the same information from America's children?
[ Fingerprint a child ]
CASE BY CASE
As more and more Americans are categorized as obese, many are choosing to undergo gastric bypass surgery, which is intended to help them lose weight by surgically reducing the size of the stomach. Although this surgery is becoming more common, there are serious concerns about the safety of the procedure. Recently, a Texas jury was faced with just such a case, and it returned a large verdict for the victim.
In this case, a woman who weighed over 400 pounds wanted the surgery so that she could lead a normal life. Unfortunately, after the surgery, she suffered respiratory failure and spent almost a week in intensive care. She then developed an infection, and the incision from the surgery broke open. Despite these problems, the doctor continued to treat the patient as if she were an ordinary gastric bypass patient, right up until the time she bled to death from complications due to the infection.
The lawyer representing the woman's family convinced the jury that the doctor's treatment was negligent, and the jury awarded the family of the victim $200,000.
[ Gastric bypass dangers ]
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