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At Noteboom – The Law Firm, we believe in the importance of educating yourself following a serious accident, assault or injury.  In this section of our website, we provide free articles that cover a range of legal topics.  Our Tarrant County attorneys handle cases involving car accidents, truck accidents, work injuries, sexual abuse, sexual assault, wrongful death, nursing home abuse, and defective products.

Library Categories:

• Car Accidents
• Truck Accidents
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Wrongful Death
• Sexual Abuse and Assaults
• Malpractice
• Bad Faith
• Premises Liability
• Noteboom's Trial Victory in Food Poisoning Case
• Litigation
• Briefs
• General

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Car Accidents:

• Teen hit by car in far north Tarrant, taken to JPS   
  A teen-ager was seriously injured Tuesday when he was hit by a vehicle on a street in an unincorporated area of far north Tarrant County,a Tarrant County office
• Eastbound 820 in North Richland Hills shut down by wreck   
  Motorists are being asked to avoid Northeast Loop 820 at Rufe Snow Drive because of a multi-vehicle collision early Wednesday that closed the eastbound lanes.
• Wrong-way vehicle crash kills Azle woman, 21   
  A wrong-way pickup driver on Interstate 35W crashed into two vehicles early Sunday in Northlake, killing his passenger and injuring 10 other people.
• Car Accident | Man Dies In Early-Morning Crash In Far East El Paso   
  Car Accident | One man was killed in a car crash in far east El Paso early Monday morning.
• Lawmakers push texting and driving ban   
  A crushed windshield and flattened tires stuck out on the Texas Capitol grounds Wednesday as a reminder to those entering the building of the dangers of texting
• Auto Accident Dallas Texas   
  The question of who is responsible for a car accident is asked hundreds of times a day all over the U.S.
• Former Fort Worth Officer Gets 20 Years for Fatal DWI   
  Former Fort Worth Officer Gets 20 Years for Fatal DWI

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Truck Accidents:

• Big Rig vs. Passenger Car Wreck Briefly Shuts Down I-35   
  (New Braunfels, TX) -- Southbound I-35 at FM 306 was briefly shut down early this morning, following an accident in the 14-hundred block of I-35
• McKinney toddler killed in Galveston accident   
  A 1-year-old Tonantzin Scarlet Gonzales-Camacho of McKinney died, in an accident in Dickinson involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck.

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Motorcycle Accidents:

• Woman killed in motorcycle accident   
  A Texas woman driving a motorcycle was killed after her vehicle lost control and she was run over by another motorcyclist following from behind in Pushmataha.
• Motorcycle riders killed in Garland, Dallas accidents   
  Two motorcycle riders were killed in separate accidents in Garland and Dallas early Sunday morning
• Off-duty Dallas police officer hurt in motorcycle wreck.   
  Motorcycle Accident | An off-duty Dallas police officer was critically injured in a motorcycle wreck in west Dallas Wednesday morning.
• Motorcycle Accident | Motorcyclist killed on Grand Prairie freeway   
  Motorcycle Accident | A motorcyclist died late Friday evening in a wreck involving three vehicles on Interstate 20 in Grand Prairie.

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Wrongful Death:

• Alcohol suspected in wreck that claimed Fort Worth woman's life   
  WATAUGA - Alcohol may have been a factor in a wreck early Saturday that claimed the life of a 25-year-old Fort Worth woman.
• Wrongful Death | Danny Nagel Killed in Tragic West Text Forklift Accident   
  Wrongful Death | Daniel "Danny" Nagel, 18, of Spring, Texas died on Friday, March 11, 2011 after an industrial accident that happened near Odessa, Texas.
• Wrongful death suit filed against Hartland company   
  A Texas couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a Hartland-based manufacturer of medical wipes

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Sexual Abuse and Assaults:

• Dr. Cruz suspended for alleged inappropriate sexual behavior and sexual assault.   
  Sexual Assault | A Denton County doctor who is accused by patients who reported four incidents to Denton police, including one alleged sexual assault.
• Former Fort Worth police officer accused of four more on-duty sexual assaults   
  Sexual Assault | A Fort Worth police officer back in jail Wednesday, accused of sexually assaulting four additional women while on duty.
• Tech sexual assault suspects turn selves in   
  Texas Tech police are investigating a female student's claims she was sexually assualted over the weekend, and two male suspects have turned themselves in.
• Dallas County deputy constable loses sex harassment suit against county, wins judgment against harasser   
  Lois Martin, a Dallas County deputy constable, won a judgment on Friday of $35,000 against a former deputy who she says sexually harassed her for about eight months in 2008.
• House of Yahweh religious sect leader Yisrayl Hawkins in jail on $10 million bail   
  Yisrayl Hawkins, the reputed leader of the House of Yahweh religious sect near Clyde, was booked into the Taylor County Jail on Tuesday night on four counts of bigamy, a jail officer said.
• Ben Roethlisberger, Sexual Assault, And The Mixed Messages Of Super Bowl XLV   
  Less than a year after surviving a criminal investigation that threatened his career, Ben Roethlisberger will take center stage, chasing history in front of more than 100 million Americans.

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Malpractice:

• Tort Reform Passes in the House   
  The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill yesterday 30-20 that would cap non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases.
• Military faces challenge to malpractice shield   
  Veterans, military families and others who oppose a decades-old law that shields military medical personnel from malpractice lawsuits are rallying.
• Medical Malpractice: Limiting Damages vs. Addressing Errors   
  President Obama recently acknowledged he is willing to contemplate reforms to the medical malpractice structure and look at options.
• Medical malpractice reform could exact huge costs   
  Politicians, pundits and physicians are casting stones against individuals who seek help from the court system for substandard medical treatment. Campaigns for tort reform are re-emerging on the heels of the recent midterm elections and the controversial federal health care law.
• Obama starts drive for medical malpractice reforms   
  Putting his own stamp on a long-standing Republican priority, President Barack Obama is launching a drive to overhaul state medical malpractice laws and cut down on wasteful tests doctors perform because they fear lawsuits.
• East Texas hospital sued for sending woman home in active labor   
  Sherman, TX—A woman who was discharged from an East Texas hospital while in active labor has filed a lawsuit against the hospital.

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Bad Faith:

• Estate claims insurers refuse to pay benefits   
  An estate is suing over claims that insurers failed to pay out benefits after a policy holder sustained serious injuries in a Memorial-area car accident.

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Premises Liability:

• 1 dead, 1 missing after working on sewer line in Fairview   
  DALLAS -- One worker is dead and another is missing after they were apparently overcome by gas fumes while working on a sewer line in Fairview.
• Worker dies after falling from billboard in Arlington   
  ARLINGTON -- A 40-year-old Boyd man was fatally injured Monday when he fell from a billboard he was working on near Cowboys Stadium, officials said.
• Worker Dies in Central Texas Industrial Accident   
  One worker has been killed and another seriously hurt in an industrial accident in Central Texas.
• Construction Worker Rescued After Falling into a 55-Foot-Deep Hole in Carrollton   
  Rescue crews were called to a construction site behind Good Elementary School in Carrollton to rescue a construction worker who fell down a 55 foot hole.
• Gas well mishap in Decatur sends worker to hospital   
  A malfunction at a gas well site near the Lowe's Home Improvement Store in southern Decatur sent one man to the hospital on Monday.
• Man pinned, killed by truck   
  THE WOODLANDS, Texas -- A 23-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning at a business on Donwick Drive after an 18 wheeler backed into him.
• BNSF Railway Co.| Railroad worker run over by train in Fort Worth   
  Paul Young, 28, A railroad employee who was working on a train was seriously injured Monday night when the train ran over him, a fire department official said.
• 3 Workers Injured, 1 Critical, in Texas Well-Servicing Industrial Accident   
  One man is in critical condition and two others were treated and released after a well-servicing unit collapsed on Friday, May 13, 2011.
• Premises Liability | Worker dies of injuries at hotel demolition   
  Premises Liability | A worker injured when part of a second level collapsed on him during demolition of a hotel has died.
• Construction Injuries and Falls   
  Construction Injuries and Falls

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Noteboom's Trial Victory in Food Poisoning Case:

• Jury selection to begin in tainted-food trial   
  FORT WORTH - Ten victims of the nation's worst botulism outbreak since 1994 are finally getting their day in court.
• Keith denies responsibility for botulism   
  FORT WORTH - Ben E. Keith Foods on Monday denied responsibility for the nation's worst botulism outbreak in 13 years.
• Keith president testifies   
  Jurors at a civil trial stemming from the nation's worst botulism outbreak since 1994 heard the president of Ben E. Keith Foods.
• Keith was urged to boost safety   
  Larry Spelce, a Ben E. Keith Co. supervisor with 30 years' food-safety experience, testified Tuesday that he urged the Fort Worth company to adopt stricter procedures.
• Settlement is reached in botulism case   
  FORT WORTH - Six people sickened by tainted frozen chili in 2001 and the parent of a child victim settled Wednesday with Ben E. Keith Co.
• Thawed meat often restocked, court told   
  A former Ben E. Keith warehouse employee testifying in a chili botulism trial said Monday that it was "common practice" at the time of a 2001.
• Keith settles with last of poisoning victims   
  Ben E. Keith has reached settlements with the last two victims who were suing the food distributor over a 2001 botulism outbreak.

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Litigation:

• Sanctions Demanded for Unethical Conduct [PDF]   
  Sanctions motion regarding the conduct of Attorney Donna Peavler and her client, IESI.
• Brief Supporting Sanctions when a Defendant Fails to Appear for a Deposition [PDF]   
  Brief Supporting Sanctions when a Defendant Fails to Appear for a Deposition
• Strategies for Swimming Pool Litigation [PDF]   
  As temperatures rise, so do the numbers of pool-related deaths and injuries, many of which involve children. Each year, about 350 children younger than five years of age drown in pools, making pool drowning second only to motor vehicle accidents as a cause of death for this age group. Further, more than 2,500 people per year visit hospital emergency rooms for pool-related accidents.
• Divorce Torts [PDF]   
  10 THINGS EVERY PRACTITIONER SHOULD KNOW
• Is an arbitration agreement enforceable against a minor? [PDF]   
  Is an arbitration agreement enforceable against a minor?
• Section 1983 Claims Against Hospital [PDF]   
• Malpractice and the ER Doctor [PDF]   
  Medical Liability Claim Limits

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Briefs:

• Excessive Legal Fees for Interpleader Action [PDF]   
  Brief on Excessive Attoreny's Fees for Interpleader Action
• Brief - Britt [PDF]   
  Brief - Britt
• Brief - Saling [PDF]   
  Brief - Saling

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General:

• New Bladder Cancer Warning for Diabetes Drug Actos   
  The FDA has issued a new warning of increased bladder cancer risk associated with use of the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone).
• Texas child abuse expert outlines the state's reporting law   
  Questions about witnesses' responsibility to report abuse and organizational responses to such reports.
• San Antonio Archdiocese Sued Over Sexual Abuse and Coverup   
  San Antionio Catholic Church sued for cover-up of sexual abuse in Floresville, Texas
• Texas Lawyers accepting cases for heart problems caused by Darvon and Darvocet.   
  Texas Lawyers accepting cases for heart problems caused by Darvon and Darvocet.
• Tarrant County Early Voting Information [PDF]   
  Tarrant County Early Voting Information
• Noteboom Wins at Federal Appeals Court [PDF]   
  Noteboom Wins at Federal Appeals Court
• Salmonella found in jars of peanut butter   
  Testing of opened peanut butter jars obtained from people sickened by salmonella.
• Is your peanut butter safe?   
  Here is a label from the contaminated products.
• FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Jars of Peter Pan Peanut Butter and Great Value Peanut Butter   
  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to eat certain jars of Peter Pan peanut butter or Great Value peanut butter due to risk of contamination with Salmonella Tennessee.
• Salmonella from Tainted Peanut More Widespread than Reported   
  Contrary to local news reports showing 13 cases of peanut-butter related Salmonella in Texas and 300 in 39 states.
• Salmonella recall and outbreak alert   
  The lawyers at Noteboom—The Law Firm are now accepting clients who were harmed by the Salmonella outbreak.
• Information about Salmonella and the Recall   
  Links on information about the Recall.
• Update on Salmonella Outbreak   
  FDA advised consumers not to eat any Peter Pan peanut butter purchased since May 2006 and not to eat Great Value peanut butter with a product code beginning with "2111".
• Salmonella Infections   
  What are Salmonella infections?
• Salmonella Food Poisoning   
  WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Man Believes His Son Got Salmonella From Peanut Butter   
  Mario Pena brought his one-year-old son to Del Sol Medical Center, because he believed he had symptoms of Salmonella.
• Peanut butter plant probed in salmonella outbreak   
  Government and company scientists went through one of the nation's largest peanut butter plants Friday, trying to figure out how salmonella got into batches of the spread.
• Peanut Butter Scare Hits Lubbock   
  Check your pantry tonight. Two popular types of peanut butter are recalled.
• Peanut Butter Piles Up as Recall Continues in Lubbock   
  Jars of recalled peanut butter are stacking up at Lubbock stores.
• Tainted Peanut Butter Sold in Texas   
  ConAgra Foods Inc. told consumers to discard certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter.
• Suspect peanut butter bought locally   
  Jars of peanut butter with a product code identifying them as possibly being involved in a recent salmonella outbreak.
• Recalled Peanut Butter All Over East Texas   
  They removed all Peter Pan prodcuts, not just the one's affected by the recall.
• Will Recalled Peanut Butter Affect Pregnant Women?   
  East Texas mothers who are breast feeding or are pregnant.
• HISD swaps PB&J sandwiches after salmonella scare   
  Students given new sandwiches after salmonella scare brings recall of peanut butter.
• Salmonella Outbreak Due to Peanut Butter   
  A salmonella outbreak that has slowly grown to nearly 300 cases in 39 states since August has been linked to tainted peanut butter.
• Officials search for salmonella source   
  Government scientists struggled Thursday to pinpoint the source of the first U.S. salmonella outbreak.
• Scientists check Ga. peanut butter plant   
  Government and company scientists went through one of the nation's largest peanut butter plants.
• Carrollton students ate recalled peanut butter in class project   
  A few dozen Carrollton students are under close watch.
• Area stores respond to peanut butter recall   
  Consumers should throw away all Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter jars produced by ConAgra.
• Peanut butter in a big jam   
  Investigators are trying to determine how salmonella may have gotten into one of America's favorite foods.
• CDC links nine Alabama cases to peanut butter-salmonella   
  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says nine Alabama cases of salmonella poisoning have been reported.
• The peanut-butter mystery   
  Peter Pan peanut butter was removed from grocery store shelves.
• Peanut butter linked to nationwide salmonella outbreak recalled   
  ConAgra Foods Inc. told consumers to discard certain jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter.
• An Explanation of the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Categories   
  There are two components to Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.
• ConAgra Foods News Release   
  ConAgra Foods Inc. (NYSE:CAG) will present a company update to the Consumer Analyst Group of New York at that group's annual conference in Scottsdale, Ariz.
• Lake Forest man may have died from tainted peanut butter   
  A Lake Forest man died recently after eating peanut butter from a batch that has since been recalled and Waukegan attorney Patrick Salvi is having the remaining peanut butter from the jar tested to see if it is contaminated with salmonella bacteria.
• Hill Commissary pulls peanut butter from shelves   
  The daughter of an Airman, who had purchased Peter Pan peanut butter from the Hill Commissary, became ill this weekend after eating the product.
• Tainted peanut butter killed woman, suit says   
  The family of an Ellwood City woman has filed a lawsuit contending that salmonella poisoning from Peter Pan peanut butter caused her death.
• Death by Peanut Butter?   
  The family of Roberta Barkay alleges it was a peanut butter spread that killed her and sickened her husband and daughter.
• Salmonella strain found at Ga. plant   
  Federal inspectors have found evidence that the Georgia factory that supplied tainted peanut butter was the source of the salmonella that sickened hundreds.
• Settlement leads to schism   
  FORT WORTH - It's not every day that an attorney in open court disavows a large cash settlement that his long-standing law partner had helped work out.

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