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Texas AG Paxton: Retail supply chains will be held liable for price gouging
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a stern warning to retail suppliers, including those who supply grocery stores and pharmacies, that state law strictly prohibits price gouging in the wake of a declared disaster. -
County Attorney Ryan wins Health Commissioner approval to move forward on Creosote-cancer Issue
HOUSTON - Harris County Attorney Vince Ryan has secured the approval of the Texas Department of Health and Human Services to take the next step in determining if creosote contamination in northeast Houston has caused cancer among residents there. -
Beaumont man who murdered his mother committed to Rusk State Hospital
BEAUMONT – Finding that continued outpatient care is not in his or society’s best interest, a district court judge has ordered Millet Harrison be committed to Rusk State Hospital or to another mental health care facility under the supervision of the Texas Department of State Health Services. -
Kilgore College named in whistleblower's suit
TYLER — A former employee alleges that the junior college where he worked fired him because he contacted authorities and the media about asbestos issues on campus. -
EPA awards $124K grant to help reduce asbestos exposure in Texas schools
DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – In honor of Children’s Health Month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the Texas Department of State Health Services a $124,741 grant to help reduce asbestos exposure in schools. -
Texas Tech law school professor named to governor’s disease preparedness team
A member of the faculty of the Texas Tech University law school has been appointed to the governor’s newly created task force that will review the state’s readiness against infectious diseases. -
Diagnostic center sues seller of medical imaging equipment
A company is suing, seeking to have a sales contract voided. -
Galveston teen sustains burns from tanning bed, files lawsuit
GALVESTON - A local teenager claims she sustained injuries last year while using a bed at a Friendswood tanning salon and is pursuing legal action, recent court papers say. -
State employee claims she was fired out of retaliation
GALVESTON - Alleging the Texas Department of Family Services fired her out of retaliation, Patrice Lewis has filed a $150,000 lawsuit. -
New Braunfels wholesaler ordered to stop sale of unapproved devices
Abbott SAN ANTONIO (Legal Newsline) -- Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has charged a New Braunfels-based medical devices wholesaler with acquiring, stocking and selling products that were not approved for sale in the United States. -
Family alleges man died from tainted Chinese blood thinner
The family of an east Texas man who allegedly died after taking a contaminated blood thinner has filed a lawsuit against the drug's manufacturers and the medical facility where the drug was administered. -
Grandmother sues psych hospital after tripping
MARSHALL -- When attempting to visit her family at Longview Psychiatric Hospital, grandmother Mary Miller tripped on the pavement and fell. Suing for more than $75,000, Miller claims that inadequate outside lighting and uneven pavement contributed to her clumsiness and caused her to fall. -
Attorney general cans "Coke" over drug, health marketing claims
Greg Abbott AUSTIN -- Richard Blumenthal apparently isn't the only state attorney general that has worries about a new drink called "Cocaine" running all around his brain. -
Attorney General Abbott stops illegal contact lens dispensers
SAN ANTONIO �Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott stopped two local contact lens dispensers from illegally selling contact lenses without prescriptions.