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• Toddler Hit by Car Near Edelweiss Park

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  A 2-year-old was struck by a car along Victoria Avenue as her family was entering their car. The family had been visiting Edelweiss Park. Police said the 2-year-old girl was hit by a driver at Edelweiss Park in the 3900 block of Victoria Avenue. Sgt. Doug Muxworthy of the College Station Police Department said soccer games were in progress at the park when a woman and her three children were...

• Fumes at Washington Mall Send 37 People to Hospital

  Shannon Weidemann | February 17, 2007 11:16 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Shoppers at a Spokane mall complained of exposure to chemicals that caused them to fill ill on Sunday. Firefighters were called to the scene to help and investigate.Witnesses tell KREM 2 News the fumes were concentrated on the east side of the mall, by the old Gap store. Several people were taken to the hospital for symptoms that caused a scratchy throat or closure of the throat. Holy Family...

• Democrats take wait and see approach to tax reform

  David Coffey | January 04, 2007 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  President Bush is once again pressing congress to make his tax reforms permanent. The Democratic Congress looks to be taking a guarded approach given the financial constraints of the federal budget especially considering the cost of the Iraq War and its inherent uncertainties.See, The Democrats' Cautious Tiptoe Around the President's Tax Cuts

• Is Estate Tax Reform Dead?

  David Coffey | January 03, 2007 3:18 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Republicans have previously been unwilling to discuss any estate tax reform short of full repeal. With the Democratic takeover of the House and Senate, this may no longer be the case. Charles Rangel, the incoming Chair of the House Ways and Means committee has favored repeal for some time and may be inclined to sponsor legislation increasing the current estate tax exemption. See, Democratic...

• The Rising Cost of Elder Care

  David Coffey | January 03, 2007 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  The New York Times had an interesting article last week on the cost of Elder Care. Elder Care Costs Deplete Savings of a Generation. Not only are the rising costs of care for the elderly eating away at their savings, their children are also spending their own money as well. Advance planning is absolutely necessary to ensure that no one has to bankrupt themselves in order to care for loved...

• Malpractice Actions Against Estate Planning Attorneys

  David Coffey | July 27, 2006 8:53 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  It has long been the law in Texas that attorneys could not be sued for negligently advising and preparing wills. That may no longer be the case. The Texas Supreme Court in Belt v. Oppenheimer, Blend, Harrison & Tate, Inc. held that "there is no legal bar preventing an estate's personal representative from maintaining a legal malpractice claim on behalf of the estate against the decedent's...

• Anna Nicole Smith - Inheritance or Not?

  Robert Soliz | July 13, 2006 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  In this strange case, former Playboy Playmate, Anna Nicole Smith, alleged that her stepson, E. Pierce Marshall, Jr. ("Pierce") had interfered with her inheritance rights. Having already lost her claim that her dead husband, J. Howard Marshall, II had promised to leave her half of his estimated $1.2 Billion estate, in probate court, Ms. Smith then pursued this claim against Pierce in U.S....

• Ketek Side Effects Cause for Concern

  Staff Writer | June 12, 2006 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  Tom Lamb over at Drug Injury Watch has been doing a great job keeping up with the controversy surrounding Sanofi-Aventis' antibiotic Ketek. Ketek has been linked to liver damage, and the FDA has been looking into the alleged connection between liver toxicity and the drug. The agency is evaluating whether action should be taken to strengthen Ketek's warning label or other moves to alert doctors...

• Workplace Death Statistics Released

  Staff Writer | May 01, 2006 4:32 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  While I haven't seen Texs' stats yet, Under the Golden Dome's Bill brought to my attention a report released by the Massachusetts AFL-CIO and the Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH) stating that MA had six more on-the-job deaths in 2005 than in 2004."It is unconscionable that this tragic loss of life continues unabated in workplaces across the Commonwealth,"...

• Car Accidents Rise When Drivers Are Distracted

  Staff Writer | April 25, 2006 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsVictoria, TX

  InjuryBoard blogger in Tampa, Bob Carroll, brought to my attention a Washington Post article about a study which revealed that distracted drivers cause and are involved in more accidents than drivers who keep their minds on the task at hand. The study, conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute revealed that nearly 80% of...