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Pharmacy Scrutiny Shrinking

By Slack Davis Sanger | November 5, 2012 |

As this Austin American-Statesman article illustrates, pharmacies that compound prescription drugs do so with practically zero oversight. Slack Davis Sanger currently represents a young boy who suffered temporary blindness because his pharmacy made an enormous error when it compounded his prescription. The steroid the little boy has to take three times per day contained more…

Number of Accidents Involving Business Jets More than Five Times That of Commercial Jets

By Slack Davis Sanger | October 26, 2012 |

This (story below) is not a new trend. We’ve been talking about it for years. Charter operators hired to transport workers to remote job sites, whether in aircraft or helicopters, have a horrible safety record and must eliminate unsafe practices.

Slack Davis Sanger Supports Volunteer Legal Services Basic Litigation Seminar

By Slack Davis Sanger | October 17, 2012 |

Slack Davis Sanger attorneys Mike Davis, Justin Townsend and Suzanne Kaplan spoke to newly licensed attorneys at the Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas Basic Litigation Seminar, held in Austin on October 5, 2012.

Willacy County Jury Awards $2.53 Million to Family of Passenger Killed in 2009 Airplane Crash

By Slack Davis Sanger | October 15, 2012 |

Slack Davis Sanger attorneys Ladd Sanger represents plaintiffs in winning jury verdict.

Experience Matters

By Slack Davis Sanger | September 25, 2012 |

We are frequently recognized for our cases and verdicts involving catastrophic injury and death related to air crashes; but our firm also handles truck wrecks, oilfield explosions, defective medical devices, harmful prescription drugs and much more.  In fact, two of our recent winning verdicts, which highlighted risks associated with ground operators who service and support…

Slack Davis Sanger Responds to Robinson Helicopter Crash and Post Crash Fire near Houston

By Slack Davis Sanger | September 11, 2012 |

A Robinson helicopter crashed in northeast Harris County yesterday, killing the pilot and passenger. Helicopter pilot and Slack Davis Sanger aviation attorney Ladd Sanger has handled multiple Robinson helicopter cases, including an R-22 photo flight in Houston, Texas, and an R-44 crash in Fredericksburg, Texas (which involved a survivable post-crash fire much like yesterday’s crash).

Legal Recourse Available for International Air Travelers

By Slack Davis Sanger | August 11, 2012 |

This August 7, 2012, article by Cadie Carroll of Digital Journal includes my comments on the Montreal Convention with regard to international travel.

The Human Toll of a Drilling Boom

By Slack Davis Sanger | August 3, 2012 |

As this article illustrates, increased demand and higher oil prices in the past few years have driven domestic oil producers and their service and equipment suppliers to extend beyond safe capacity. Inexperienced crews, equipment stressed beyond its safety limits, and time pressures combine to create a deadly, dangerous recipe for disaster in the oilfield. When…

Dallas Jury Awards $3.7 Million to DFW Airport Baggage Handler

By Slack Davis Sanger | July 31, 2012 |

On Thursday, July 26, 2012, in the 298th Judicial District Court in Dallas County, a jury unanimously concluded that negligence by an Oriental Building Services, Inc. employee was solely responsible for injuries sustained by Rene Leduc, an American Airlines baggage handler at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The amount of the verdict was $3,700,942.72. Slack Davis…

Traffic Deaths in Texas Eagle Ford Shale Area

By Slack Davis Sanger | July 20, 2012 |

Economic development efforts can have a positive effect on a community. New jobs and increased tax revenue are always welcome. But sometimes, there’s a downside. And for the south central Texas counties surrounding the Eagle Ford Shale oil development, a negative effect can be seen in the number of pick-ups, oil tankers and gravel trucks…