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A Denton woman has died from injuries sustained in a car wreck.  The victim, Debra Davis, was traveling northbound on Nottingham Drive when she collided with a pickup truck near the intersection of Mingo Road.  Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the accident, but they believe one of the drivers ran a red light.  Ms. Davis was taken by helicopter to Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth where she later died. 

If you have been injured in a car wreck, Fears | Nachawati can help protect your rights.  Call us for a consultation today at 1.866.705.7584. 

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The family of a cancer victim will receive $1.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit brought in Denton, Texas. The Denton county jury actually awarded the family $3.5 million, but, under civil suit law, the amount will be reduced to $1.5 million.

The victim, who was a wife and mother of two young children, was Melissa Hendricks. Hendricks was 33 years old when she first noticed a suspicious lump on the right side of her head in 2002.

Hendricks sought a medical consultation at Highland Family Medical Center. There she saw Dr. Stephen Glaser. Dr. Glaser diagnosed the lump as a nonmalignant sebaceous cyst. A week later the lump was removed and was not sent for further testing.

A year later, the lesion returned. Hendricks visited Dr. Jeffrey Charney, a Denton, Texas, surgeon. However, Dr. Charney did not remove the lump because Hendricks was pregnant at the time.

By January of 2004, the lump had quadrupled in size. Dr. Charney diagnosed it as a sarcoma, a diagnosis that was confirmed by later tests.

Hendricks died of cancer in December of 2004.

Melissa’s husband, Tadd Hendricks, filed a Texas wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of himself and his two children. The suit named Highland Family Medical Center, as well as two physicians and a physician’s assistant, as defendants. One of the doctors, Jeffrey Charney, was dropped from the suit by Probate Court Judge Don Windle.

The trial for the wrongful death lawsuit began on August 3^rd and ended this past Wednesday.

Texas is a comparative negligence state. The jury assigned 45% of the negligence to Glaser and 45% to Glaser’s assistant, Jason Maris. Because Hendricks delayed a month in seeking treatment, despite a family history of cancer, the jury assigned her 10% of the negligence.

Click here to read the complete article about this Texas wrongful death lawsuit.

If you have lost a loved one due to the negligent actions of a third party, contact Fears | Nachawati today. You will speak with a Texas wrongful death lawyer who can answer all of your questions and provide you with free legal advice. You can reach us by email at info@fnlawfirm.com or toll free by phone at 1.866.705.7584.

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A Denton, Texas, woman who slipped on soap on her way out of a CVS Pharmacy is now suing for her personal injuries.

The slip and fall victim is Denton resident Vicky Avelar. The suit named both CVS Pharmacy Inc. and the owner of the property where she fell as defendants. Avelar is seeking $150,000 in damages for her injuries.

According to her personal injury lawsuit, Avelar suffered physical pain, mental anguish, disfigurement and impairment as a result of the accident. She is also suing for her medical expenses.

The suit alleges that the soap at the front entrance of the store, Little Elm CVS, created a dangerous condition. It further alleges that the defendants either knew about the soap or should have known about the soap.

In her suit, Avelar argues that the defendants had a duty to rectify the condition and to warn her that the condition existed.

Click here to read more on Avelar’s personal injury lawsuit.

Fears | Nachawati represents victims of slip and fall accidents in bringing Texas personal injury lawsuits. Contact us today for a free legal consultation about your potential claim. Just email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call us on our toll-free number at 1.866.705.7584 for a free consultation.

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The family of an inmate who died at Potter County Detention Center last year filed a lawsuit in federal court in Amarillo this week.

Marvin and Diane Dick, parents of the deceased inmate Michael Dick, allege that their son was denied proper medical care while in custody. The suit named Potter County, members of the medical staff and several jailers as defendants. The family is seeking burial expenses, punitive damages and damages for Dick’s pain and suffering.

Dick was arrested for a violation of his probation in July of 2008. Ten days later, on July 19^th, Dick was found dead in his cell. The suit alleges Dick died from peritonitis, a condition caused by the inflammation of the thin membrane that lines the abdominal wall.

The suit alleges violations of both the American with Disabilities Act and Dick’s 14^th Amendment rights. According to the suit, the jailers and medical staff deliberately ignored the signs of Dick’s illness, left his medical condition untreated and denied Dick his prescription Xanax, used to treat panic and anxiety.

To read more about the lawsuit against Potter County, click here for the complete article.

Fears | Nachawati is a Texas law firm representing victim’s families in wrongful death lawsuits. For a free legal consultation with a Texas wrongful death lawyer, simply email us at info@fnlawfirm.com or call our toll-free helpline at 1.866.705.7584.

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