Posted on April 19, 2010 at 11:56 PM
Family of boy shocked while climbing electrical tower considers lawsuit
by Jeff McShan / 11 News
HOUSTON—No matter who you are or where you live, life can change in an instant.
On March 7, it happened to Jordy Penaloza.
That afternoon, the 6th-grader with the big smile who lived soccer was shocked while climbing a four-sided tower near his northwest Harris County home.
Jordy was airlifted to Memorial Hermann Hospital with burns over 70-percent of his body and a broken back.
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Posted on March 9, 2010 at 9:47 AM
Man Files Lawsuite Over Clogged Toilet
by Mayra Moreno / KIAH
HOUSTON - A Houston area man is blaming a clogged toilet for his right foot being amputated. Oscar Batres said the trouble began when his toilet clogged and then overflowed last November from a sewage back-up at his apartment complex in Tomball.
"About an inch of water penetrated through the house," said Batres.
The sewage saturated his bedroom carpet. He said no one from the apartment complex came to clean up the mess. Batres did, but while clipping his toenails in the bathroom he cut his foot, which got infected.
"When I got home from work the next day I developed a fever," said Batres.
Batres' foot got worse and he was hospitalized for several days. Doctors told him the infection had spread throughout his body and if they didn't amputate he could eventually die. Batres agreed and the right foot was removed. Batres' attorney said the apartment management is to blame....
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Posted on January 10, 2010
Family files suit against DaVita, drug maker
by Jessica Cooley/ Lufkin Daily News
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