Austin, TX based Slack Davis Sanger LLP is pleased to announce the launch of a new Business Administration scholarship. The scholarship is intended to commemorate the semi-retirement of the firm’s first employee, Bonnie Zook, and will award $3,000 to a student studying Business Administration or Law at an accredited college or university.

Slack Davis Sanger LLP Co-Founder and Managing Partner Mile Slack states, “Law firm administrators are the lifeblood of a successful law firm, and Bonnie Zook is no exception. Over the past 30 years, her oversight of the day-to-day operations of our firm has enabled us to become a leader in the aviation litigation field worldwide.”

The scholarship will be awarded on a yearly basis, and the firm hopes that it will help hard-working, talented students make their way past financial obstacles that might have otherwise turned them away from pursuing careers in these fields. As Pulido explains, Slack Davis Sanger LLP attributes much of their success to individuals like Bonnie Zook, and the scholarship is their way of giving back to the communities that produced the gifted minds which propel the firm as well as their peers.

Students may apply for the Bonnie Zook Annual Business Administration Scholarship via the dedicated page on the firm’s official website. To confirm eligibility, they must submit proof of enrollment for the upcoming academic year, two recommendations from a member of the faculty or staff at university or school and an essay (up to 1,000 words) on why they are interested in Business Administration or Law. The scholarship page also has a form that must be completed and submitted alongside all of these materials in full, and the firm must have received applications no later than June 1, 2023 for them to be considered eligible. The winning applicant will be notified by August 1, 2023.

The firm adds that high school students are allowed to submit a letter from a teacher from the previous year. All applicants are encouraged to read the requirements in full to ensure their application has every chance of being selected.

Some students may wish to learn more about Slack Davis Sanger LLP itself. The firm consists of a team of personal injury lawyers and support staff whose mission is to protect the rights of people who have suffered as a result of another’s negligence — whether the party responsible is a single individual or a much larger entity (such as a corporation). In fact, the firm is equally capable, and willing, to take on virtually everyone on this scale, from individuals to multinational corporations and so on. Their primary goal is to help their client be made whole once more after they suffer an injury.

About Slack Davis Sanger LLP

The firm’s case history spans a number of practice areas, from truck and car accidents to wrongful death, medical malpractice and more. However, many associate Slack Davis Sanger LLP with the field of aviation, due largely in part to how often they have grappled with members of this industry over the years. The firm has represented the victims of aviation accidents (and their surviving family members) for decades, keeping them from being overwhelmed by the challenges posed by aviation litigation. The goal, the firm explains, is always to take every measure possible to ensure the client receives optimum compensation for their losses.

About the Bonnie Zook Business Administration Scholarship

Those who wish to learn more about the Bonnie Zook Annual Business Administration Scholarship or any other aspect of the firm’s work may contact Stephanie Eitrheim of Slack Davis Sanger LLP to get started. The personal injury and airplane accident attorneys can be reached via phone, email and the contact form on their official website. Alternatively, social media users may connect with the firm on Facebook, Twitter and so on.

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Slack Davis Sanger LLP Stephanie Eitrheim (512) 795-8686 scholarship@slackdavis.com 6001 Bold Ruler Way, Suite #100, Austin, TX 78746

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Tornadoes and high winds caused damage and widespread power outages Thursday in Texas and Louisiana, including Dallas-Fort Worth and Shreveport.

The danger of severe weather continued through the night, with the highest threat from northeast Texas into parts of Louisiana and Arkansas.

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Benee Irwin has helped other people with insurance claims for 34 years. Now, her office in Shreveport, Louisiana, is destroyed.

"I wanted to cry. I’m in a state of shock," Irwin told The Weather Channel's Justin Michaels. “My first thought was. 'Where are we going to find a place to work so we can help other people who might have experienced damage?”

From weather.com digital meteorologist Jonathan Belles: Winter Storm Quest will continue to push a squall line eastward through the night and into the Southeast on Friday. The storm will take a track through the Midwest, meaning that the warm air that has fed storms so far will gradually move northward with the system.

Parts of the Southeast northward to near the Ohio Valley may see some severe thunderstorms Friday and Friday evening. The greatest threat for severe weather is where you see the darker colors below, centered around the Tennessee Valley. Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts and tornadoes are possible.

W?idespread gusty winds are expected east of the Mississippi River on Friday as Quest intensifies as it moves north and east.

M?ore than 1,000 flights to or from either Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport or Dallas Love Field were canceled or delayed today, according to online tracker FlightAware.com.

There are now more than 348,000 power outages in Texas, according to PowerOutage.us. More than half of those are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where storms moved through with winds up to 80 mph.

H?omes and businesses were damaged by a tornado earlier this evening, according to the Shreveport Times. Impacted areas include the Shreveport campus of Louisiana State University, the Twelve Oaks neighborhood, a supermarket and a gas station.

T?he National Weather Service shared video of a tornado earlier this evening near a neighborhood in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Video showed a semi laying on its side on I-20 near Weatherford, about 30 miles west of Fort Worth. Gusts as high as 80 mph have been reported from a line of storms moving through the area.

A? tornado touched down near Linden, Texas. The scene was captured in video shot by a drone. There were no immediate reports on any damage.

T?here are already multiple reports of severe weather across parts of Texas and Oklahoma, including hail, high winds and tornadoes.

Video posted to social media showed the storm moving through. There is no immediate word on any possible damage. Talco is in Titus County in northeast Texas.

Damage from a likely tornado is being reported in Pickton, about 75 miles east of Dallas in Hopkins County.

A semi-trailer tipped over in high winds in near Abilene in Taylor County, according to storm reports tracked by the National Weather Service. It fell onto a pickup truck. There are also reports of trees and power lines down nearby.

Hail is being reported in several spots in central and northwest Texas. H?ail fog form shortly after a thunderstorm. It happens when cold hail meets warm, moist air near the ground. As the hail accumulates, it cools the air just above it. That results in fog.

Video from Sanger, Texas, on the north side of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, showed a thick soup of it early this evening.

From weather.com digital meteorologist Jonathan Belles: The severe weather forecast has not changed much since this morning. Storms will grow stronger in Texas through the afternoon and into the evening, producing large hail, some tornadoes and damaging winds as they grow. By the time storms reach east Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana by later this evening, they should be more likely to produce damaging wind gusts, but several tornadoes and some hail are also possible.

These storms will continue to march eastward through the overnight hours with the potential of severe weather and flooding rains in the Lower Mississippi Valley. Heavy rain may become possible as far north as southern Illinois and southern Indiana by daybreak Friday.

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Garrett Spigner has been farming for a majority of his life. He grows a variety of crops including sorghum, corn, wheat and Sudan hay in Sanger, Texas.

One afternoon in February, Spigner planted corn and came back the next day to spray. But he was met with rooted up fields and missing seed. That’s because feral hogs destroyed the field overnight.

“They probably destroyed about 10 to 15 percent of the whole field we had just planted,” Spigner said. “I would say they caused about a few thousand dollars in damages, at least.”

Texas Farm Bureau’s field editor, Shelby Shank, shared more about why the organization has placed a policy priority on working for improved feral hog control — a costly concern echoed by farmers and ranchers across the state.

Prone to rooting and trampling pastures, feral hogs can easily and quickly destroy a crop. And they’re found in nearly every county in the state.

Feral hogs are among one of the most destructive invasive species in Texas and the U.S. today. They pose risks for disease transmission among livestock, pets and humans.

Spigner does what he can to slow the damage caused by feral hogs, including trapping.

“It’s really the most effective way,” said Spigner. “You can bait the hogs, and they’ll go right in there. The system notifies your phone when there is motion, and you can choose when to drop the door, trapping the hogs inside.”

Spigner noted they caught over 40 feral hogs in one week in one location.

He places the trap where the hogs roam around often and leaves it in that location until they quit catching the hogs. Then, they move the trap to a new location.

The recent rainfall created ideal conditions for feral hogs to be active in fields. When the weather is dry in the summer and fall, feral hogs are not as active because of the heat and remain in the shade.

Trapping the hogs has helped, but Spigner said everyone has to work together to make a dent in the growing population.

“We’re going to keep trapping them and keep it baited to see if we can catch most of them,” Spigner said. “There’s always going to be some feral hogs around, but we’re going to try and trap them anyways. We understand that they’re probably trying to find a food source, but it’s taking away from how we make our living, our way of life.

Texas Farm Bureau has been, and continues to, work for feral hog control for Texas farmers and ranchers.

It’s a priority issue for the state’s largest general farm and ranch organization during the 88th Texas Legislature.

“Farm Bureau supports reasonable chemical controls for feral hogs and supports maintaining all current legal methods of controlling feral hogs,” Tracy Tomascik, TFB associate director of Commodity and Regulatory Activities, said.

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HOUSTON, Texas—Two record-breaking prices were the highlights of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo™ Junior Market Lamb and Goat Auction.

The Hildebrand Family, in memory of Ruth Ann and Dr. Tommy Hildebrand, purchased the Grand Champion Junior Market Lamb, exhibited by 17-year-old John Austin North, from Sanger, Texas. The lamb was purchased for a world record breaking $350,000.

“There is no finer philanthropy to donate to,” Jeff Hildebrand said. “Being a donor is a part of our history and lineage.”

This was North’s first time on the RODEOHOUSTON ® auction block with his medium wool lamb, Prince.

North plans to attend Angelo State University next fall where he will major in animal science to become an animal chiropractor and compete on the wool judging team.

Reserve Grand Champion lamb exhibitor Cole Bynum, 18, who will be studying Artificial Insemination Reproduction at Texas Tech in the fall, and his Medium Wool lamb, Mr. Valentine, brought in $160,000. He says that he is very grateful for his buyers, Amy & Mark Melton, Mary & Ken Hucherson, Mary Lee & Alan Stigall, and Tammy, Peyton & Mitchell Barrier.

Tammy Barrier continues to donate to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for many heart- warming reasons.

“We love the mission, the statement and the children,” Barrier said. “This is what we enjoy. It’s in our heart.”

Brynlee Hogg, from Lubbock, Texas, and a member of Lubbock County 4-H, sold her Grand Champion Market Goat, Peanut, for a Houston record breaking $240,000. Skip Avara, Melissa & Jimmy Guinn, Fire Safe Protection Services- Lizzy & Stephen McKinney and Tea & Bill Pinkley made this year’s Grand Champion purchase.

The 16-year-old plans to attend Texas A&M University where she will major in animal science to become a large animal veterinarian.

Reserve Grand Champion Goat exhibitor Brett Bowers, 17, sold his goat for $135,000. Having an extra special bond with his goat, Crick, Bowers said he has gained a new perspective.

“I’ve had this goat since its birth, and watching him grow is really cool,” Bowers said. “It gives you a different perspective.”

Bowers’ goat was purchased by Michelle Iverson Jeffery in Honor of Christy Iverson, Jay Graham, Joyce & Marcus Abdo and KCEF Foundation/Cookie Michael. Joyce Abdo said she likes being a part of something so special.

“We are so honored to be a small part of the hard work these kids put forth,” she said.

More about the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo promotes agriculture by hosting an annual, family- friendly experience that educates and entertains the public, supports Texas youth, showcases Western heritage and provides year-round educational support within the community. Since its beginning in 1932, the Rodeo has committed more than $575 million to the youth of Texas and education. The 2023 Rodeo is scheduled for Feb. 28 – March 19. For more information, visit rodeohouston.com and connect with #RODEOHOUSTON online via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for all the latest news.

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This week, the Honorable U.S. District Judge Robert Kugler, entered a 97-page order certifying valsartan-related consumer and insurer economic loss and medical monitoring classes against the manufacturer, retail pharmacy, and wholesaler defendants in this multi-district litigation (MDL) that arose from the 2018-2019 recalls of the defendants’ carcinogen-contaminated generic hypertension medicines, see In re Valsartan, Losartan, Irbesartan Prods. Liab. Litig., No. 19md2875 (D.N.J.)

Valsartan is a popular generic prescription medicine indicated to treat hypertension, and originally sold under the trade names of DIOVAN® and EXFORGE®. In 2018, about 1.5 million Americans were taking valsartan containing medicines to help contain their blood pressure. In mid-2018 to early 2019, many of the generic versions of valsartan were recalled because they were contaminated with high levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA). These are both extremely potent carcinogens and are treated as among the most dangerous genotoxic impurities by the FDA.

“We are grateful for Judge Kugler’s thoughtful and well-reasoned decision to certify classes of economic loss and medical monitoring claims,” said class co-lead counsel, John Davis. “As a result of this opinion, millions of American consumers and insurers will now have the opportunity to band together and seek justice against the manufacturers, retail pharmacies, and wholesalers who manufactured, distributed, and dispensed adulterated valsartan-containing drugs in the United States.

Generic drugs are a large and growing segment of the pharmaceuticals market. In 2015, it was estimated that generic drugs accounted for 88% of all prescription drug sales.

Judge Kugler found in his opinion that that the contamination resulted from defendants’ failure to comply with standards that ensure, among other things, the quality and purity of prescription drugs sold in the United States.

“The defendants’ own documents and testimony from the defendants’ employees, confirms that the defendants engaged in serious misconduct that resulted in their failure to prevent or detect the contamination,” said Davis.

Davis, a partner at Slack Davis Sanger, serves on the court-appointed Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee (“PEC”) that serves as plaintiffs’ leadership for the approximately 1,000 personal injury cases and economic loss and medical monitoring class actions. Along with co-lead attorneys Conlee Whiteley and Ruben Honik, Judge Kugler’s Order appoints Mr. Davis as Class Counsel for the consumer economic loss class claims.

Since 1993, Slack Davis Sanger has been serving clients nationally and internationally with personal injury claims, wrongful death, and medical malpractice claims. With a combined experience of more than 250 years, Slack Davis Sanger attorneys have extensive experience in litigation involving class action lawsuits and whistleblower cases. For more information or to speak with John Davis, please contact Marketing Manager Stephanie Eitrheim at Slack Davis Sanger at 512-225-5322.