Personal watercraft like jet skis are one of the country’s most favored forms of recreation activities in the open water, usually linked to high adrenaline, beach-partying fun. Every year, the number of jet skis out on the country’s oceans, lakes, and rivers, keeps on increasing.…
Normally, as a pedestrian, you should not be worried about risking an injury if you do not cross the street except at a crosswalk. However, motorists often do not pay attention to or fail to come to a stop in crosswalks, resulting in serious accidents…
The Virginia Board of Medicine is the state agency that has oversight responsibility for physicians and other medical professionals who practice medicine in the state. The agency is responsible for enforcing regulations, licensing, and other administrative tasks. It is the Board of Medicine that has…
In our last blog post, we discussed some of the recommendations that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) had made in its recently released Most Wanted List (MWL). The list is an annual report the agency puts together that addresses the most critical transportation safety…
Every year, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) releases its Most Wanted List (MWL). This list is the agency’s agenda of critical issues that need to be addressed in order to prevent accidents and save lives. It addresses transportation safety improvements in highway, rail, aviation,…
Speeding is becoming so commonplace on our roads that we do not give it much thought when we see someone driving above the speed limit. However, this dangerous habit is proving to be one of the topmost causes of traffic accidents, accounting for a quarter…
In an alarming trend over the past decade, US roads have turned increasingly dangerous for pedestrians. While 2009 saw 4,302 pedestrian traffic fatalities accounting for 13 percent of the total traffic deaths, the figure jumped up to 6,374, accounting for 17 percent of road deaths,…
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon has encouraged insurers to pay evacuation expenses for those affected by Hurricane Ida. Last month, the storm battered the state, causing billions of dollars in damage and killing dozens of people. Thousands of Louisiana residents chose to drive away from…
The most recent period of scandal involving Catholic clergy and the sexual abuse of minors began after the reporting of the Boston Globe in 2002. The daily barrage of investigative articles on numerous priests of the Archdiocese of Boston engaging in criminal abuse of children…
In June 2021, one plaintiff involved in a Philips CPAP lawsuit filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to consolidate all federally filed Philips cases into the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for pre-trial proceedings. Philips North America LLC filed a…
