A recent frightening automotive defect was revealed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration when it announced that it had launched an investigation into reports that Jeep Liberty SUVs have caught on fire, endangering the lives of the vehicle’s occupants. According to the NHTSA’s statem
Oh what a tangled web spiders weave. Though it seems like an odd thing to be responsible for a massive auto recall, Toyota is announcing that an issue related to spiders is prompting the company to recall 870,000 vehicles. The story is a convoluted one…
An alarming investigation by CBS News has uncovered that veterans coming home from the battlefield may face unexpected dangers while receiving treatment from Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals. The recent report found that veterans have been dying of accidental medication overdoses at a far higher rate
If you read the fine print of your credit card agreement or pretty much any agreement with a large corporation, you may be surprised to learn that you signed away a critical legal right – the right to file a claim against the corporation in…
A recent study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons discussed the fact that hundreds of thousands of people in the United States suffer minor traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) every year. The journal article notes how these mTBIs often go undiagnosed…
The Los Angeles Times recently discussed a bizarre new study conducted by University of Wisconsin geneticist Barry Ganetzky. The hope is that the curious approach of knocking fruit flies senseless can shed light onto how to protect humans from the damage done by concussions and…
Electric cars have been in the news a lot recently, with many heralding the commercial success of hybrids such as the Toyota Prius and the impressive sales of the fully electric Tesla Model S. Though the growing popularity of such electric cars is a good…
In an alarming bit of safety news for parents, ABC News is reporting that laundry detergent pods represent a serious and growing health risk for young children, something that has prompted calls for action on the part of manufacturers. According to the Centers for Disease…
A recent study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal underlines how vulnerable elderly individuals are to traumatic brain injuries, especially when those brain injuries occur as a result of falls. The study found that head injuries are a common result of falls among older…
More than 30 people at the Harlem station in Chicago were injured when a freight train slammed head-on into their passenger train. The most bizarre part of the whole accident is that the out of service freight train traveled for a half-mile completely driverless. Officials are calling it the…
Trent Roberts was 24 years-old, attending community college, an avid fisherman and outdoorsman. Mose Farmer was 66-years-old and from New Orleans. He was a hard worker who drove a tractor trailer for a living. Barbara and Ed Morrison had been married for decades. Barbara mentored children at a S
A medical product that was supposed to make women’s lives better has reduced the quality of life for many. Vaginal mesh and slings have had a very negative impact on the lives of many women and now lawyers for Boston Scientific Corp. and two other…