With the number of E. coli victims due to a recent outbreak at a North Carolina county fair growing to 38 as of October 16, 2012, the American public has become increasingly aware of the…
A lot of keystrokes have been devoted to the discussion about tort reform, particularly as it applies to medical malpractice. Fellow trial attorney, Mary Alice McClarty, recently wrote an…
As America’s consumption of prescription medication increases, and we look for further ways to conserve and save money in these economic times, we turn more and more frequently to generic…
For a week after a CSX train collided with a tractor-trailer at a railroad crossing in Suffolk, Virginia (VA), and killed the truck driver, details about where and how the deadly crash occurred…
Sufferers of chronic pain often turn to steroid shots to ease their discomfort. Normally, this type of treatment is relatively safe and effective. Unfortunately, that changed recently for at…
No matter what product you buy today, it seems like when you get it home and start unwrapping it, the packaging is full of warning labels. We’re all familiar with the typical signs:…
According to the American Heart Association (AHA), coronary heart disease is the single largest cause of death in the United States. When considering a daunting statistic such as this, it…
Now that the NFL replacement ref fiasco is finally over, we can take a moment to reflect on the greater issue of player safety that underlined the debate between the regular referees and…
According to the Virginia Gazette, an administrator of six assisted living facilities in Virginia has had his license suspended by the Virginia Board of Long-Term Care Administrators pending an…
According to CNBC, new golf cart owners may get more excitement than they bargained for if they bought a certain golf cart in 2012. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just…
Child Passenger Safety Week began Sept. 16, 2012, and concludes with National Seat Check Saturday on the 22nd. The goals of the initiative launched by the National Highway Transportation…
One small federal agency called the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has responsibility for ensuring that each of the tens of thousands of interstate trucking and bussing companies…