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Not all car accidents can be prevented. But some can. Often some of the most tragic loss of life from car accidents occurs when teens are behind the wheel. This was the case for three West Virginia high school students. 16-year-old Krystan Butcher was driving…
If after months of pain and suffering you found out that your doctor had misdiagnosed an illness, would an apology keep you from filing a medical malpractice claim? That is the question a new Pennsylvania (PA) state law which goes into effect next week hopes…
While most people have heard about how dangerous it can be to drink and drive, few are aware of the risks posed by eating while driving. Though drivers are not chemically impaired, the distraction involved in eating behind the wheel is enough to dramatically increase…
Spiderman, princesses, ghosts and goblins. Trick-or-treaters will be out in full force as soon as the sun goes down on Halloween. Sadly not all of them will come home. More than twice as many children are killed in pedestrian-car accidents on Halloween between the hours of 4 p.m. and 10…
The leader of a railroad safety organization recently testified before the Federal Railroad Administration regarding the necessity of upgrades to a commonly used train tank car. The woman, Karen Darch, told federal regulators that the DOT-111 is the rail equivalent of the Ford Pinto and…
Most states require, by law, drivers to carry some sort of car insurance that provides protection of the car, and themselves. Obtaining insurance is an important part of being a responsible car owner. The auto insurance you buy should, at minimum, meet state requirements, but…
A recent article discussing robotic surgery mentioned how the trend towards lawsuits against the maker of the popular da Vinci robotic surgical system has taken off in recent years. Law firms across the country have been filing suits in increasing numbers, each claiming that patients…
Attorneys in Guilford County, North Carolina have filed a lawsuit on behalf of a man who lost his three year-old child, his pregnant wife and her brother in a boating accident on High Rock Lake over this past Memorial Day. Though this is not a…
According to a recent article in Time Magazine, the FDA announced that it discovered bacteria and fungus growing in vials of drugs manufactured at a Tennessee compounding pharmacy. The…
A new study by the National Safety Council (NSC) has concluded that the numbers of motor vehicle crashes involving cellphones are vastly under-reported in national statistics on fatal automobile…
A scary message by Intuitive Surgical Inc., the company that makes the da Vinci surgical robot, has doctors on alert after a potential issue with the machine was uncovered. Last week the…
In an effort to curb alcohol-related car accidents, the U.S safety board proposed that the long standing benchmark for drunk driving, be lowered from 0.08 blood alcohol content (BAC) to 0.05. The…
