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May is “Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month”. According to NHTSA statistics, motorcycles make up only two percent of the vehicles on the road, yet they are involved in ten percent of…
The Disney production company that produced the film The Lone Ranger has been fined $61,445 by the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal OSHA) for a death on set last…
The 2011 Recreational Boating Statistics from the United States Coast Guard reveal there was a decrease in accidents, but an increase in deaths. In 2011, there were a total of 4588 recreational…
What Happened Just south of Alexandria, Virginia (VA) a man was struck and killed by an Amtrak Train. The accident took place between Backlick Road and the Beltway on February 7,…
Several states – including Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Maine, and Oregon – have banned adults from smoking in a car while a child is present, according to nonprofit organization…
Although ferry service in the U.S has been generally regulated and safe, there have been several high-profile accidents that have occurred. In 2003, a Staten Island ferry crashed, killing 11…
If you stub your toe on your way to the kitchen on game day, you're coaching from the couch and begging others to bring you beverages and chips the rest of the afternoon. So, you may wonder,…
BP recently reached an agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to criminal charges stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The oil…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced a voluntary recall initiated by Dream on Me, Inc. for approximately 560 Happy Swing II Infant Swings, and approximately 90…
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…
The victim of slip-and-fall injury was awarded $38.6 million by a California jury. The victim suffered a brain injury after slipping and falling from the balcony of a hotel. The argument…
