In its continued mission to improve safety, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has announced a safety recall affecting thousands of Mazda, Nissan and Toyota vehicles. The Mazda6 recall affects over $160,000 model years 2009 – 2013 vehicles. If all three door latch mounting…
“Every day, consumers rely on household products that contain thousands of chemicals. The American public expects the federal government to do all it can to ensure these chemicals are safe before they reach the market.” ~ Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) Americans assume that chemicals used…
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), back-over auto accidents cause over 17,000 injuries and over 200 deaths annually, with 44% of these deaths to children five years of age or younger. In more than seventy percent of deaths, a parent or close…
A jury reached a $4 million verdict in a medical malpractice case alleging negligence in which an obstetrician delivered a baby. An expert witness testified that the obstetrician should have recognized signs that a cesarean delivery was safer. The case asserted that the obstetrician did…
A Louisiana Hospital may have avoided a lawsuit with the use of the RF (radio-frequency) Surgical Detection System in an addition to any safety measures already in place during surgical procedures. A man filed a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging that a doctor left a sponge…
Miltefosine, a potentially life-saving experimental drug to treat people infected with the rare, but deadly “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri, is now available to U.S. doctors directly from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The amoeba causes a deadly form of meningitis when inhaled…
Are you a distracted driver? Consider this. Have you ever had your morning cup of coffee on the way to work or hit the drive-through for a quick on-the-road breakfast? What about picking up the crumbs you dropped? Or taking a call or text from…
Rain affects the road, your vehicle and your vision. When the roads are wet, the chances of being involved in an auto accident are far more likely. Problems from visibility to traction to traffic contribute to hazardous conditions especially in stormy conditions. With the recent…
It is hard to believe that yesterday was the 12th anniversary of the worst domestic attack in U.S. history. As images of that tragic day remain fresh in our minds, is it not only a time to remember what we lost, but also the good…
So you love posting pictures on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter or videos on You Tube, but you must be careful when posting online. Could the post damage my reputation? Are you doing something illegal in the post? A driver who allegedly set…