Tort reform keeps rearing its ugly head; here is yet another case where a plaintiff was denied full adjudication by a jury of his/her peers because of a legislative capped recovery. A North Carolina jury awarded a woman more than $7.5 million, $3.24 million in…
What is your smoke alarm IQ? Take the quiz by clicking here, then read on. According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), half of home fire deaths result from fires reported between 11 p.m. and 7 a.m. when most people are asleep, and three…
An auto accident victim said it is a miracle that she is alive and that she was even able to walk away from the rollover accident; she escaped with minor bruises. The Texas woman said when another vehicle cut her off, she swerved, then flipped…
The federal investigation into a poisonous gas leak that killed four workers last November at the DuPont plant in La Porte, Texas, said the chemical company could have prevented the leak, and revealed hazards that undermine the company’s claims of a world-class safety culture. Workers…
Although pesticides are intended to harm only the target – the pest – humans are being harmed by overuse, misuse, and even lawful use of these toxic chemicals. Two days after their home was fumigated for termites, the family was told it was safe to…