Recess Safety – Prevention at the Playground Recess is an essential time for a child’s physical, social, and academic development. It is a means of staying active, making friends, and getting a nice break from their studies. While kids need the 20 – 30 minutes…
Suffering a personal injury in an auto accident is bad enough, but when the insurance company denies or refuses to settle a claim, the impact can be devastating. Here is an example of a plaintiff who refused to give in to an insurance company’s outright…
Bullying in the Palm of your Hand Physical and verbal bullying have been around forever, and cyberbullying has become increasingly common since the dawn of the internet. Over the past decade, however, a special subtype of cyberbullying has grown exponentially – cellphone cyberbullying. Kids are…
Summer is ending, kids are going back to school, and, as always, August is National School Safety Month. It is truly remarkable how many dangers await school children, but if you are properly prepared, you can do your best to ensure a safe and wonderful…
On Monday, August 21, 2017, all of North America will be treated to at least a partial eclipse of the sun. However, the thin path of totality (showing the full eclipse) will pass through portions of 14 states. There is only one other coast-to-coast eclipse…
Mark Bello has practiced law for 40 years. He is currently the CEO and General Counsel of Lawsuit Financial Corporation, a pro-justice lawsuit funding company, and the author of the two legal thriller novels, Betrayal of Faith and Betrayal of Justice (books available on major online book store sites).
According to a 2012 school safety study, only 40% of bullying incidents are reported to an adult. This is probably due to fears of backlash, humiliation, and social isolation. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) defines bullying as “unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a…
Immunization not only helps to protect vaccinated individuals, but also helps prevent and reduce the spread of infectious diseases. With every medical intervention, we must weigh the risks versus the benefits, but with vaccinations, it seems to be all benefit. Vaccines make our bodies more…
My wife and I are spending a little time in New York City. There are many things to love (or not love) about New York, but our favorite place is Broadway; we love the theatre. Monday evening we had the opportunity to see Michael Moore’s…
While the FBI continues to search for a perpetrator who threw an improvised explosive device through a window of an imam’s office at the Dar Al Farooq mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, the White House has yet to comment. Is there a double standard when it…