Last December, health officials warned consumers to avoid eating prepackaged caramel apples after the popular fall treats were linked to a multi-state listeria outbreak, resulting in at least 35 people infected and seven deaths, acccording to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The…
February 25 was a typically weekday morning for Dave Bieri, an elementary school principal. He was leaving the house at 7:30 a.m. first stopping for coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts, then on to work. Unfortunately, fate had other plans. Shortly after leaving home, his cell phone…
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…
Auto accidents can happen in an instant; the consequences can last a lifetime. Unfortunately, for many victims, their suffering is the result of the negligence of someone else—a driver’s inattentiveness or any negligence. Police are still investigating an accident earlier this month that claimed two
Five people died in a collision between a “Ride the Ducks” tour vehicle and a charter bus on the Aurora Bridge. All victims were students attending North Seattle College. A spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the Duck’s left-front axle was “sheared…
The awful consequences of texting and driving don’t become real until it happens to you or one of your friends. Ask Liz Marks who is blind in one eye, hard of hearing, and has a diminished sense of smell. Ask Murphy Gross who was charged…
Today, I came across the following article by Dr. Brad Uren, a clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Michigan, and a past president of the Michigan College of Emergency Physicians. I think it is worth you read. As an emergency physician,…
The Arkansas Court of Appeals has overturned a circuit judge’s ruling that a nursing home is immune from a wrongful-death lawsuit. The appeals court said the judge erred in dismissing the wrongful-death lawsuit against Davis Life Care Center based on the doctrine of charitable immunity.…