Remember the days of wanting a family photo while on vacation? You simply opened your mouth and asked. Almost always, when you asked someone to take your photo, they then asked you to do the same. Those days are nearly gone. Since selfie sticks were…
Fireworks during the Fourth of July are as American as apple-pie and baseball, but the fun can end quickly if someone is injured. The three types of fireworks that keep hospitals emergency rooms the busiest are bottle rockets, firecrackers, and sparklers. Bottle rockets and firecrackers…
Lavern Wilkinson was a 42-year-old Brooklyn mom who died in 2013 of a curable form of lung cancer after an ER doctor at Kings County Hospital said her EKG and chest x-rays were normal and told to take Motrin for pain. The chest X-ray, in…
A Buffalo, New York mother and her two small children were walking in the park when the children were struck by an automobile that veered off Route 198, after the driver reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel. The woman’s three-year-old son was killed, her five-year-old…
When a plaintiff files a wrongful death lawsuit, his/her attorney will seek compensation for damages from all defendants. However, if the defendant is a government entity, different laws may apply and recovering damages may be limited under the doctrine of “sovereign immunity.” To prevail in…
Doctors and other healthcare providers hold people’s lives in their hands every day. While most take that responsibility extremely seriously, we all know health care is not as safe as it should be. Studies show that an alarming number of patients are harmed by medical…
Debris litters the sidewalk; shredded wood and insulation is visible from the fourth floor of a Berkeley apartment building. A balcony sits atop another. Bodies lay lifeless on the ground below. This was the scene at the Liberty Gardens apartments near the University of California’s…
This past weekend, baseball bats have flown into the stands on at least three separate occasions, in at three different ball parks. The most serious incident was Friday night when a 44-year-old woman was struck in the head by a broken bat at Fenway Park.…
As the school year draws to a close, for millions of children the last bell of the year may bring more than summer fun. Many kids will go hungry because they will not have access to school breakfast and lunch programs. In its continued efforts…
A Tennessee bus driver facing three lawsuits resulting from a fatal December 2014 bus accident has died. The accident occurred when he made a sharp turn, crossed a concrete median and crashed into another bus, causing it to flip over. Six months after the accident,…
Today, the US Department of Transportation will present recent advancements in technology that would reduce alcohol-impaired accidents, as well as outline future developments. Among those making remarks today is Mark Rosekind of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Although th
Most drivers take wet conditions for granted. According to the Federal Highway Administration, wet pavement was responsible for 74% of weather-related accidents from 2002 to 2012. By comparison, snow and sleet were the cause of only 17% of weather-related crashes. What makes rain and wet…