A storm system that hit the Gulf and East Coast last week cost people their lives and families their homes as more than a dozen tornadoes touched down in Virginia, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, Louisiana and Florida. Near-100 mph winds were recorded in Florida;…
A Detroit school bus driver claims she suffered fractures after falling into an uncovered manhole on October 7, 2013. Rose Withers said that after an accident, she stepped off the bus and walked around it to survey the damage. She fell into the uncovered manhole…
Authorities suspect carbon monoxide poisoning killed a family of six in their Fenton Township, Michigan home over the weekend. The home is located in an area that had experienced a power outage due to high winds. It is unclear how long the Quasarano family had…
Timberline Four Seasons Resort in Davis, West Virginia said that the ski lift “Thunderstruck” malfunctioned causing chairs to derail and fall 30 feet below. Of the two dozen people who fell from the lift, nine sustained non-life threatening injuries. Saturday’s derailment was near the bottom…
Most of my readers have heard of the “Hot Coffee” case, in which Stella Liebeck was awarded nearly $3 million after suffering severe third-degree burns from a cup of McDonald’s coffee; the trial judge drastically reduced the damages award and the case later settled for…
After another deadly accident on Highway 61, leaders from Lincoln and St. Charles County are demanding that the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) make safety improvements to a dangerous stretch of road. A 36-year-old woman was traveling northbound Highway 61 when another vehicle slipped
Media has played a significant role in helium huffing for years. Take for example Gina, the helium-huffing giraffe. Now, there is the new trend from the latter half of 2015 that introduced helium burping. On the surface, inhaling helium from a balloon to produce a…
Sadly, auto recalls continue to be a major public safety concern. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Administrator Mark Rosekind, the auto industry recalled almost 51 million vehicles for safety problems last year, including the Takata airbag recall that affected 19
In November 2015, Mike Hull who successfully influenced Texas lawmakers to pass some of the strictest tort reform laws in the nation, resigned as outside counsel for Texans for Lawsuit Reform. Two months later, we learned that Hull has joined forces with mass tort litigator,…
I have written numerous articles about a host of driver distractions, but today I read an article that goes far beyond any distracted driving incident that I have ever blogged about. The Michigan State Police Department said that a 58-year-old man died after rolling his…
Dangerous YouTube dares have been sweeping the nation over the last few years. Teens are videotaping themselves attempting outrageous activities and then uploading them to the site to gain popularity. While some like the “Ice Bucket Challenge” last summer to raise ALS awareness was seemingly…
When Republican presidential candidate, Ted Cruz, ran for Senate in 2012, he boasted that his campaign was financed, significantly, with personal assets. Last week, we learned that he received sizable loans from Goldman Sachs and Citibank. We also learned (much less publicized) that Mr. Cruz…
