October is a time for apple cider, doughnuts, hayrides, and haunted houses. The last thing anyone expects is to be seriously injured or lose a loved one from being thrown off a hayride. A Halloween-themed hayride in Maine turned tragic when a 1979 Jeep SUV…
Each year, there are nearly 50,000 reported vehicle-deer crashes in Michigan, ranging from simple fender benders to totaling a vehicle. Deer-auto accidents can also result in serious injuries and death to drivers and passengers. The most serious accidents occur when drivers swerve to miss a…
Two months ago, a Santa Cruz man was on his way to work when a tractor-trailer hauling 2-tons of dirt slammed into his car on Highway 17, a mountainous road just south of Los Gatos, CA. The 25-year-old man was the fifth car in a…
Assume in the course of caring for you, your doctor makes a mistake. You decide to file a lawsuit for negligence or malpractice; you are required to demonstrate that the mistake caused harm. This is a huge problem for parents who receive a falsely reassuring…
A Pennsylvania woman was recently awarded a $15.8 million settlement – 4.8 million in medical care, $7 million in pain and suffering and $4 million in loss of enjoyment of life -stemming from a 2010 auto accident that occurred in a construction zone. An Allegheny…
It has been proven that talking on the phone or texting is a major distraction to drivers, leading to serious and fatal accidents, but distracted pedestrians continue to put themselves in harms way. The problem isn’t as widely discussed as distracted driving, but the dangers…
Human Enterovirus (EV-D68), first seen in 1962, is related to the common cold but within hours those affected can become severely ill. The virus is likely to be passed from person-to-person via coughing, sneezing or contaminated surfaces. For children with asthma or previous respiratory troubles,…
More wheels are beginning to turn in students’ minds and on the roadways. As another school year is getting underway, congestion increases on the roadways and motorists need to take extra caution. School buses will be a common site on the roads every morning and…
As part of the Lulu eGames competition at North Carolina State University which encourages students to come up with working solutions to real-world problems, four undergraduates invented “Undercover Colors, a nail polish that can detect if a woman’s drink has been spiked with an odorless,…
After hearing both sides of the argument in a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a deceased Minnesota high school assistant football coach, a Waseca County Court judge said he would take everything under advisement and file his decision within 90 days. In November…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will begin an investigation into a fatal 1999 Cessna plane crash that occurred near Cuyahoga County, Ohio about 10 pm on August 25. All four victims on board were Case Western University students. Initial reports stated that shortly after…
It is the season when thousands of colleges are set up and prepared to host tomorrow’s leaders; a time when students are anxious to explore their independence. With so much anticipation and excitement, personal safety can easily be overlooked. Students may believe they are protected…
