Children of a firefighter who died while battling a fire in an abandoned building filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the building owners. Firefighters were dispatched to a fire at the abandoned…
National Teen Driver Safety Week is October 16 – 22, 2011. It was established in 2007 to raise awareness and seek solutions to unnecessary teen deaths on the roadways. The week is a great time…
I just read a report written by Taylor Lincoln, Research Director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division. Public Citizens Against Justice is a national non-profit organization…
On March 26, 2010, a Kentucky man was driving a 15-passenger Dodge van on Interstate 65 when it was struck head-on by a tractor trailer that broke through the steel barrier cables along the median….
A woman was hit by a pick-up truck while riding her bike when the driver ran a red light and hit her as she crossed the intersection. She was rushed to the hospital and treated for multiple broken…
In Groundhog Day fashion, it seems not a day passes and bam, you can go on the Internet and find an article about tort reform. For instance: In April, Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma signed…
Last week, a truck driver pleaded guilty to 15 counts of falsifying his log books to conceal that he was driving in excess of the lawful number of allowable driving hours without the required rest…
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 mistakes, and far too many die prematurely as a result; drug errors…
It doesn’t matter who you are, you must drive with caution; pay attention to what you are doing, where you are going, and be observant of those around you. The consequences of inattention may…
You are in desperate need of receiving an organ transplant to extend your life expectancy. The process of finding a perfect match is physically and emotionally draining; time moves on…
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2009, 1,314 children ages 14 years and younger died in auto accidents, and approximately 179,000 were injured. Parents and…
A jury awarded $23.1 million in the nursing home malpractice case after a woman had both her legs and a finger amputated because of an infection that went septic and gangrenous. The woman claimed a…
