Child Safety Seats Might See New Regulations for Side Impacts Federal regulators with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated on Wednesday, January 22nd, that they would begin testing on child safety seats. The child safety seat testing could issue new regulations for the equipment to help lessen the risk of injuries or death in a side impact or “T Bone” crash. The NHTSA has long tested head-on or rear collisions on vehicles and car safety equipment like child safety seats, but now they will create a simulation of a side … [Read more...]
Girls Playing Middle School Soccer Suffer Concussion Injuries
January 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Study Shows that Girls Still Play Through Concussion Injuries in Middle School Soccer Girls that play soccer in middle school are still vulnerable to concussion injuries, according to a new study. And, despite medical advice, middle school soccer players still play through their injuries. The study was published on January 20th in the Journal of the American Medical Association. As awareness increases about the damage of concussions on sports players and military personnel, more research is being done regarding student athletes and … [Read more...]
Ford Issues Vehicle Recall Due to Continued Fire Risk
January 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Vehicle Recall from Ford Covers New and Last Year’s Edge Models Due to Fire Risk In 2012, Ford issued a vehicle recall for 5,499 Edge crossovers due to a fire risk. Now, the automotive manufacturer has issued an expanded recall to include 2013 Edge Crossovers, bringing the total number of recalled vehicles to 27,933. This vehicle recall is not a second recall. Instead, it is an expanded recall, and still includes the 2012 Ford Edge Crossovers from the first recall, even if the vehicle was reportedly repaired. According to a bulleting … [Read more...]
3D Printed Items Challenge Product Liability and Negligence Laws
January 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Traditional Product Liability and Negligence Laws Might Not Work with 3D Printed Items In traditional consumer protection law, product liability laws state that manufacturers are held responsible for injuries and deaths caused by their products. These personal injuries range from food poisoning, slip and fall accidents, physical injuries such as broken bones or bruises, long-term physical injury such as physical limitations from a dangerous drug’s side effects, etc... However, as the popularity of 3D printed items grows, several people are … [Read more...]
Paula Abdul Issues Personal Injury Lawsuit for Burns at Tanning Salon
January 15, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Paula Abdul Suffered Burns at Tanning Salon, Issues Personal Injury Lawsuit Paula Abdul has issued a personal injury lawsuit against a tanning salon in Los Angeles, alleging that an infrared weight loss wrap gave her severe burns, especially on her left thigh. The 51-year-old singer, dancer, choreographer, and former X-Factor judge issued the personal injury lawsuit against UVASUN West, Inc. on Thursday, January 9th. She claims that a weight loss treatment she received at the salon on January 20th, 2012 gave her second and third degree … [Read more...]
Family of Finley Boyle Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
January 7, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Family Files Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against Dentist who Overdosed 3-Year-Old Daughter On Monday, December 29th, the family of 3-year-old Finley Boyle filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against their daughter’s dentist for giving the little girl too much anesthetic, causing her to go into cardiac arrest, suffer severe brain damage, and die in hospice a month later. In November, Ashley Boyle, Finley’s mother, took her daughter to Island Dentistry for Children on Kailua, Hawaii. The dentist told Ashley that her daughter, although only 3 … [Read more...]
Toyota Seeks Settlement for Sudden Acceleration Lawsuits
December 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Toyota to Work Toward Settlement in Sudden Acceleration Personal Injury Lawsuits Two months ago, an Oklahoma jury found that Toyota’s Camry engine was at fault in a sudden acceleration lawsuit, because it was defective. Now, the vehicle manufacturing giant has agreed to begin settlement negotiations over its sudden acceleration lawsuits. The verdict of “reckless disregard,” which in 2005 led to the death of a woman and the serious injury of another in a crash, was the first of several lawsuits involving sudden acceleration of Toyota’s … [Read more...]
IKEA Issues Product Recall for Children’s Lamps After Deaths
December 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment
IKEA Issued Product Recall for Lamps After Two Children Strangle on Cords Swedish furniture giant IKEA has issued a serious product recall for 4 million children’s lamps after receiving reports that two children strangled to death on the cords. Reports involved a 16-month-old in a crib who died after becoming entangled in the wall-mounted lamp’s cord, and a separate incident in which a 15-month-old died became entangled in the cord as well, and strangled. Both incidents, which occurred in Europe, involved the children pulling the lamps into … [Read more...]
Daughters File Wrongful Death Lawsuit For Father’s Death
December 5, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Daughters File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Dump Truck Company for Wheelchair-Bound Father’s Death Last year, a wheelchair-bound man died after being struck by a dump truck at a crosswalk in Five Points. Now, his daughters have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver and the trucking company. George Jackson, 67, was in a motorized wheelchair and reportedly had the right of way to cross Harden Street, when a dump truck driven by William Crutchfield stopped at a red light, then “Crutchfield … drove the dump truck forward through … [Read more...]
More People Than Ever Will Travel This Thanksgiving
November 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment
With More People on the Roads this Thanksgiving, Vehicle Safety is More Important Than Ever Gas prices are lower this year, which means Thanksgiving traffic will be a problem. Traffic congestion tracking firm INRIX, based out of Kirkland, WA reported that, due to lower gas prices this year, Thanksgiving holiday traffic will be up about 3%. Gas prices are currently about $3.20 per gallon, which is 21 cents less than last year, according to AAA. "What we've been seeing this spring and summer is congestion levels up about 6% on average, … [Read more...]
