Posted in Accident & Injury on August 2, 2013

Frustrated over the recent disciplinary actions taken against Ohio State University and Penn State, lawmakers from Ohio and Pennsylvania are taking on the NCAA at the federal level. A new bill, entitled the National Collegiate Athletics Accountability Act, is being touted by its sponsors as a bipartisan effort, designed to “improve the health and...

Posted in Accident & Injury on July 31, 2013

The U.S. Government agrees to pay Daniel Chong $4.1 million after ‘accidentally’ leaving him locked in a room for five days with no food or water. Last year Daniel Chong was a student at UC San Diego, and on April 20th, like many college students, he and some friends decided to get high. Unfortunately...

Posted in Accident & Injury on July 30, 2013

Summer time is the peak season for garage sales. Kids and grown-ups alike have fun rummaging through their neighbor’s castoffs – hunting for a bargain or “new” treasure. But did you know when planning a garage sale, there are some very important legal issues to consider? Taking these simple steps before you host a...

Posted in Accident & Injury, Drug & Medical Devices on July 30, 2013

A patient was killed in a shocking accident in New York at the James J. Peters VA Medical Center. The 66-year-old veteran was crushed when a gamma camera fell on him during a routine diagnostic procedure on June 5th. The massive Infinia Hawkeye 4 gamma camera involved in the fatal accident weighs more than...

Posted in Accident & Injury on July 26, 2013

The recent tragic crash of Asiana Flight 214 in California that caused two deaths and injured hundreds of people is currently under investigation. The National Traffic Safety Board says that data recovered from the plane’s “black boxes” has revealed that the flight crew discussed aborting the landing as late as 1.5 seconds before impact....

Posted in Accident & Injury on July 26, 2013

by

Posted in Accident & Injury on July 24, 2013

The new hours-of-service rules reflect the administration’s concerns that truck drivers who do not get enough rest put other motorists at risk. Studies conducted by the FMCSA concluded that working long hours on a continuing basis can lead to chronic fatigue, a high risk of crashes, and a number of serious chronic health conditions...

Posted in Accident & Injury, Medical Malpractice on July 22, 2013

UPDATE: Total count of infected persons is now 27. A retirement community in Reynoldsburg, Ohio is the center of the state’s worst Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in decades, infecting 22 27 people and leaving two dead. Officials from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are working with the Ohio Department of Health and local...

Posted in Accident & Injury on July 19, 2013

We've known for years that the cords of window coverings can be deadly to children. But despite voluntary efforts by manufacturers to create safer designs, about once a month a child dies from window cord strangulation and dozens more are severely injured. Recently, several safety advocate groups jointly filed a petition with the Consumer...

Posted in Accident & Injury on July 18, 2013

by Arthur Elk Insurance companies can often seem like large, impersonal corporations that are protecting their own interests above all else. However, it doesn't have to be that way. Your insurance company provides a service that you contracted as a customer, so you deserve to be treated as such. As an experienced car accident...