Memorial Day weekend means the opening of thousands of pools nationwide. Unfortunately, this year was an exception after the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of nearly...
With gas prices hovering between $3 and $4 per gallon, many consumers are turning to small cars as a means to save money. And the good news is that the choice of a small car does not require...
Safe Kids North Carolina, a statewide coalition housed in the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of State Fire Marshal, recently announced a new pool safety program that aims to keep...
It’s a debate that has been around for years, do cell phones call cancer? Up until now the World Health Organization (WHO) had assured consumers that no adverse health risks had been...
More information is becoming available about the health risks related to cell phone usage. At what point will specific markers surface which will verify that radiation from cell phones is making...
The Nevada Supreme Court addressed issues of seatbelt evidence and violations of pretrial motions in limine in Roth v. BMW, 127 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 11 (April 14, 2011).
The case involved a single...
Did you know that hospital errors are the eighth leading cause of death? Multiple factors can play a role in a medical misdiagnosis.
Failure to order a diagnostic test
Misread or...
Tornadoes are a part of life for those of us who live in Oklahoma. Severe thunderstorms—and their potential to turn into deadly tornadoes—are a part of spring and summer. Just in the...
This past month at the Minneapolis Blog we looked at all the ways that you don't buy the right insurance. Many of them no one would know about unless they have been through the policy or they have...
When an auto accident takes place, medical first responders are often immediately dispatched to the scene. These responders – police officers, firefighters, EMTs, even local volunteers –...