In an alarming case out of New York, the family of a 33-year-old man who died during a basketball game after drinking Red Bull has filed a wrongful death suit against the company. The lawsuit, believed to be the first wrongful death case filed against…
LaRose Industries recalled Snoopy Sno-Cone Machines because one of the device parts can fall off, posing a risk hazard to the consumers’ mouth and/or teeth. The recall involves Cra-Z-Art Snoopy Sno-cone Machines that have one of the following three batch numbers: BCH003005A28-0812, BCHTRU001A17-0812 or BCHTRU004A16-0712.…
The third deadliest day, for pedestrians, is Halloween night, particularly during trick-or-treating. Between small kids crossing the street without always using the best judgment at their young age and adult partygoers out drinking – the danger is that much greater. “If alcohol is involved in…
Be Safe While Trick-or-Treating It’s that time of year again when all the ghosts, goblins and princesses will hit the pavement to collect their candy. But did you know that trick-or-treating poses some pretty basic dangers that can easily be avoided? Unfortunately, parents are sometimes…
Halloween is a festive time of year, filled with spooky costumes, haunted houses, and lots of delicious candy. As kids and adults prepare for tonight’s Halloween festivities, it is important to exercise additional caution on the roads, in the neighborhoods, and around homes. Driver Safety…
Spiderman, princesses, ghosts and goblins. Trick-or-treaters will be out in full force as soon as the sun goes down on Halloween. Sadly not all of them will come home. More than twice as many children are killed in pedestrian-car accidents on Halloween between the hours of 4 p.m. and 10…
In the wake of three recalls earlier this year, both automobile and motorcycle manufacturers Nissan and Suzuki are issuing further recalls primarily for safety issues involving inadequate stopping power for both cars and motorcycles. Nissan is set to recall approximately 153,000 of their sport utility vehicles due to…
A recent study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine has noted the disastrous consequences of asbestos exposure on the American workforce. The research, conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, discovered that between 1999 and 2010, more than 427,000 years…
I recently came across a defense lawyer’s presentation to a trucking industry group discussing verdicts – “good” and “bad” – against trucking companies of various sizes across the country. The document I received does not list the author and it does not list the conference.…
TBI survivor, photographer to make documentary on brain injury I read a touching article in the New York Times about a photographer who sustained a serious traumatic brain injury that I want to share today. The story is called, “Photos, Like Like, Blurred and Re-Envisioned.”…