Legislation passed by state Senate could lower the speed limit in New York City. Introduced by Sen. Jeffrey Klein, a Democrat from Bronx, the bill allows the city to lower its default speed limit to 25 mph from 30 mph. The bill is expected by…
Eleven new measures were recently signed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio that are intended to improve traffic safety as well as reducing pedestrian fatalities. These bills are among the first in de Blasio’s wide-ranging Vision Zero Plan, intended to make the city…
Millions of vehicles across seven major automakers have been recalled due to a defect in the air bags that could cause them to rupture under certain circumstances. “BMW, Chrysler, Ford, Honda, Mazda, Nissan and Toyota, will be recalling cars sold in areas where hot, humid…
One of the most widely used over-the-counter (OTC) drugs on the market is Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. You might be surprised to know there are more than 600 different drug products – both OTC and prescription – that contain acetaminophen. More than 8…
FDA Says Low-T Drug Manufacturers Must Warn of Blood Clot Risks Surely you’ve seen the commercials for “low-t” or low testosterone. If you haven’t, here’s a glimpse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvtK17hlnfY Clearly, low-t drug manufacturers promise a rejuvenated sex life and the commercials also seem to suggest that…
There is more controversy surrounding Graco’s rear-facing child seats. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wants the company to recall more seats due to problems with the buckle. Graco recalled more than 4.2 million rear-facing car seats in February and March 2014 due to…
There are many people fighting the Affordable Health Care Act (ACA) and a larger number of people who welcome the attempts to bring our health care system into control. In its latest step towards improving healthcare for Americans the Obama administration called for billing data…
On AL.com today, I saw a story about nineteen people getting ill from food poisoning in Morgan County. You may read the article here. In my years of practicing law, I have been contacted by numerous prospective clients about potential food poisoning cases, and it…
A car’s front-seat passenger sustained life-threatening injuries in a collision with a Town of Kill Devil Hills pickup truck on the afternoon of June 20, 2014. The crash appears to have occurred when the driver of the smaller vehicle attempted a left-hand turn off of…
I’m constantly amazed at how easily our little ones get banged up. I’m not talking about small bumps and bruises, either; over the past 15 years, I’ve worked on 1,000+ cases involving children under the age of 10 whose injuries have run the gamut from…