A 32 year old woman was charged with DUI in a car crash on April 19 that killed a Madison County, North Carolina 8th grader and injured another student. Madison County, North Carolina police confirmed that the 32 year old driver was charged with DUI,…
Cars should not be the only concern for cyclists and pedestrians—in crowded urban areas, these two non-motorized ways of getting around town could pose an all-too-real risk to each other. Case in point: on March 9th at Franklin Square in Washington, D.C. a woman was…
By law, generic drug makers are not permitted to change the labels produced by brand name makers. They have to duplicate the language word for word. When a consumer alleges harm by a generic drug, they are in a tough spot: the generic maker says…
In some auto accidents, seatbacks can collapse and cause severe injury, including paralysis and death. Even cars with 5-star safety ratings may not be safe for you or the children sitting behind you. Auto crash expert Alan Cantor, who has been examining seatback failures since…
The Supreme Court looked at Henn’s claim that the language in the insurance contract was ambiguous, American Family disagreed.
A Texas man filed a new lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer, Inc., manufacturers of the blood-thinning drug Eliquis. He filed as Personal Representative of his wife’s Estate, whom he claims passed away as a result of taking Eliquis. The case was filed on March…
The FDA has announced Mylan’s expanded recall of select lots of its EpiPen Auto-Injector and EpiPen Jr. Auto-Injector. This follows the original recall that the company announced in March 2017. Initially, they recalled units sold only in Australia, due to a potentially defective part that…
A woman from Colchester, Connecticut has been charged with DUI manslaughter stemming from a deadly December 2016 accident in Waterford, Connecticut. The police stated in late March that the woman had turned herself in. She was involved in a deadly DUI crash on Dec. 26…
Over the past few years, traffic safety groups and organizations have brought to light the severity of our nation’s distracted driving epidemic. End Distracted Driving’s (EndDD.org) Awareness Initiative has reached more than 325,000 people in 45 states and several Canadian provinces. Students Against Destructive Decisions…