Personal injury victims often survive with permanent disabilities that limit or eliminate their employment prospects. Some people have to end personally rewarding and well-paying careers; others must give up any hope of ever working again. Helping such individuals secure insurance settlements or civil trial awards…
Auto makers and parts manufacturers announce new recalls daily. The majority of these announcements concern minor defects, but others demand immediate action. For instance, dozens of people have died and hundreds of others have suffered injuries due to poorly designed air bags produced by Takata…
Distracted drivers caused 54,302 crashes, injuries, and wrongful deaths in North Carolina in 2016. If you travel on the streets or highways, you are at risk for being injured or killed by someone who is more interested in their phone than their driving. On the…
A recent study has found that ridesharing services are responsible for an increase in fatal crashes. According to the study, an increase of approximately 3 percent in car accident fatalities is associated with ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. The study was conducted by researchers…
Recently, researchers at the University of California confirmed that head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders in the future. This study was the first to examine individual cell types’ reactions to brain trauma, which was done through the observation of 6,000 individual cells in…
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Donald Trump’s draconian border policies have taken children from their parents. On his order, government officials locked up these kids and their parents and put them in cages. Now, this same despicable president is tear gassing children at the border. Is there no end to his…
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According to CNBC, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalls up to 400 different products annually. Other federal agencies that oversee hundreds of recalls every year include the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the National Highway Traffic Safety…
Global online news organization The Guardian, together with the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) and other news organizations, has launched a new investigation into pacemakers, contraceptives, breast implants, hip implants, and other medical devices that have been found over the years to be defective or linked…
Just two days before Thanksgiving, Massachusetts became the fifth state to open store doors — two, in fact — for the sale of legalized recreational marijuana. The stores, which are located in Leicester and Northampton, each feature a wide selection of marijuana products available for…
Getting into a collision with a big rig while riding in a passenger vehicle poses a serious risk of injury and death. Most traffic fatalities in large truck crashes are people who were riding in the smaller vehicle at the time of the wreck. Victims…