On August 1, the Hands Free Law will go into affect in Minnesota. Basically, unless it’s a real emergency, you can’t have your phone in your hands while driving. We each have a month to figure out how we are going to comply. It is…
Independence Day is many peoples’ favorite holiday, as everyone gets a chance to celebrate the founding of our nation with fireworks, barbeques, and loved ones. However, as the drinks flow and the celebrations continue, the country’s hospitals and first responders see an increased number of…
Recently, Allstate released its annual America’s Best Driver’s Report, which ranks the safety of drivers from the United States’ 200 largest metropolitan areas based traffic collision data. While many Massachusetts drivers will insist that New York is where you’ll find aggressive, “bad” drivers, the results…
Unlike most other states, Minnesota follows a “no-fault” insurance system. That means car accident victims usually seek compensation from their own no-fault insurance provider regardless of who was responsible for the crash. No-fault coverage, or personal injury protection (PIP), was introduced to ensure prompt medical…
Previously, I discussed the thousands of lawsuits that have been filed against hernia surgical mesh implant manufacturers such as C.R. Bard, Johnson & Johnson, Atrium and Gore. Hernia mesh is a net-like sheet that is used in over one million hernia repairs in the United…
According to a recently released independent investigation report, former Ohio State University (OSU) physician Dr. Richard Strauss sexually abused at least 177 male students, many while he was team physician with the University Athletics Department. Others he abused as part of his other pursuits, such…
According to reports, a man crossed the Rio Grande river to the U.S. with his 23-month old daughter. He placed her on the bank to go back for his wife. However, the child jumped in after him. The man tried to rescue her, but both…
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I live in Michigan, one of the more northern states in our union. I live in a moderately integrated suburb of Detroit, a city where the majority of the population is black. It wasn’t always this way—when I was born, 67 years ago, my family…
In April, Governor Tim Walz signed into law a bill that places sweeping restrictions on the use of handheld devices while driving. Effective August 1, 2019, motorists will be prohibited from most hands-on cellphone interactions, with very few exceptions. When a driver violates a traffic…
On April 16, 2019, the FDA ordered all manufacturers of transvaginal mesh devices to stop selling and distributing their products in the U.S. immediately. This was the culmination following a series of actions meant to protect women’s health and was made in response to growing…