Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics made a press release about the results of a study regarding the effectiveness of laws that require bicyclists to wear helmets.The data revealed that fewer deaths occurred among youths who were involved in bicycle-motor vehicle crash within those states that had mandatory…
Oral arguments were heard in a federal district court in Pennsylvania earlier this month over the motion to dismiss filed by the National Football League regarding concussion injury litigation. Plaintiffs contend that for many decades, the National Football League has withheld information on purpose and misstated the potential harm and…
According to a recent report by product safety advocacy organization Kids In Danger (KID), the frequency with which children’s products were recalled in 2012 does not correlate with the increased number of injuries and deaths cause by products in the same year. While only 97 children’s products were recalled in…
This week a group of parents spent time in Washington, D.C., urging lawmakers to act on a law, initially introduced some five years ago, which is aimed at preventing tragic accidents by requiring rear view cameras on cars. It has been estimated that over 1,500 kids have been killed as…
The U.S. Supreme Court is set to make a ruling on a very important pharmaceutical case this term. At issue is whether a generic drug manufacturer can face a lawsuit for their inability to warn consumers of potentially dangerous side effects. The case at issue involves the drug manufacturer Mutual…
Earlier this month, Ford announced the recall of several of its Freestar and Mercury Monterey Vehicles. Owners of either of these types of vehicles should check any records they have relevant to their vehicles, and contact the dealer if necessary in order to determine if your vehicle is affected by…
A Sacramento federal magistrate judge handed down his decision last week regarding a summer vacation turned tragedy. A 9-year-old boy was visiting the Lassen Volcanic National Park with his family in July of 2009, when the boy and his sister sat on a retaining wall in order to take some…
A Texas woman has filed a wrongful death suit against the manufacturers of the drug GranuFlo, alleging that the manufacturer is responsible for the death of her husband. The drug at the center of the lawsuit, called GranuFlo, is used for treatment in dialysis patients who are suffering from kidney…
D.C. Lawmakers introduced legislation earlier this week which would require gun owners to maintain insurance policies of at least$250,000. The policies would be in place for gunshot victims, in order to help pay for any potential medical costs, and also to promote gun safety. The bill is intended to cover,…
In what may come as a surprise to some readers, within the past three weeks in Montgomery County, three pedestrians have been killed in three separateincidents. Additionally, in all three instances, it appears, the pedestrians were not only obeying traffic rules, but rather should have had the right of way.…