As warm weather approaches, families across the country flock to water parks, beaches, stadiums and amusement parks. Yet each year many of these destinations are plagued with safety issues, dangerous equipment, and incidents of injury and even death. From Florida to California, true tales of good times turned nightmare are becoming somewhat of a summer [...]
In January, biologists Kevin O’Conner and Clu Cotter, scientific assistant Tom Stolberg, and pilot Dennis Donovan were all killed in a fatal helicopter crash outside of Fresno, CA. The men, who were all employees of the California Department of Fish and Game, were out on a routine seasonal survey of the local deer population. The [...]
The never-ending nightmare for Toyota now comes with a hefty price tag. According to The Associated Press, the out-of-pocket costs of the lawsuits Toyota faces could reach a grand total in the neighborhood of $3 billion. Furious Toyota owners are claiming that the value of their automobiles have decreased massively since the recent flurry of [...]
In the slew of developing lawsuits naming Baxter’s drug Heparin, a blood thinning medication, the one involving James Bradley is particularly frightening primarily because the horrific results are more common than we might imagine. Bradley was prescribed Heparin in 2007, and soon after he developed bodily injuries, which resulted in the amputation of his toes. [...]
When the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amoré. But when a hot dog hits you in the eye at a sporting event, that’s a lawsuit. A renegade sausage, a man in a fuzzy lion costume, and an unlucky sports fan in the wrong place at the wrong time are some [...]
As Chrysler minivans prepare for a recall, somewhere Toyota executives are breathing a sigh of relief. Some of the heat Toyota is feeling will be lifted as over 350,000 Chrysler minivans are recalled in a safety campaign launched by the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The defect in the minivans could be [...]
Sufferes of diabetes thought they found a golden ticket in Avandia. Backed with big bucks’ promotion and relentless advertising, Avandia appeared to be a friend to people with diabetes. Sold as a diabetes management drug, Avandia was pushed on websites like diabetes.com and diabetesmanagment.com, which are sites owned by their maker, GlaxoSmithKline. The sales skyrocketed [...]
Whether you’ve simply been stranded on the tarmac for hours at a time or your life has been affected by an unforeseen airplane crash or accident, we can all agree that something needs to be done to protect passengers. In fact, ask your co-workers or friends and you’re sure to hear one or several airline [...]