The recession has led to more people filing lawsuits on the basis of age discrimination. However, that hasn’t translated into higher damages or awards for these people. In fact, it has been just the opposite. Jurors, many of who are likely to have been laid off at some point over the past couple of years, [...]
What duties does a priest have who finds out about a family member and fellow clergyman’s sex abuse of a child? The case involving Bishop Charles Bennison of Pennsylvania revolved on that question. This week, the Episcopal Bishop who was accused of covering up child sex abuse involving his brother, has won an appeal by [...]
A new study by the University of Minnesota School of Public Health looks at whether colleges around the country have been able to implement recommendations made by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. The study found that most colleges are doing a poor job of implementing these. As a result, there has been [...]
Fire hazards are some of the most common defective product related risks. Typically, fires are related to defective electronic appliances, although there have been fatal incidents involving seemingly benign items, like clothing. Last year, several people suffered fatal burn injuries after their chenille bathrobes burst into flames. The bathrobes had been manufactured overseas, using flammable [...]
Motorcycle safety often depends on other motorists and the riding skills and experience of the motorcyclist. However, motorcycle accidents can also be traced to malfunctioning of the vehicle. It’s important for motorcyclists to have more than a working knowledge of how their vehicle works, and to be able to look for and identify any problem [...]
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has urged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to mandate that all motorcycles come with antilock brakes that prevent the risk of an accident. According to the IIHS, motorcycles that have antilock brakes are less likely to skid and crash when the motorcyclist applies the brakes, than motorcycles that [...]
Every year, approximately 40,000 people are killed in automobile accidents across the country, including California. This year those numbers dropped to their lowest level in decades with a fatality count of over 30,000 deaths. However, automobile accidents continue to be one of the biggest causes of death for Americans. Many of these accidents are caused [...]
At the time it occurred, the road rage-fueled accident that killed a pedestrian safety advocate had shocked accident lawyers in California, and pedestrian rights groups. In fact, using the term “accident” to describe the incident would be a stretch. There was nothing accidental about the manner in which Swedish rapper David Moses Jassey bludgeoned John [...]
Good news for people who are frustrated by food and drug companies making claims about their products. Dannon Yogurt was ordered to pay $45 Million in a Class Action case brought in Federal Court on behalf of Dannon’s customers. The complaint focused on Dannon’s ACTIVIA and DANACTIVE yogurts that had been advertised as being “clinically” [...]