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, [...]
Driving in California California, contains the largest population in the USA and is ranked third when you compared overall land area. It has the unlikeliest ecological communities and natural views that attract tourists from all over the world. The state has an excellent transportation network containing freeways, expressways and highways. California is famous for its [...]
Brain injuries are one of the most concerning issues in the U.S. A recent study in shows, almost 1.5 million people suffer from brain injuries which is huge in number compared with deadly physical problems like multiple sclerosis (10,400), Spinal cord Injuries (11,000), HIV/AIDS (51,334), and Breast Cancer (176,300). Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) can be [...]
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 [...]
In February, a helicopter crashed north of Phoenix, Ariz., killing five people. On board that helicopter were pilot John “Rick” Morton and Thomas J. Stewart, along with Stewart’s wife, child and brother-in-law. According to an investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, the passengers and pilot most likely knew they were going to die moments [...]
In an international tragedy last month, Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and 94 other passengers were killed in a plane crash outside the Russian city of Smolensk. As Poland and the world mourned the loss of the president and many Polish leaders, investigators went to work to find out what caused the flight to [...]
Products marketed as “all-natural” or “good for you,” like our daily vitamins, have been slowly revealing themselves in courtrooms as products that may need to be monitored as closely as prescription medications. Last month, a Texas judge approved a $110 million settlement against the makers of vitamin supplement E-Ferol. The drug is thought to be [...]
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 [...]
Nobody likes to admit it, but at some point, everyone has been suckered by a product that they’ve seen on television that promises to do this or that. Once we get it home, however, we discover that this miracle product is actually a total dud. We toss it in the trash and chalk it up [...]