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- What is Strict Liability in a Products Liability Case?
Mar 23, 2016
Victims who have been harmed by defective products often have special rules on their side with regard to recovering damages. Depending on the specific state’s law, a person may be able to seek compensation against the manufacturer or seller of the dangerous product based on three special theories – one of which is strict liability. Typically, injured victims who have filed a product liability lawsuit must show another party’s negligence or carelessness led to their injuries...Read More - Preventing Home Fires and Burn Injuries
Mar 22, 2016
More than 2,500 people die and 12,600 are injured in home fires in the U.S. each year. Likewise, home fires result in an estimated $7.3 billion in direct property loss annually, according to the Ready campaign created by The Department of Homeland Security and The Federal Emergency Management Agency. A residence can be engulfed in flames in just a few minutes and become life threatening to everyone inside. Families can protect themselves by understanding the urgency...Read More - Be Your Own Medical Advocate: Obtain and Read Diagnostic Test Results
Mar 18, 2016
The two stories below are real and illustrate the need for all patients to make sure that they obtain and read the interpretative reports for the diagnostic tests that their physicians have them undergo. Obtaining, reading and sharing reports with your regular doctors allows you to act as your own medical advocate and helps prevent medical negligence or even medical misdiagnosis. A person falls at home and injures his jaw and chest. He goes to the local...Read More - Electronic Cigarette Fires and Explosions Causing Severe Injuries
Mar 17, 2016
More than 2.5 million Americans use electronic cigarettes, also called e-cigarettes, which use heated vapor to simulate tobacco smoke. What some users may not know is that an e-cigarette’s lithium-ion battery can fail on occasions, leading it to suddenly behave like a flaming rocket in someone’s hand, mouth or pocket and cause severe injuries. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is aware of at least 25 electronic cigarette-related fire and explosion incidents that occurred in the U.S...Read More - Truck Driver Fatigue: A Major Cause of Truck Accidents
Mar 16, 2016
Tractor trailers are substantially heavier than smaller vehicles and have many more blind spots. Coupled with long work hours, and trucks can become extremely dangerous on the roadways. In fact, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) reports that nearly 4,000 people die in large truck crashes each year. Driver fatigue is a leading factor in those crashes. To help prevent truck accidents caused by driver fatigue, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) changed the rules...Read More - Living with Traumatic Brain Injury after a Motor Vehicle Accident
Mar 16, 2016
After broken bones, lacerations and other visible auto accident injuries heal, a serious head injury can continue to impact a person’s mental and emotional health for years to come. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects millions of people every year, and many cases are linked to automobile-related incidents. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported that motor vehicle crashes were the third overall leading cause of TBI cases that occurred in...Read More - Surgical and Non-Surgical Erb’s Palsy Treatment
Mar 15, 2016
Most newborns who sustained brachial plexus injuries during birth will recover on their own. The process is typically slow, as the nerves could take months or years to totally recover. As an injured infant grows, a physician will monitor the recovery and determine whether further treatment is necessary. Below are a few treatment options a physician may recommend if a baby seems to be suffering from permanent brachial plexus nerve damage. Non-surgical Treatment: Range-of-Motion Exercises at Home Daily...Read More - Lifestyle Changes to Improve GERD Symptoms
Mar 14, 2016
Many people experience occasional heartburn and acid reflux, but these conditions are a chronic problem for some. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a chronic digestive disease involving the flow of stomach acid into the esophagus, which irritates and damages the esophagus lining. Most people can manage discomfort related to GERD with lifestyle changes and over-the-counter medication. Mayo Clinic offers a few tips including: Maintaining a healthy weight, as excess pounds put pressure on your abdomen and can...Read More - Few Adults Wear Seat Belts When Riding in the Back Seat
Mar 11, 2016
Research has shown that rear seat vehicle passengers are three times more likely to die in an automobile accident if they are not wearing a seat belt. Despite these dangers, only 78 percent of adult rear seat passengers nationwide buckle up. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has reported that hundreds of adult vehicle passengers who ride unbelted in rear seats are killed in car crashes each year, and hundreds more are seriously injured. In fact, there were...Read More - Crash Safety: New and Proposed Auto Safety Standards
Mar 11, 2016
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are once again raising the standards for motor vehicle safety. Among the changes to improve crashworthiness are tougher requirements for achieving the coveted IIHS Top Safety Pick+ designation, as well as an improved safety rating system proposed by the NHTSA to begin with 2019 model year vehicles. How Has Top Safety Pick+ Changed? Requirements for both Top Safety Pick and TSP+ “…...Read More