Archive for October, 2009

Traumatic Brain Injuries Change Lives Forever

With more than 20 years experience as an attorney representing survivors of traumatic brain injury, I have seen first hand that the human skull isn’t designed to take impacts at the speeds encountered in cars and motorcycles, and those that baseballs reach. (more…)

Posted on: October 27, 2009 Posted in: Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Personal Injury / Wrongful Death No Comments

Avoid Binding Mandatory Arbitration

Whenever you sign a contract, you may be signing away your right to take legal action against the company requiring the agreement.

In the fine print, many companies, gyms, HMOs, insurance companies, credit card companies, and contractors give themselves virtual immunity against punishment for their wrongdoings with a clause that provides that the consumer agrees to settle any dispute through a process called Binding Mandatory Arbitration (BMA). (more…)

Posted on: October 23, 2009 Posted in: Insurance Fraud / Bad Faith, Personal Injury / Wrongful Death No Comments

Old Tires with Good Tread: Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths

When Andy Moore left for a vacation in the family van, his father thought that he was sending his son off in a safe vehicle. The tires on the van had only 31,000 miles on them, and the tread looked good. They had passed inspection in Pennsylvania, but they were actually old tires and much more dangerous than they appeared. As Andy and a friend were driving in Canada, the tread on one of the tires separated, causing the van to go out of control and killing Andy and his friend. (more…)

Posted on: October 19, 2009 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products One Comment

Commuter Airline Practices Cause Wrongful Deaths

I have been a licensed pilot for 25 years. I will not fly on commuter lines. The following headlines sounds like a report from a Third World country.

The investigation of a recent crash of a commuter airliner that caused 50 deaths reveals pilot had failed flight test five times co-pilot was inexperienced, under-trained, and dangerously fatigued both missed clear signals of imminent disaster. (more…)

Posted on: October 15, 2009 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death No Comments

Airbag Failures: Preventable Personal Injuries

Airbags are valuable safety devices that can prevent serious personal injuries and wrongful deaths when they work properly. Airbags have been mandatory in cars since 1989, and now some airplane manufacturers are installing them to provide an extra layer of protection for pilots and passengers. (more…)

Posted on: October 11, 2009 Posted in: Car / Truck / Motorcycle / SUV Accidents, Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Product Liability / Defective Products No Comments

Paxil and Personal Injuries: On Trial For Birth Defects

GlaxoSmithKline markets Paxil as an anti-depressant that will cure everything from a mild case of the blues to Social Anxiety Disorder, but this powerful mind-altering drug has a long history of causing severe emotional problems, personal injuries, and deaths in people who turn to it for help. (more…)

Posted on: October 7, 2009 Posted in: Unsafe Drugs No Comments

Solvents Cause Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths: Leukemia and Brain Cancer

Solvents dissolve, suspend, or extract other materials without causing a chemical change to the material or the solvent.

Solvents are in numerous products ranging from carpets, paints to cleaning products, but solvents other than water can be dangerous and deadly, especially to workers exposed to them on a daily basis. The body absorbs solvents through breathing and through the skin. The harmful effects are cumulative, which is why cancers do not appear until years or decades after exposure. (more…)

Posted on: October 3, 2009 Posted in: Personal Injury / Wrongful Death, Toxic Chemical Exposure & Birth Defects One Comment

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