Full Face Snorkel Mask Deaths: What’s Really Causing Them?
Full face snorkel masks have become popular because they feel easier and more comfortable than traditional snorkels. However, growing concern around full face snorkel mask deaths has raised questions about their safety. These masks are not automatically dangerous, but certain design limitations and user factors can increase the risk of breathing problems and drowning in […]
Injuries Resulting From Porch & Deck Collapse
Deck Collapse is a greater problem than many people are aware of. Ever year, more than 6,000 people suffer serious injuries, life long disabilities and even death from a balcony, deck collapse or deck failure. Even though building requirements and codes have become more stringent over the years, millions of decks that were built decades […]
Fireworks Safety and Prevention: How to Avoid Severe Firework Injuries
Fireworks light up celebrations across the country, but they also send thousands of people to emergency rooms each year. Understanding the risks associated with pyrotechnics, recognizing defective products, and knowing your legal options can help protect your family during the holiday season. What Are the Primary Causes of Severe Firework Injuries? While holiday celebrations should […]
Pam Spray Exploding, According to Lawsuits
Conagra, the giant American packaged food company and PAM Cooking Spray manufacturer, says that Pam is “100 percent safe and effective” but at least eight victims claim otherwise. Pam Spray Lawsuits The plaintiffs who filed lawsuits against Conagra claim that exploding cans of cooking spray sold under the brand names Pam, Wellsley Farms and Sysco, […]
Are You Liable for Injuries at a Home Party?
The late fall and winter holidays of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve and Day are popular times throughout the country for parties and other gatherings with neighbors, friends, and relatives. The Super Bowl and other bowl games can attract equally enthusiastic crowds and, perhaps, even more exuberant celebration. Many who host a holiday […]
Serious Injuries & Deaths in Car Accidents
A Canton woman was flown by helicopter to Akron General Hospital following a single vehicle accident on May 16, near New Philadelphia. Marilyn R. Neff, 68, was driving southwest on Oldtown Valley Road and lost control of her vehicle, causing it to veer off the road and flip into a ditch. The truck’s roof was […]
Fatal Los Angeles bus and tow truck accident
A 47-year old bus driver has been killed in an auto collision that occurred in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday. Olivia Gamboa of Montebello, a Metro bus driver, collided with a flatbed truck when the truck driver failed to stop at a red light while going southbound on Broadway, according on witnesses and camera evidence. […]
Philadelphia Crash Kills 10-Year-Old
Police are investigating a collision in Chester, Delaware County between a car and a truck which resulted in the death of a 10-year boy and injuries to 11-year old Tyvaun Frison. The boys were on the sidewalk and were hit when a collision between a Monte Carlo and a Ford F-350 spilled onto the sidewalk. […]
Boston Marathon Bombing Injures 8 Children
In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, the sheer volume of injured runners and spectators is overwhelming. More than 130 were injured by the twin blasts that set the finish line ablaze on Monday, at least eight were children, of which one has been pronounced dead, according to CNN.com. As the Boston public school […]
Lawsuits Against Carnival Over Triumph Stranding
The first of many expected lawsuits has been filed against Carnival after its cruise ship Triumph stranded 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members in the Gulf of Mexico for five days. The voyage was approximately 150 miles off the Yucatan Peninsula en route to its home port of Galveston when an engine fire erupted, disabling […]