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A recent Huffington post article discussed one woman’s experience with her elderly mother’s frequent falls in a nursing home. The woman discussed the worry that resulted whenever the phone would ring late at night or early in the morning and how much she dreaded hearing…
A serious airbag defect that caused a severe brain injury resulted in an award of $14 million to the victim. The lawsuit was filed in Richmond, Virginia by Zachary Duncan against Hyundai. The lawsuit stated that the airbags in the Hyundai Tiburon failed to deploy…
In response to one of the multiple lawsuits accusing Conrail and its parent companies, CSX Corp. and Norfolk Southern Corp., of negligence in a November train derailment and chemical spill in Paulsboro, N.J., Conrail is claiming it is “exempt from strict liability” for injuries and…
Though some consumer safety groups have declared victory given the recent decision by Chrysler to recall millions of Jeeps, others argue the celebration might be short-lived. Some have said that the episode may mark a new era of increasingly hostile responses by automakers in the…
If you operate a motorboat (of 10 horsepower or greater) in the State of Virginia and are 40 years old or younger, state law requires that you have completed boater education classes and are…
A recent lengthy piece in the New York Times explored an important criticism leveled against the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) about how it has largely failed to protect…
A recent article in USA Today discussed a small but important change made by federal regulators who are in charge of issuing and keeping track of crucial auto safety recalls. The data…
The intentional nondisclosure of unintended acceleration recalls by Toyota in 2009 and 2010 will lead the automaker to pay out $29 million in damages to over 29 states and one US territory after…
It was just announced that the Virginia House Transportation Committee voted 7-7 on the question of moving an “anti-dooring” measure onto the full General Assembly. Sadly the…
Energy drinks are everywhere, in the stores, on television, and to an increasingly alarming rate, in the hands of teenagers and young adults across the country. With recent controversies over…
One overly social jury foreman in Missouri is serving as a cautionary tale about the dangers of Facebook during trials. The case began during a 2009 medical malpractice wrongful death case…
Utilizing the Freedom of Information Act, ProPublica requested and received uncensored write-ups of problems found during nursing home inspections around the country. The online publication has…
