Archive for the ‘Personal Injury’ Category
Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Some medical professionals have always held that high exposure to gravitational forces when a person is riding roller coasters or other high-speed amusement park rides, could increase the risk of a Traumatic Brain Injury. A new study dispels these misconceptions proving that there is a very low risk of suffering ...
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Friday, June 4th, 2010
The Japanese are more likely to play video games while driving, increasing the chances of an accident. The English are some of the most aware motorists - they are the least likely to engage in distracted driving. Overall, approximately 15% of motorists claim to having had sex while driving, while ...
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Sunday, May 23rd, 2010
After a complete ban on the use of cell phones and text messaging devices by commercial truck and bus drivers, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has turned his attention to railroad operators and employees. Many Los Angeles personal injury lawyers are glad to hear that Secretary LaHood has proposed a new ...
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Saturday, May 22nd, 2010
When a dog bite lawyer in Los Angeles talks about the kinds of cases he takes on, he usually means dog bites involving children, guests at a property, or passersby. The fact however, is that every year dozens of dog bite incidents in California involve utility employees who enter a ...
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
It has been a remarkable step forward towards trucking safety, and has elicited strong support and encouragement from California truck accident lawyers. We are talking about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's website that will allow truck companies to screen drivers before hiring them. The launch of the website was announced ...
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Monday, April 26th, 2010
The seemingly never-ending Toyota saga only underscores the importance of civil justice in auto safety. The American Association for Justice has a new report out on how some of the biggest and most important safety enhancements in recent decades, have directly been the result of civil litigation. From the exploding ...
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration this week passed a rule that will allow the use of the results of a single compliance review to decide if trucking companies must install electronic onboard recorders. The FMCSA's new rule will go into effect on 1st June 2012, and is likely to ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
It was a tragic accident that killed his two boys that got NHRA racer Doug Herbert’s attention on the safety issues concerning teen motorists. In January 2008, Herbert's two sons, 12-year-old James and 17-year-old Jon were killed in an accident in North Carolina. The boys were trying to pass another ...
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Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Those brightly illuminated flashing LED ads on billboards along highways and at intersections are much more of a distraction and accident risk than motorists may be aware of.
Federal agencies, safety groups and accident lawyers in Nevada and California are growing increasingly concerned about the kind of distractions that motorists may ...
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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
A political impasse in the United States Senate threatens to starve state highway safety programs of essential funding for motorcycle safety, drunk driving accident prevention and truck accident prevention programs.
Last Friday, a bill proposing a short-term extension of funding for highway safety programs, and extension of unemployment benefits to Department ...
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