2013 Articles

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Study Shows Facts about Florida Motorcycle Crashes

Motorcyclists have been known to blame car drivers for the majority of motorcycle accidents. Car drivers often criticize motorcyclists for the way they weave in and out of traffic. Both sides blame ...
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Pharmaceutical Errors in U.S. Medicine

According to the federal government, medical errors including pharmaceutical errors cause approximately 98,000 deaths every year in the United States as well as a million injuries. These types of ...
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Hazing Death Leads to Manslaughter Charges

Those responsible for the hazing death of a Florida A&M University drum major were recently charged with manslaughter. The hazing incident occurred in 2011; the male drum major who was part of the ...
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High Dose Anti-Nausea Drug Taken Off the Market

An anti-nausea drug called Zofran was removed from the consumer market by the FDA last year due to concerns over its association with cardiac problems. The high-dose version of the prescription ...
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Tacoma Boy Dies in Tragic Car Crash

A nine year-old Tacoma boy, D.B., was taken off life support and died after being involved in a fatal car accident on March 16, 2013. The accident was a single-car crash in which the boy's uncle ...
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Four Injured During Wrestling Tournament in School Gym

Four people were injured Sunday afternoon when a basketball hoop fell from the gym ceiling. A youth wrestling tournament was underway in the gymnasium of an eastern Nebraska school when the accident ...
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Teens Injured in Car Crash Involving Semi Truck

Four teens were injured in a wreck that may have been caused by a semi truck. The four teens, aged 14 to 16, were being driven by an 18-year-old man, J.M. on Highway 275. At around 5:30 pm the vehicle ...
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Pedestrian Killed while Walking in Crosswalk at Intersection

A 67-year-old woman was killed on Friday evening while she was out for a walk with her dogs. The woman was walking her two dogs and crossing a street at a stop sign when a car struck her and caused ...
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Three Dead, One Seriously Injured after Fiery Drunk Driving Crash

Four people were involved in a severe two car accident around 3:30 am on Sunday. A white Mustang with a single occupant, the driver, was traveling on a Houston roadway when it collided head-on with an ...
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Rhode Island Traffic Fatality Rate Lower than Nation

The State of Rhode Island Department of Health has published figures concerning the state's traffic fatality and injury rates compared to those of the nation for 2005 through 2009. According to ...
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Recent Defective Product Lawsuits

Many consumer products turn out to be defective, causing harm to consumers who use them as directed. Such products can range from auto parts to appliances, prescription medicines, children's toys, ...
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Personal Injury Cases

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety condition which results from having experienced a traumatic event such as the death or threat of death to oneself, a loved one, or another. The ...
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Occupational Risks for Gasoline Haulers

If you are not involved in or know someone who works in the trucking industry, chances are you are not familiar with the risks associated with hauling gasoline. Gasoline haulers transport thousands of ...
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Hidden Camera Reveals Nursing Home Abuse

A woman who suspected that her 89 year-old grandmother was being abused in the Bronx nursing home that was caring for her took matters into her own hands. The woman placed a hidden camera in her ...
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Connecticut Traffic Accident Report

Traffic accidents frequently lead to injury claims in Connecticut and across the nation. In 2008, per the Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT), 26,066 injury accidents and 280 fatal ...
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Fraudulent Marketing of Anti-Seizure Drug

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was ordered to pay $142 million in damages by a federal court in Boston in 2010 for its fraudulent marketing of Neurontin, an anti-seizure drug. The federal jury found that ...
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Pit Bulls More Likely to Turn on Owners

Some experts say that pit bulls are six times more likely than other breeds to turn on their owners. In 143 attacks by pit bulls, 19 percent involved the dogs' owners while in other breeds, only 2 ...
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Hazing is a Criminal Offense in Texas

Hazing is illegal in 44 states, including Texas. In general, these states have made hazing a misdemeanor, punishable by jail sentences and fines. Hazing rituals are common in colleges and universities ...
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What is a toxic tort case?

A toxic tort legal case in one in which the claimant asserts that he or she has been harmed due to exposure to a dangerous or toxic substance. These types of claims may stem from exposure at work, ...
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Traffic Crash Report for New York

The New York Department of Health reports in its motor vehicle traffic injuries publication that "a crash-related injury is a predictable and preventable event." The report states that auto ...
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