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Category: Personal Injury
Playing Pokémon Go Distracts Drivers & Causes Accidents
July 25, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryOn July 6, 2016Pokémon Go was released in the United States and according to the web analytics firmSimilarWeb, after just two days it was installed on more than 5 percent of Android devices. The rate of daily active users is running close to social network Twitter. Drivers are being distracted by Pokémon Go while driving causing accidents.
Furniture Tip-Overs Still Causing Injury and Death to Toddlers
July 22, 2016 | Category: Child Injuries, Defective Products, Personal InjuryOn June 27,2016, Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D., PA) said he would press for the legislation that would force furniture producers to keep mandatory stability standards. This legislation was caused by the fact that every 24 minutes in the U.S. a child goes to the emergency room because of a tip-over accident involving furniture or a TV.
Florida’s Hit and Run Pandemic
July 21, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryAccording to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, in 2015, there were more than 92,000 hit and run crashes in Florida. Of those 92,000 hit and run crashes, there were more than 19,000 injuries, with over 1,200 of those involving serious bodily injury.
Unrestricted Pets Still Seen in Drivers' Laps
July 20, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury, Truck AccidentsDriver distractions come in many forms. Some of them are four-legged. Even though pet travel safety restraint purchases are at an all-time high, according to PetInsurance.com, there are many that do not protect pets enough to make it safe for drivers and passengers.
6 Reasons Boats Catch Fire
July 18, 2016 | Category: Boating Accidents, Personal InjuryBoat fires are particularly dangerous. In the May and June 2016 three boat fires occurred in south Florida.
The Number of Pedestrians Injured or Killed is Still Rising in the U.S.
July 15, 2016 | Category: Pedestrian Accidents, Personal InjuryA new report issued in March 2016 by the Governor’s Highway Safety Association estimates that the number of pedestrians killed in traffic increased 10 percent from 2014 to 2015 in the U.S.
Takata Airbags and Other Defective Product Recalls
July 14, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryIn May of this year the Department of Transportation expanded their recall of Takata airbag inflators to include an additional estimated 35-40 million inflators. This was on top of 28.8 million Takata inflators already under recall. News of the recall has likely sparked a number of questions in the minds of many consumers, as well as car owners who have been directly affected by the Takata recall.
Tire Problems and Multi-Vehicle Accidents
July 13, 2016 | Category: Automobile Accidents, Personal InjuryEvery motorist’s worst nightmare is driving along the road and suddenly experiencing a blow-out, especially when traveling at high speeds. When blowouts happen, drivers lose control of their vehicles. Should this happen when there are multiple vehicles in the area, the single blow-out can result in a major multi-vehicle accident.
Pedestrian Safety: The Right of Way
July 12, 2016 | Category: Pedestrian Accidents, Personal InjuryFlorida can be a dangerous place for those who chose to travel by foot. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in 2014, there were 4,884 (including 588 in Florida) pedestrians killed and an estimated 65,000 injured in traffic crashes in the United States. Roads, intersections and even parking areas in Florida tend not to be designed with pedestrian safety as a primary concern. Traffic moves fast in Florida and tragically, pedestrians can often be left in unsafe...
Who Is Legally Responsible for Reporting Nursing Home Abuse?
July 8, 2016 | Category: Nursing Home Neglect/Abuse, Personal InjuryThe National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) reports that 36 percent of the nation’s nursing homes have been in violation of the elderly abuse laws.