February, 2013 Articles

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Farming Accidents and Injuries

Far more accidents that result in injury or death occur on a farm in any given year. That is why the National Safety Council has labeled the farming industry as the most dangerous occupation in ...
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Increased Construction Means Increased Safety Precautions for Workers

According to the 2012 report from the New York Building Congress, the NYC construction industry experienced a five percent increase over 2011. Spending on new residential projects was up 54% and ...
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New Mexico Traffic Accident Information

The latest publication from the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) concerning traffic accidents in the state is for 2009. In that year, someone died in a vehicle crash approximately every ...
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Toyota Settles Wrongful Death Case, More Are Pending

Toyota has been facing a number of injury and wrongful death lawsuits after drivers began experiencing unexpected acceleration in Toyota vehicles. Toyota has settled the first wrongful death case in ...
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Nursing Home Owner Convicted of Abuse and Fraud

In a press release published by the FBI in May 2012, it was reported that the owner of three nursing homes in the Atlanta area was convicted of federal fraud. The owner had billed Medicare and ...
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Court Hands Down Award Settlement in Vaccine Case

A boy who suffered a brain injury due to an MMR vaccine was awarded a huge settlement of close to one million dollars by a court in December 2012. The MMR vaccine is a common childhood vaccine for ...
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Psychiatrist Claims School Shootings Linked to Psychiatric Drugs

According to a British psychiatrist who founded rxisk.org, a website devoted to research into prescription drugs, approximately 90 percent of the school shooters who engaged in violent acts over the ...
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Super Bowl Player Loses Relatives in DUI Crash

California residents who were the aunt and uncle of a Super Bowl player were killed by a drunk driver the morning after watching their nephew play for the San Francisco 49ers. The couple was killed ...
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Medication Errors Continue to Rise

According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), medication errors leading to the necessity for additional medical care in the U.S. has increased by 50 percent in the last few ...
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Recent Product Liability Cases

Product liability cases involve consumer products which cause harm or death to those who use them. These products can include any type of consumer product, from auto parts to toys, appliances, ...
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Construction Worker Dies in Queens

A construction worker died in Queens last week when working on an Astoria apartment building in 12-degree temperatures. The 42 year-old man fell through a floor and landed in a basement area where he ...
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Massachusetts Construction Company Cited by OSHA

Revoli Construction Company, which operates out of Franklin, Massachusetts, was involved in a construction accident which ended in the death of a local police officer in Westfield, Massachusetts last ...
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Trucker Receives Damages for False Arrest

An Alabama trucker who was falsely imprisoned for 34 days as a result of a contract dispute with the company he drove for won a civil case in 2010. The trucker, who was an independent contractor who ...
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New York Man Dies in Drug-Related Crash

On January 21, 2012 a 50 year-old New York motorist was killed when his car was struck head-on by a driver whose car crossed the center line of the highway. The implicated driver, a 24 year-old who ...
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Nursing Home Abuse Statistics

Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is a very real problem in the United States. According to statistics gathered by the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA), close to six million cases of elder abuse ...
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California Drivers: Texting is Biggest Safety Hazard

According to a survey conducted by California's Office of Traffic Safety entitled "2012 Statewide Traffic Safety Survey," California drivers consider talking and texting on a cell phone ...
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Toyota Pays Record-Breaking Fine

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported in a December 2012 press release that the Toyota Motor Corporation was fined the maximum amount under federal law for its violations ...
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Funeral Home Negligence in Personal Injury Law

No one expects to have to deal with negligence or unscrupulous acts perpetrated in connection with their loved one's passing. Families and friends who have lost someone have enough to deal with in ...
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