Defective Brakes Caused My Car Accident. What Should I Do?
A variety of factors can cause car accidents, and one prevalent cause is defective vehicles or defective vehicle parts. When a company designs or manufactures a vehicle or a vehicle component part, it has a duty to design or manufacture its product carefully and safely using proper testing procedures and following governmental regulations. If a car […]
Hospital Error May Have Put 18 Patients At Risk of Incurable and Deadly Disease
According to The Los Angeles Times, 18 neurosurgery patients in North Carolina may have been exposed to an incurable brain disorder because instruments were not properly sterilized after an operation on someone who already had the disease. Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem apologized for the incident, saying that “extra precautions should have been taken”, […]
Research Shows Pradaxa is the Most Complained About Drug in the US
According to ABC 7 Detroit, Pradaxa, a popular blood thinner, is the most complained about drug in the United States. Pradaxa is used to treat atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that significantly increases the risk of stroke. Research found more complaints were filed with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about Pradaxa than any other […]
23-Year-Old Hawaiian Woman in Coma Following Routine Dental Procedure
According to Hawaii News Now, a young mother of two is on life support after going in for a routine dental procedure to get her wisdom teeth pulled. The 23-year-old’s boyfriend dropped her off at the dentist on the morning of March 17 for the procedure. The mother of two went in to have all […]
Colson Hicks Eidson Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit On Behalf of Victim Killed in Fatal Crash on the MacArthur Causeway
Dr. Malcolm Lloyd was the passenger of a Lamborghini when he was killed on April 24th, 2014 CORAL GABLES, Fla. (May 2, 2014) – Coral Gables-based law firm Colson Hicks Eidson filed a wrongful death complaint in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court in Miami-Dade County on behalf of the family of the late Dr. Malcolm Lloyd, passenger […]
Train Operator Falls Asleep at Controls, Train Derails and Injures 32
According to CNN, the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line train crashed and injured 32 people on March 24. The eight-car train failed to stop at the end of the line when it arrived at the airport station at 2:52 a.m., according to Chicago Fire Department officials. The lead car appeared to have climbed an escalator […]
Teenage Girl and Father Die in Tampa Bay Plane Crash
According to WFTS Tampa Bay, a 15-year-old girl and her father died in a plane crash on their way to Chicago for a weekend trip on their Cessna airplane. A friend of the girl also came along on the ride, and is now the only survivor of the crash. She is still in the hospital, […]
Proposed Maryland Bill Could Ban Energy Drinks To Minors Following Teen’s Death
According to CBS Baltimore, Maryland could become the first state in the US to ban energy drinks to teens, following the death of a 14-year-old Maryland girl who died after consuming two 24-ounce cans of Monster energy drink in two days. In 2011, the 14 year old went into cardiac arrest and died due to […]
School Bus Flips Over in New York City Collision, Injuring Nine People
According to CNN, a school bus carrying children flipped over after it collided with a taxi cab in New York City, leaving nine people injured. The bus was transporting six children between the ages of 10 and 12 in Brooklyn. Several children suffered minor injuries and were hospitalized, according to the New York Police Department. […]
Four Killed After SUV Rolls Over in San Antonio
According to KXAN, a rollover traffic accident on the South Side of San Antonio left four people dead. San Antonio police say the wreck happened early on March 24, after the driver of a Chevrolet Trailblazer lost control. San Antonio Police Department officials and paramedics responded to the crash just after 2 a.m. near an […]
