- Brett Emison | July 31, 2012 12:34 PM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
What happens when our laws can't keep up with our innovation? So asked Vivek Wadhwa at WashingtonPost.com (via Venture Beat). In encourage you read that post.
Wadhwa examines the...
- Brett Emison | July 30, 2012 10:06 AM |
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Tractor-Trailer Accidents
There is a shortage of safe, qualified truck drivers in the trucking industry. CNN estimated the current shortage at 200,000 drivers. However, a trucking industry consultant estimated today's...
- Brett Emison | July 27, 2012 11:16 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Check out these legal, safety, and other news headlines from around the Internet that caught my attention this week:
Can Consumers Have Facebook and Privacy Too? [Jeff Sovern at...
- Brett Emison | July 26, 2012 11:01 AM |
Category:
Toxic Substances
Up to half of sea food sold is mislabeled to cause consumers to believe they eating higher quality (more expensive) fish than they are actually being served says advocacy group Oceana.
Diane...
- Brett Emison | July 25, 2012 10:14 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Safety Research & Strategies continues to examine information showing that unintended acceleration still plagues Toyota vehicles and that many incidents cannot be explained by floor...
- Brett Emison | July 24, 2012 10:14 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
A number of studies have shown the antidepressant drug, Lexapro, (and other SSRI drugs) have been linked to serious birth defects when taken during pregnancy. In 2007, the New England Journal of...
- Brett Emison | July 23, 2012 10:14 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Ford Motor Company has recalled almost twelve thousand 2013 Ford Escape SUVs because of fuel line defects that can cause fire. 11,500 Ford Escapes with the 1.6 liter EcoBoost engines contain a...
- Brett Emison | July 20, 2012 10:01 AM |
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Medical Malpractice
Check out these legal, safety, and other headlines that caught my attention this week:
Finding Public Google Docs [Martha at Advocate's Studio]
Podcasts on...
- Brett Emison | July 19, 2012 10:07 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) wants answers to key questions remaining after investigations by NHTSA and NASA into Toyota's sudden acceleration problem. Specifically, Sen. Grassley wants more...
- Brett Emison | July 18, 2012 10:22 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
It's time for Congress to pass Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act. If you don't know Raechel and Jacquie's story, you can read about how Enterprise Rent-A-Car rented the...
- Brett Emison | July 17, 2012 10:10 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
When we hear about distracted driving, most think of teenagers texting or distracting movies or someone putting on makeup or even an errant cheeseburger wrapper. We don't often think about...
- Brett Emison | July 16, 2012 9:43 AM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
Veteran reporter Harry Smith (@HarrySmithNBC) on Rock Center reported last week that six months after the Costa Concordia cruise ship wreck disaster, some of the survivors are fighting the...
- Brett Emison | July 13, 2012 4:09 PM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Stay safe this Friday the 13th and check out these safety, legal, and other headlines from around the Internet that caught my attention this week:
Lance Armstrong Files Suit Against...
- Brett Emison | July 09, 2012 10:47 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Chances are you've done it. You've checked a text, email, or made a call while driving. Teen drivers know that texting and driving is dangerous, but nearly half do it anyway.
Teen...
- Brett Emison | July 06, 2012 10:49 AM |
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Medical Malpractice
I hope everyone had a good 4th of July celebration! Check out these headlines from around the Internet that caught my interest this week:
Romney and Mandates [Brian Wolfman at Public...
- Brett Emison | July 05, 2012 10:11 AM |
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Automobile Accidents
Is the insurance company looking out for you? Or is it most concerned about it's own bottom line?
Why do we have insurance? Because accidents happen and people can get hurt and/or...
- Brett Emison | July 04, 2012 7:04 AM |
Category:
Wrongful Death
Happy Independence Day!
Instead of created a brand new post, I'm taking some highlights of posts from 2011 and 2010.
The Declaration of Independence and the adoption of our...
- Brett Emison | July 03, 2012 11:19 AM |
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
Adding to Toyota's sudden acceleration woes, Toyota has recalled nearly 150,000 of its luxury line Lexus SUVs.
Lexus vehicles affected are the 2010 Lexus RX 350 and the 2010 Lexus RX...
- Brett Emison | July 02, 2012 10:12 AM |
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Teen drivers might know texting while driving is dangerous, but nearly half admit to texting while driving anyway.
Teen (and older) drivers might know distracting driving is dangerous, but...