The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently released a study on fatal car accidents and drivers under the influence of drugs. Both Maryland and Washington, D.C. came in above the national average of one in five fatally injured drivers having drugs in their system at the time of the accident. The rate...
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Pursuing Claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) permits Americans to do what for a long time they were unable to do - sue the federal government for injuries that a federal employee negligently causes. A New York mother did just that when her daughter...
Read MoreCharter Bus Accidents and Liability
A charter bus carrying children and their parents fell 45 feet off a sky ramp of Interstate 270, killing the driver and injuring more than a dozen passengers. Based out of Pennsylvania, the bus was taking children on a sightseeing tour of several Washington, D.C. locations when the accident occurred. Several weeks later, authorities...
Read MoreWhen Workers’ Compensation is Insufficient
Proponents of workers' compensation systems champion benefits for both employers and employees. For employers, workers' compensation keeps costs down, the argument goes. Instead of facing a constant barrage of lawsuits, employers provide guaranteed medical care to employees regardless of fault for work-related injuries. Employees, on the other hand, do not have to deal...
Read MorePreventing Accidents during Holiday Celebrations
Summer is a time of celebration in the United States with Memorial Day, Independence Day, reunions, and graduation parties taking place all over the country. Unfortunately, negligence in the festivities may lead people to be less vigilant about safety, as holiday and party accidents injure or kill thousands of Americans every year during the...
Read MoreThe Harm that Asbestos Causes, and Canada’s Decision to Re-Open Asbestos Mine
Canada recently decided to loan $58 million to a bankrupt mining company in order to restart asbestos exports from the Jeffrey Mine located in Asbestos, Quebec. The Jeffrey Mine is one of the world’s largest asbestos mines. Canada exported huge amounts of...
Read MoreFires Caused By Faulty Wiring
Earlier in the year, faulty wiring caused a fire at a home in Rhode Island that killed five people. Investigators believe that the faulty wiring generated excessive heat due to surrounding insulation and ignited the wood of the house. The fire began above the first floor. Unfortunately, the only smoke detector was in the...
Read MoreWhen Property Owners Are Liable for Injuries on their Property
Under certain conditions, courts can hold property owners liable for accidents that occur on the owners' property. This is an area of law known as premises liability. Slip and fall accidents are one such area of premises liability. These accidents commonly occur during inclement weather and in nursing homes and commercial businesses. Another area of...
Read MorePicking the Best Nursing Home for Your Elderly Loved Ones
Nursing homes have a duty to care and look out for the best interests of your loved ones but unfortunately, many patients sue nursing homes across the country every year for their staff’s negligent behavior that results in injuries or death to the nursing home’s residents. A newspaper recently investigated complaints against a Virginia...
Read MoreMedical Malpractice during Birth
The birth of a child is a special time for most parents, but unfortunately, for others, injuries to babies during birth happen occasionally. In the United States, the birth injury rate is about seven for every 1,000 births, which amounts to 76 a day. The rate is worse for private, non-profit hospitals versus for-profit...
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