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PARENTS BEWARE: INFANT SEATS FAIL IN SIDE-IMPACT CRASHES

January 07, 2007 03:04

According to Consumer Reports, car seats for infants (the rear-facing seats for infants up to about one year in age) usually fail in broadside crashes -- 10 of 12 models tested failed, some "disastrously" (the seat often separated completely from...According to Consumer Reports, car seats for...

PARENTS BEWARE: INFANT SEATS FAIL IN SIDE-IMPACT CRASHES

January 06, 2007 21:05

According to Consumer Reports, car seats for infants (the rear-facing seats for infants up to about one year in age) usually fail in broadside crashes -- 10 of 12 models tested failed, some "disastrously" (the seat often separated completely from its base). One popular model -- the Evenflo...

TO PERSONAL-INJURY VICTIMS AND PAIN-SUFFERERS -- OVER-THE-COUNTER PAINKILLERS CAN BE HARMFUL

January 04, 2007 18:59

If you -- like many personal-injury victims -- are taking over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, you need to be aware of new proposed FDA (Food and Drug Administration) warnings. On January 2, 2007, the Washington Post reported that the FDA has...If you -- like many personal-injury victims -- are...

TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY -- SOBERING STATISTICS, MAJESTIC STRUGGLES

January 04, 2007 12:57

To know or to represent a victim of traumatic brain injury is to be sobered by the gravity of the injury and humbled by the victim's efforts to regain his life. Statistics don't often tell us much about the individual...To know or to represent a victim of traumatic brain injury is to be sobered by...

PEDESTRIAN AND MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS ACCOUNT IN PART FOR HIGHEST TRAFFIC DEATH TOLL SINCE 1990

January 04, 2007 12:20

Traffic deaths in the United States in 2005 -- 43,443 -- reached their highest levels since 1990, according to government statistics cited by the Insurance Journal, The increase was more than 1 percent compared to 2004. This increase was attributed...Traffic deaths in the United States in 2005 --...

WHY ARE THERE NO MEDICATION ERRORS IN VIRGINIA WHEN MEDICATION ERRORS KILL OR INJURE 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS EVERY YEAR?

January 04, 2007 04:37

In another post to this Blog, I lamented both the bias against any plaintiff and the especial bias against any plaintiff suing a doctor or hospital for medical negligence: Virginia's not being on this list of "judicial hellholes" is no...In another post to this Blog, I lamented both the bias...

TRIAL LAWYER -- DO YOU FOLLOW THE SAME DISCOVERY PLAN IN EVERY CASE, OR DO YOU CEREBRATE AND CELEBRATE?

January 04, 2007 03:33

One of the best things about the seasoned trial lawyer is the wealth of his experience. One of the worse things about the seasoned trial lawyer is the poverty of his experience. Trial lawyer, let's look at just one of...One of the best things about the seasoned trial lawyer is the wealth of his...

NO, VIRGINIA, YOUR PERSONAL-INJURY AWARDS ARE NOT EXCESSIVE; YOU ARE NOT A "JUDICIAL HELLHOLE"

January 04, 2007 01:48

No, Virginia, your jury verdicts for injured men, women and children are not excessive or "out-of-control." The American Tort Reform Association -- "ATRA" -- has published its list of "Judicial Hellholes" of 2006 ... and, Virginia, you are not on...No, Virginia, your jury verdicts for injured men,...

TO PERSONAL-INJURY VICTIMS AND PAIN-SUFFERERS -- OVER-THE-COUNTER PAINKILLERS CAN BE HARMFUL

January 03, 2007 21:32

If you -- like many personal-injury victims -- are taking over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, you need to be aware of new proposed FDA (Food and Drug Administration) warnings. On January 2, 2007, the Washington Post reported that the FDA has proposed stronger warning labels on...

WHY ARE THERE NO MEDICATION ERRORS IN VIRGINIA WHEN MEDICATION ERRORS KILL OR INJURE 1.5 MILLION AMERICANS EVERY YEAR?

January 03, 2007 21:30

In another post to this Blog, I lamented both the bias against any plaintiff and the especial bias against any plaintiff suing a doctor or hospital for medical negligence: Virginia's not being on this list of "judicial hellholes" is no surprise to Virginia judges or the trial lawyers for the...