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Posted on: Friday, December 25th, 2009
Playground related injuries are still fairly prevalent today. Consulting a qualified personal injury attorney in defective product cases like this is a must. Once upon a time playgrounds were fully equipped with all kinds of things on which children loved to play. Swings, teeter-totters, slides and monkey bars to name but a few of the wonderful playthings that dotted a childhood landscape. Many of these items were made with wood that didn’t have a particularly long life, and as they deteriorated, became hazardous to a child’s safety. Witness the story of little Jamey Farmer, decked out in overalls and in [...]
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Posted on: Saturday, December 12th, 2009
If your vehicle is crashworthy it means it will adequately protect you during a collision. If this does not happen, you may be able to file a personal injury lawsuit. Crash ratings of vehicles these days are important things to note. They tell you what your chances are of being able to survive a collision. While it won’t tell you if your injuries will be reduced, the crashworthiness of a well built vehicle is something that is a distinct benefit for the vehicle’s occupants. The term crashworthiness really refers to the total design of a vehicle and deals with things [...]
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Posted on: Friday, December 4th, 2009
Head trauma in a child is a very frightening thing. Even though the skull is pretty tough, a sufficiently strong impact may cause traumatic brain injury. Head trauma, or concussions in children are the bane of a parent’s existence. The very thought of their child tripping over a rug and connecting with the sharp edge of a coffee table or falling out of the top bunk bed are the stuff of nightmares for anxious parents. “If a child is involved in a car crash that was the result of someone else’s negligence and sustains traumatic brain injuries, it is critical [...]
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Posted on: Friday, December 4th, 2009
There has been an interesting proposal made in the House and Senate that things be made easier to sue makers of medical devices. The question is will this work if passed? While it may be a good idea to have legislation in place that allows patients who have been harmed by defective medical devices to sue the device’s maker, the question becomes, will this work? Medical devices that have been in the news lately because they failed include artificial knees and heart valves. The proposed Act, known as the Medical Device Safety Act (2009), if passed, would effectively overturn the [...]
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