We all know that speed can be dangerous. We accept this risk to some degree on the highway but do not expect to be put in peril by a speeding while in a parking lot. Sometimes, though, drivers choose to speed in the most unsafe places. Potomaclocal.com has reported that on the morning of July 19,…
As a Virginia products liability lawyer in a firm handling Johnson and Johnson (Depuy) hip recall cases, I know that the regulation of medical appliances is not what it should be. A panel of medical experts came to the conclusion on Friday that the Government should discard their system for approving medical devices…
If you’re not a doctor or a nurse, you may not know that mortality rates at hospitals rise between 4 and 12 percent in July. What causes this midsummer upswing in deaths? Heat-related injuries? No, and the answer may have you scrambling to cancel any elective surgery slated for July. According to results from a…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 8,000 non-slip bathtub pads that were manufactured by Prime-Line. The recalled pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, which could cause a person to fall and suffer a serious injury. The vinyl, textured pads are whale-shaped and white and are routinely used to…
According to a new report released by the Washington Examiner, the number of alcohol- and drug-related traffic accidents has significantly dropped in Virginia over the past five years. In Maryland, the number of drunk driving accidents stayed about the same, while the number of DUI crashes in Washington DC went up slightly. What has Virginia…