Every action has a consequence. It is these consequences that hold people accountable. Medical malpractice lawsuits not only hold doctors and nurses accountable but they also provide compensation to victims whose lives have been changed forever. Medical malpractice caps are unfair laws which limit medical malpractice victim’s recovery as well as giving immunity to those…
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced this week that it is reviewing new exemptions for more than 30 truck drivers from federal vision requirements. Most of these truckers can see well in one eye, but are either partially or totally blind in the other eye. This reduces their line of sight behind the…
The company Wabco has come up with an app for mobile phones that can monitor many of the safety systems on a tractor trailer. The product is called OptiLink and allows the truck driver to access 18 truck and trailer settings, including: · Air suspension · Brake release · Rear blind spot detector · Tire pressure monitoring · Traction control of rear…
A motorcyclist died from injuries suffered in a head-on collision in the 1900 block of North Tryon Street in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). The fatal accident occurred around 6:30 am on September 27, 2014, and police have charged the driver of an SUV with causing the motorcycle rider’s death by illegally crossing double yellow lines…
Failure to yield right of way while attempting a left-hand turn appears to have caused a fatal accident in Wake Forest, North Carolina (NC). The deadly wreck at the intersection of Capital Boulevard and Caverness Farms Avenue claimed the life of a 15-year-old high school student and sent four other teenagers from the two cars…