A busy pedestrian crossing between the UNC Charlotte campus and a residential neighborhood named College Downs may be putting pedestrians’ lives at risk, according to the Lake Norman News. One instance related by the newspaper occurred in the fall of 2011, when a car hit a student crossing at the location. A report by the nonprofit…
Most teen drivers don’t know why their parents make such a big deal about letting them drive. Simply put, new drivers don’t realize just how dangerous a car accident can be. Serious injuries from car accidents are on the rise for teens, and a new AAA study shows that “teen drivers are approximately 50 percent more…
A lost couch was blamed for one death and three injuries along I-5 on Tuesday night in early November 2011. According to Fox40 TV, the incident began when a tan car struck the couch, leading the driver and a passenger to get out to survey the damage. When another car’s driver swerved around the couch,…
In North Carolina (NC) victims of medical negligence now face limits on how much they obtain from physicians and other medical providers for damages, as new state laws took effect in October 2011, according to The Associated Press. The so-called “tort reform” resulted from intense lobbying by hospitals, doctors and insurance companies Specifically, North Carolina monies award for…
Failing to communicate clinical data from diagnostic tests, for instance not letting patients know what numbers mean or taking too much time to share results with patients, places physicians at risk for medical malpractice lawsuits, according to a study findings published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. According to a SUNY Downstate…