The economy is tight, and we’re all trying to cut back on spending. Whether it’s making a trip to a discount grocery store or putting ourselves on tighter budgets overall, Americans nationwide are looking for the next best savings. One way many are cutting back is with travel. AAA reports a 15 percent increase in…
With the 2011 holidays quickly approaching, consumers must be more careful than ever to purchase safe toys for their children. More foreign-made toys are making their way to U.S. store shelves, and are some are dangerous or defective. To learn more, visit “Foreign-Made Toys Could Contain Harmful Materials.” CD
In his latest post to our firm’s Suffolk, VA Car & Truck Accident Injury Lawyers blog site, my colleague Kevin Duffy reports on a tractor-trailer wreck allegedly caused by the truck’s driver being under the influence of drugs and operating his big rig recklessly. Kevin notes that fatigue may also have been a factor in…
Authors of an article in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2010 urged hospitals to have clear procedures for notifying the public and patients about errors, coordinating diagnostic testing and treatment and responding to regulatory bodies. Even if this shift toward transparent health care is taking place elswhere, an investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution indicated…
My colleague Jim Lewis has posted a new blog on the Norfolk, VA Car and Truck Accident Injury Lawyers site about a pedestrian who died from injuries sustained when he was struck by a pickup truck while crossing Virginia Beach Boulevard. DM