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• Two Injured in Erin Single Car Accident

  George Fusner | August 26, 2009 10:02 AM | 3 CommentsNashville, TN

  Two Houston County high school students in Erin were injured while passengers of a 1995 Honda Accord when the driver, who has not been identified, crashed into a ditch. Brittney Smith, 17, was...

• As Americans Take to Roads This Labor Day, New Report Details Epidemic of Deadly Trucks

  Cecelia Prewett | August 26, 2009 10:00 AM | 3 CommentsVoices

  On average, 30 million Americans will hit the roads over the coming Labor Day weekend, but a new analysis of government data demonstrates just how dangerous those roads can be. The American...

• Are Double-Bottomed Semis More or Less Dangerous to You?

  Devon Glass | August 26, 2009 8:00 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  Continuing with our series, Steve from the Lombardi Law Firm posted on the Des Moines InjuryBoard today on semi-trucks and tractor-trailers. I will continue in that vein, attempting to enlighten...

• Obama Administration only supports medical error reporting for infections.

  Wayne Parsons | August 25, 2009 1:33 PM | 3 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  Hearst Newspapers (8/24, Dunham) reported, While the White House acknowledges that hospital medical errors are 'a big and serious problem,' a senior administration official says President Barack...

• Texting While Driving PSA Getting Lots of Attention

  Sandy Grinnell | August 25, 2009 12:27 PM | 3 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A British public service announcement is getting a lot of air time these days, and not just on British television but on YouTube. The very graphic PSA depicts a horrific accident that begins with...

• Confronting Medical Errors Will Improve Health Care

  Cecelia Prewett | August 25, 2009 10:33 AM | 3 CommentsVoices

  Today’s Wall Street Journal reports on the all-too-common occurrence of medical errors and how hospitals are adopting innovative programs to not only compensate patients, but make strides in...

• Caps or No Caps: You be the Judge

  Mark Bello | August 22, 2009 3:08 PM | 3 CommentsVoices

  Those of you who have read my posts at this location know that I am an outspoken critic of damage caps (aka tort reform, aka liability reform). I believe that they are unconstitutional on several...

• Tort Reform Not a Panacea for Decreasing Health Care Costs

  David Mittleman | August 22, 2009 9:37 AM | 3 CommentsLansing, MI

  So far critics have mostly focused on tearing apart health care reform by portraying it as “socialist” or as a “Nazi” agenda with a federal government “death...

• Charity CEO Compensation: How to be a good judge of executive pay

  Diana Fischer | August 19, 2009 2:27 PM | 3 CommentsVoices

  To help donors make informed decisions about executive compensation at nonprofits, Charity Navigator has recently released a study of CEO pay (you can watch a video summarizing the findings here)....

• What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare.

  Mike Ferrara | August 17, 2009 10:05 PM | 3 CommentsCherry Hill, NJ

  What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. -- from Leisure, by W.H. Davies The article was written in 2007, but I just saw it for the first time today, and was...