Workplace Injuries

• Penn State, Joe Paterno, Civil Justice, & Tort Reform

  Brett Emison | November 15, 2011 11:18 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  I've abstained from writing about the Penn State child sex abuse scandal partly because it's just so horrible and partly because others have written so much about it (see Read More below), but I'll...

• Chevy Volt Fire Raises Awareness of Emergency Responder Safety at Accidents with Electric Vehicles

  Paul Napoli | November 11, 2011 11:02 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 11, 2011 As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) launches an investigation into electric vehicle lithium-ion batteries following a fire involving a Chevrolet Volt, it...

• Architects in Brooklyn Fatal Building Collapse may have Troubled History

  Paul Napoli | November 10, 2011 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 10, 2011 Just days after the collapse of a building on a Brighton Beach construction site, the New York Daily News reports that the condominium project’s architects have had trouble...

• Safety Regulations Need Tightening, Not Loosening

  Jordan Margolis | November 03, 2011 10:34 AM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  Many of us likely remember last year’s tragic death of 29 miners in the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia. The deaths occurred following an explosion in the mine, which investigators now...

• Compensation for Tornado Hero after Workers Compensation Denial

  Doug Landau | October 26, 2011 8:48 PM | 1 CommentFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  After being thrown a city block by 200 mph winds, a Midwest social worker endured the 1-2 punch of having his workers comp claim denied. Mark Lindquist nearly gave his life trying to save three...

• Everyday Surfaces Teeming With Germs

  Nolan Erickson | October 26, 2011 2:52 PM | 1 CommentLansing, MI

  I’m not too much of a germaphobe, but a number of recent studies have highlighted just how unsanitary commonly used surfaces are. One report states that gas pumps are the top offenders for...

• Tornado Hero Denied Workers Compensation

  Doug Landau | October 24, 2011 6:11 AM | 9 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Courage in the face of a tornado's 200 mph winds is something to be respected and honored. The EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin, Missouri was among the nation's worst ever. It killed 162 people and...

• Alabama Man Electrically Shocked by Low-Hanging Wire Wins $1.5M Verdict

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | October 19, 2011 6:20 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Imagine being shocked by a power line carrying more than twice the votage used to executed a prisoner in an electric chair, but surviving. That's exactly what happened to a man in Greene County,...

• Technology Helping Improve Quality of Life for Quadriplegic Accident Victims

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | October 19, 2011 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  A personal injury that results in the loss or paralysis of a limb is one of the most profound injuries a person can suffer. But there is good news. Bioengineers is making strides in developing...

• Lions And Tigers And Bears... Oh My!

  Brett Emison | October 19, 2011 7:11 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  The Associated Press and others have reported that dozens of exotic animals - including Tigers and Bears - have escaped from an exotic animal farm in I-70 in Ohio after the farm's owner was found...