Articles Posted in Personal Injury

Car accidents happen. In fact, on average, it is estimated that an American citizen is in an auto accident six times during his or her lifetime. There were 6.4 million automobile accidents in the U.S. during 2005, the latest statistic available. However, the National Highway Transportation Safety Board’s early estimate is that 34,000 people were…

Roman Shades have been recalled by several companies over recent months following reports of strangulation in children the used the blind chords. Most recently, Ethan Allen joined the recall to include over 150,000 Roman Blinds. There were no reports of injury. However, all people using the Roman blinds should immediately take them down, store them…

Construction accidents can be some of the most devastating types of accidents. Workers that are injured on the job may be eligible for worker’s compensation benefits. However, benefits offered through worker’s compensation may not equate to compensation for the total damages and life changing experiences that are incurred because of work accidents. Construction workers undoubtedly…

Dialysis Systems by Baxter called HomeChoice and HomeChoice PRO are under a medical device recall following reports from physicians that people have experienced serious injury and one known death because of a defect in the product. The specific defect is unknown at this time. What is known is that the Automated PD system which is…

Broken baseball bats have been an area of concern for the baseball community in recent years. Over 1500 baseball bats have been broken in one season for the Major Baseball League. The Minor Baseball League has banned the use of light weight maple bats that tend to fracture when used by baseball players. Yet, maple…

Bikes accounted for 43,000 injuries and nearly 100 deaths in 2007, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At the onset, you may think that a bike injury is the cause of a swift reactive turn in response to a vehicle or some other obstruction. However, bikers maybe at risk of injury because of…

Food borne illnesses can be traced to manufacturing plants that do not meet regulations for safety. Red flags went up for the risk of a food borne illness at Meyer’s Seafood Processing Facility recently. In October of 2009, inspectors uncovered violations of the seafood Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulation, Title 21, Code…

Millions of Becton, Dickinson and Company catheter systems are involved in a recall because of a defect in the product that may result in injury or death to a user. The direct flaw of the catheter system involves the risk of an air embolism and leakage of blood or therapeutic fluids. These risks pose an…

Cardiac defibrillators can be faulty at times and such is the case with Cardiac Science’s automated external defibrillator. The manufacturer of the medical device has discovered a flaw in the design of the defibrillator which can lead to the inability to resuscitate an individual in need. Over 12,000 of the defibrillators have been recalled due…

Toyota owners that have not been injured and those that have may be entitled to financial compensation because of the defects associated with Toyota cars. Toyota recalls have totaled approximately 8 million autos over the past several months, including several models: 2009-2010 RAV4 Crossover 2009-2010 Corolla 2009-2010 Matrix 2005-2010 Avalon Sedan 2007-2010 Camry Mid Size…