Injury Blog
Peg Perego Recalls Strollers That Caused Fatality
News Regarding Defective Products WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Peg Perego USA Inc., of Fort Wayne, Ind., is announcing a voluntary recall of about 223,000 strollers due to a risk of entrapment and strangulation. A 6-month-old baby boy from Tarzana, Calif. died Read more »
Penn State Removes a Symbol of Past, Attempting to Move Forward
Last week we posted an informative blog about negligent supervision. Negligent supervision could be a basis for civil law suits against Penn State because key administrative staff members failed to report incidents of child abuse when they allegedly knew it was happening. Beth Burgess, an attorney at The Law Office of Thomas G. Buchanan Read more »
When Not Doing Something Becomes Wrong
Commentary About Negligent Supervision and Abuse Negligent supervision is a term you may not have heard very often before the Penn State scandal. The University is now facing civil lawsuits for failure to report Jerry Sandusky’s sexual crimes. These lawsuits include claims of negligent supervision. The core complaint is that Read more »
Caring for our elderly: An Unpaid Job With Benefits
New studies have revealed the amount we spend doing a myriad of activities, including caring for the elderly. The Bureau of Labor Statistics[1] reports that in the last three months, 39.8 million people over age 15 provided unpaid care to someone over 65. Civilian caregivers who provide care several times Read more »
A Little Known Fact About Arkansas
The League of American bicyclists ranked Arkansas as the least bicycle friendly state out of all 50 states. This may be shocking to Central Arkansas residents because cyclists are visible throughout our area. Although Arkansas was number 50 on the list, three communities in our state were labeled Bicycle Friendly Read more »
Fireworks as Scarce as the Rain in Arkansas
Next week, Independence Day festivities honoring fallen soldiers and celebrating patriotism will be conducted in many Arkansas hometowns. The only difference is, this year, some will be without fireworks. The state Forestry Commission along with local officials, has moved to ban Fourth of July fireworks in towns across the state, including Hot Springs, Read more »
Engine Fires Lead to GM Recalls
Yesterday, a driver pulling into the Chenal Post office on Technology Drive knocked out a set of glass doors and damaged a brick wall. The driver may have accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake. According to news reports, the Little Rock Fire Department had to pull the SUV Read more »
Work injuries and your legal rights as an employee.
Whether a serious injury occurs on or off the job to you or your family member, your work schedule could be interrupted. If you are absent from work due to serious health conditions or you need to be absent to care for a family member, you might be worried about Read more »
Skechers Getting in Shape is Harder than Getting New Shoes
Do you start a new commitment to get in shape every time a new week rolls around? If someone said you could get in shape without changing anything but the kind of shoes you wore, how fast would go get those shoes? A lot of people did just that, only Read more »
Armstrong Approaches an Uphill Legal Battle of Olympic Proportion
The Olympics are well under way. Most of us have a favorite sport or athlete. We take pride in watching our favorite athletes excel and we are disappointed when they don’t. This year, U.S. cycling fans may be disappointed because of some missing faces. Four former Olympic teammates of Lance Read more »