May 2011 Archive 6 Posts

The United States Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) has recently released new bus safety measures, adding to other recent actions undertaken to prevent serious accidents. Under these new regulations, the U.S. DOT will begin more rigorous testing for…

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It has become an increasingly common practice for employers to include "arbitration clauses" in employee contracts. Often, workers are not informed that such an agreement waives their legal right to sue their employer, join a class action lawsuit, or file an appeal. You may have signed a contract…

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According to the New York Times, a comprehensive investigation assembled by a team of independent contractors discovered a "pattern of negligence" caused the 2010 West Virginia coal mine disaster that resulted in the deaths of 29 workers. Workplace negligence puts employees at risk for…

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According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a 25-year-old pedestrian was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on Sugarloaf Parkway late on Tuesday, May 17th 2011. Debris recovered from the scene of the accident suggests that the vehicle was a late-model Dodge Ram, though authorities have…

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Pharmaceutical companies may have illegally promoted atypical antipsychotic drugs (AAP) for dangerous off-label uses in nursing homes, according to report by the Department of Health and Human Services. Given the possible deadly side effects of these drugs when used on patients with dementia…

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The Wall Street Journal reported on May 9 that a woman was found dead among the wreckage of an abandoned Atlanta house. Allegedly, the women was killed by falling debris when the building was being knocked down; an autopsy revealed that she died as a result of blunt force trauma. At this point…

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