NATIONAL – Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) can be devastating not only to patients but to caregivers as well. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 1.7 million Americans sustain TBIs ranging from mild to severe every year. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE: http://www.biaf.org/documents/Biomarkers-for-TBI.pdf www.trippfirm.com TRIPP LAW FIRM – Personal Injury Law SPEAK TO…
NATIONAL – Toyota is being accused of planting a story in The Wall Street Journal asserting that federal regulators were blaming dozens of unintended acceleration incidents involving the company’s vehicles on “driver error.” According to the Web site Just-Auto.com, a spokesperson for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has refuted the claims made in…
MADEIRA BEACH — Authorities said, a northbound vehicle struck a woman crossing Gulf Boulevard with a group of friends. The 46 year old resident of Madeira Beach was taken to Bayfront Medical Center for treatment of her accident-related injuries. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened just before 10:00 p.m. near the…
NATIONAL – According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), American Suzuki Motor Corporation is recalling about 1,355 Suzuki QuadSport All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) due to loss of control hazard. The flame arrester screen can become detached from its mounting ring, preventing the throttle valve from returning to the idle position when the throttle…
NATIONAL – According to Newsday (7/8, Chang) reports, “A crowd management expert testified Thursday that the Valley Stream Walmart lacked adequate crowd control and safety measures in the 2008 Black Friday trampling death of a temporary worker.” Wal-Mart “is fighting a $7,000 fine from the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) after the death…
NATIONAL – On the front page of its Business Day section, the New York Times (7/7, B1, Greenhouse) reports, “Wal-Mart Stores has spent a year and more than a million dollars in legal fees battling a $7,000 fine that federal safety officials assessed after shoppers trampled a Wal-Mart employee to death at a store on…
According to the NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL – Every year, unintentional injuries kill more than 101,000 individuals, with a cost to society of $608 billion. Of all the risks, falls are the leading cause of unintentional death among people 65 and older, approaching 11,000 deaths a year. Falls are the third leading cause of death for…
Whiplash injuries result in about a twenty five percent result in long term chronic disorders. It can exceed forty percent of some whiplash patients suffer with long-term symptoms. Some symptoms may last for months or even years and for some, it can last a life time, never making a complete recovery. It can be especially…
Each year, well over two million people in the United States sustain some sort of a head injury. Eighty percent of those injuries are considered to be “minor” in nature. However, many of these minor head injuries may have significant, long-lasting results. Many closed head injuries result in a traumatic brain injury. This injury may…
A whiplash injury affects well over one million people in the U.S. each year and is the most common injury resulting from car accidents. Whiplash injury symptoms are often chronic problems that sometimes may persist for many years. Headaches, neck pain, low back pain, and travel anxieties are but a few of these symptoms. Up…