Month: June 2014

Abraham Watkins

NTSB Claims Plane Crash Partially Caused by Relying Too Much on Automation

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the fatal crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was caused by the pilots mismanaging the descent toward San Francisco’s airport and not aborting the landing to try again. Other factors included the complexities of the Boeing 777’s autothrottle, which were inadequately described in the manufacturer’s documents, along…

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American Bar Association Says Social Media Is Fair Game

In April of this year, the American Bar Association (ABA) issued a formal opinion from its Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. In Formal Opinion 466, the ABA provided guidance to trial lawyers with regards to researching potential jurors’ social media websites. Social media websites such as Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, LinkedIn, and others are…

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Abraham Watkins

Teens’ father speaks out against hit-and-run car accident driver

Relatives of two Texas teenagers who were killed during a recent hit-and-run collision are expressing their contempt for the driver who caused the wreck. The teen’s father has characterized the driver as a “monster” because she failed to stop and help the two victims. The woman apparently fled the scene of a fatal car accident…

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