Last July, IKEA, in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a recall of 27 million chests and dressers with their MALM collection because they can tip over and crush children if they aren’t property anchored to the wall. The recall came after a year year-old boy from Pennsylvania died after a MALM…
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The Scientific Advances Journal published a study on distracted drivers on May 13, highlighting the dangers of texting specifically. The study surrounds what they coin as a “sixth sense”, the trigger that brings us back from the catatonic state many enter in long drives, sometimes referred to as “zoning out.” This zone allows us to…
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It is easy to be overwhelmed by how many different law firms claim to have expertise in representing injured maritime workers. Injured seamen are looking for the right lawyer while simultaneously dealing with the medical bills and stress of worrying about where the next paycheck will come from. It is important that you hire the…
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In March 2015, Stella Nicolosi of Brooklyn, New York was working out with the Bellfit Resistance Band she had purchased three years earlier. According to her lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court, she was working out “in compliance with the instructions provided.” The lawsuit goes on to allege that Ms. Nicolosi was blinded when the resistance…
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As automobile recalls become a more and more common occurrence, it is important to stay up-to-date. Please check the NHTSA safercar.gov website regularly to verify that your vehicle is not currently affected by a defect or recall. Here are a few of the most recent automobile recalls that may affect your household: Takata announced recalls…
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Thursday night, a fire at a local scrap metal facility injured a worker and damaged property. The fire occurred between 10:30 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. at 9400 Rhonda. According to reports, the fire erupted when fuel tanks were being drained. Although we live in the most technologically advanced society in history, the age-old risk of…
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Three people were tragically killed after their airplane crashed into a car Thursday afternoon. The crash happened just after 1:00 p.m. in the 6800 block of Telephone Road, approximately three blocks north of William P. Hobby International Airport. The Cirrus single-engine SR-20 crashed in the parking lot of an Ace Hardware store crushing an employee’s…
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A waterpark should only illicit fond memories. However, this was not the case on August 9, 2014 when not one but two individuals were severely injured while attending the same event, an organized function benefitting special needs children. 83-year-old Irudayam Yeddanapalli ultimately died in the wading pool preceding the fall of a deaf 2-year-old girl…
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