Just over a year after signing his “Buy American and Hire American” executive order, President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort (his “Winter White House” as he terms it) has filed a request to hire foreign workers – again. According to the Labor Department, the resort has filed…
This is my latest blog to educate the community on a dangerous homemade object that is popular among teens. A recent article in the July 22, 2013 issue of Pediatrics reminded me of a time as a child when a 2-year-old neighbor kid shove a…
While serious injuries and fatalities from a falling tree branch may seem rare, these accidents occur more often than one might think. A few days ago some of my staff was discussing the tragic accident of Tripp Halstead, the toddler who was seriously injured during Superstorm…
A settlement was reached in a wrongful death lawsuit resulting from a September 2010 auto-motorcycle accident. The suit was filed by the family of the motorcyclist who was seriously injured on…
On November 7, 2007, the Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Spin Master, of Toronto, Canada, announced a voluntary recall of Aqua Dots. The toys, manufactured in China,…
A jury will decide the wrongful death of a man who was crushed between a truck and rail tanker car. The man was sitting in his car outside his employer’s facility when a trucker backed into…
You are helping with a community service project by cleaning up a roadside. You come across a soda bottle and naturally pick it up. In doing so, a cloud of gas was released. The fumes hit your…
Year after year, band students from a St. James, Missouri high school spend the summer practicing drills and raising money to celebrate the end of band camp. On August 5, they boarded two…
Safety advocates and product liability attorneys have, rightfully so, focused a lot of attention on Toyota and its recent, sudden acceleration and steering problems. Further, there seems to…
The Coca-Cola company has been sued by non-profit watchdog, Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) over its marketing of its popular “Vitaminwater” drink. In its complaint,…
In my continuing effort to keep my readers and their loved ones safe, I have recently begun researching product recalls. As a result, I have found that an alarming number of recalls that have…
Is Ocean Management Systems having a bad Summer? To the company’s credit, it has issued four safety recalls in two months. Unlike some companies, those that choose to hide and dispute equipment…
