The Ride Share Law Group website recently reported that a self-driving Uber vehicle being tested on the roads of Arizona struck and killed a woman. While there was a human driver in the car, the vehicle was in autonomous mode. According to the article, the…
CBS TV Interview of attorney Joseph H. Saunders Six people were killed in Miami, Florida last Thursday, March 15th, when a pedestrian bridge under construction fell on a major highway crushing cars traveling underneath. The huge concrete bridge was next to Florida International University in…
Recently in the Legal Examiner (‘DePuy Attune Knee Implant Failures Continue’, February 28, 2018), I wrote of the unusually high rate of early failure of the tibial component in patients who have received a DePuy Synthes Attune knee replacement. A review of the FDA’s Manufacturer…
In Starr v. QuikTrip Corporation, Inc., No. 17-5024 (10th Cir. March 1, 2018), the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit Affirmed the lower court’s ruling. Paul Starr (“Starr”) was a QuikTrip Corporation (“QuikTrip”) employee who also served in the Oklahoma National Guard.…
My daughter’s spring break begins next week. Thankfully, she’s not old enough to drive, so I don’t have the concern that other parents may feel when their kids head off for spring break road trips. For those who do have kiddos heading out on the…
The Supreme Court of Colorado undertook this complicated question in In Re Bailey v. Hermancinski, No. 17SA20, (2018 CO 14). In this original proceeding, the Supreme Court of Colorado considers the scope of the physician–patient privilege in a medical-malpractice action. The law prohibits medical pr
When it comes to government regulations and public safety laws, most trucking companies do their best to comply. After all, they can’t make money if their trucks—and the goods they transport—aren’t allowed on the roads. Yet, there exists a subset of commercial carriers that choose…
“What’s the worst that could happen?” People oughta ask that question more often, particularly when they’re getting in their cars. A lady a couple of houses from me in Kernersville saw a car blow through two stop signs in our neighborhood this morning. She was…
Law enforcement officers throughout the Silver State are participating in the “Joining Forces” program which aims to reduce the number of speeding drivers on Nevada’s roadways. The Joining Forces program will be in effect through March 18, 2018. The program is made possible through a…
