The jury has begun deliberations after an eight-week bellwether trial in Dallas accusing Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopedic division of negligence, gross negligence, defective product design, failure to warn and violations of the Consumer Protection Act for its actions marketing its line of…
It’s hard to believe, but several earthquakes have taken place in western North Carolina this year. Aren’t those things supposed to happen in California? “Earthquakes are rare in North Carolina, but four already have occurred this year in the western part of the state,” said…
I would venture to say that most encounters with a state trooper on duty will make a person’s heart beat faster. For one man last week, that was definitely a good thing. The encounter took place on a routine day at the Vance County Highway…
In 2013, 33,561 people lost their lives on the roads of the United States, following a trend of more than 33,000 deaths occurring each year on the nations’ roadways. This year, the multi-state “Drive to Save Lives” program is aiming to reduce that figure by…
Finally, information is available about the millions of dollars paid by drug companies to doctors to influence them to prescribe specific drugs. It has been known for years that the drug manufacturers have been spending money to influence doctors to prescribe drugs. But it has…
The Federal Judge assigned to overseeing the Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Hip recall lawsuits issued an order last week expanding the pool of cases to be set for early jury trials. These hip implant devices were recalled in 2012 and had been on…
Keeping Us Safe is pleased to announce a new partnership between its organization and the Ohio State Highway Patrol to help prevent older driver fatalities in the greater Miami County, Ohio area. The Piqua Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be sponsoring Keeping…
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Wal-Mart Transportation were sued in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey by Tracy Morgan and others in connection with the deadly tractor trailer truck crash last summer on the New Jersey Turnpike that left one person…
This year, the Greensboro Police Department, along with UNCG Police and North Carolina A&T Police have been chosen to participate in the “Watch For Me NC” pedestrian and bicycle safety campaign. The campaign took applicants from areas statewide. Among those chosen were Wilmington/UNC-W, Jackson Coun
Do you wonder if the older driver in your family may be experiencing diminishing driving skills as a result of the natural aging process? Has your parent become lost recently while driving on an otherwise familiar route? Have you noticed mom bumping into curbs, mailboxes,…
Who knew? Car seats have a shelf life and it is six years. I certainly didn’t know that factoid until I came across an article about it being Child Passenger Safety Week. The week started Sunday and in Utah, Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake County,…
(4th in a series) School bus safety is no accident. Parents have a responsibility to teach their children how to stay safe in getting to and from school. It’s a dangerous world out there, and statistics prove it. Since the 1998-99 school year, 13 students…
