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Many people love to decorate for the holidays, a huge percentage with indoor and outdoor lighting, but there are many dangers for the unwary. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has compiled statistics that indicate an average of 160 structure fires result from holiday lighting failures…
The holidays are upon us and this time of year means that the U. S. Public Interest Research Group has issued its latest list of dangerous and defective toys. U.S. PIRG has been compiling and publishing the list for almost 30 years, and it is…
At least 139 people have been injured as a result of shrapnel shot out from defective Takata airbags. And, millions of vehicles are now on NHTSA’s recall list because of the Takata airbag recall. Honda had to recall 5.1 million vehicles equipped with Takata airbags.…
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…
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,…
We always hear about frivolous lawsuits. We hear about how they cost the system so much money. Well, there was a recent example of a case in Alabama which clearly shows how a frivolous case would be handled. Now, I am NOT passing value on…
It was a bold response to a drastic situation. The governor of New Hampshire declared a state of emergency last week after 44 reported overdoses of a synthetic marijuana known as spice. The most sinister detail of this crisis? The drug is bubblegum-flavored. There’s no…
The Bombshell from Miami-Dade County Circuit Court is no doubt reverberating throughout the halls of Tallahassee this week and will most certainly dominate discussion at the 69th Annual Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference to be hosted this week by the Workers’ Compensation Institute in Orla
I myself have never considered getting a tattoo, unless I were to join the Marine Corps, in which case a nice “Semper Fi” across the biceps might be cool. At this point in my life, a hitch in the Corps doesn’t seem to be a…
I am posting this article for a friend and guest blogger, JoAnn Marcus. JoAnn is the Executive Director of Commonwealth Community Trust, a nonprofit organization that administers pooled special needs trusts. Her post follows: Special needs trusts are a common tool used by attorneys…
On AL.com today, I saw a story about nineteen people getting ill from food poisoning in Morgan County. You may read the article here. In my years of practicing law, I have been contacted by numerous prospective clients about potential food poisoning cases, and it…
