Personal Injury
Advanced Frontal Airbags: What you should know
Advanced Frontal Airbags: What you should know There has been a great deal of improvements in airbags since they came out in the 80’s. When airbags were first introduced to vehicles, they deployed the same way every time for every occupant. In some cases, airbags would cause serious injuries and sometimes death in small children,…
Read MoreWhat Baby Products to Avoid
What Baby Products to Avoid It can be easy to trust department stores and large brands to make high quality safe products, but not all products are safe. There have been many popular baby and childcare products that are unfortunately associated with injures and death. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that 40 percent…
Read MoreThe Dangers of Letting Your Child Sleep In Car Seats
The Dangers of Letting Your Child Sleep In Car Seats While many parents put a great deal of trust in car seats to keep their child safe, there are some hidden dangers to letting your child fall asleep in them. Car seats for the most part do an excellent job at protecting children in the…
Read MoreDietary supplements send thousands to the ER
Dietary supplements send thousands to the ER Although often promoted or thought of as harmless, multivitamins, diet pills, supplements and energy boosters are sending thousands to emergency rooms every year. New England Journal of Medicine recently released a study, the first study of its kind, revealing that 23,000 people end up in the emergency room…
Read MoreHow automakers plan to eliminate rear-end collisions
How automakers plan to eliminate rear-end collisions Rear-end collisions account for a third of all car crashes. After years of trying to figure out how to prevent these accidents, automakers have started implementing technology to help reduce the amount of rear-end collisions. Accidents cost Americans billions of dollars every year and lead to injuries and…
Read MoreRecall for Defective Climbing Tree Stand after Injuries
Recall for Defective Climbing Tree Stand after Injuries Big Game is recalling 12,200 climbing tree stands after a fall hazard was discovered. The climbing tree stand cable assembly can release posing a significant chance of falling and potential injuries. Big Game has already received one report of the cable assembly releasing which caused the user…
Read MoreNew Auto Safety Technology Come With Little Technology for Drivers
New Auto Safety Technology Come With Little Technology for Drivers Safety technology has allowed vehicles to almost completely drive themselves, but with the new technology additions to vehicles there has been little to no education for drivers. Vehicles can brake themselves before getting too close to another object, move back into its lane if it…
Read MoreHonda Recalls 2016 CR-Vs for Exploding Airbags
Honda Recalls 2016 CR-Vs for Exploding Airbags Honda Motor Co. is recalling some of its 2016 CR-V models for a new Takata airbag defect. The CR-V is the top selling crossover/SUV in the United States. The potentially deadly defect, involves a manufacturing defect in the metal housing surrounding the driver’s airbag inflator. The inflator could…
Read MoreQuestions Arise Over Volkswagen’s Low Injury Reports
Questions Arise Over Volkswagen’s Low Injury Reports Volkswagen’s extremely low injury reports raise questions on how accurate they actually are. Although everyone wants good numbers when it comes to death and injury claims for automakers, Volkswagen’s appear to be too good to be true. In fact, the average reporting rate of competitors is nine times…
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