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Truck and bus recalls often come in epidemic-like waves. Last month, school bus manufacturers issued recalls for almost 2,000 vehicles, listing a host of various problems with the vehicles that transport our children to school, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Navistar Inc., one the major manufacturers of buses, recalled nearly 900 school and...

With the winter season, generally comes snow and ice, and in turn, slip and falls resulting in broken bones, torn up knees, and head and neck injuries. Keep in mind, these cases are hard to win for the victim, but our firm has experience, and we have had some recent success stories. The basic elements...

The CDC reports that every day, 28 people in the United States die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an alcohol-impaired driver. This amounts to one death every 51 minutes. That does not include those cases where the driver is impaired by drugs or some other substance. The annual cost of alcohol-related crashes totals more than $44...

Today, our kids are trending towards moving into the more extreme sports, wall (rock) climbing, tumbling, acrobatics, trampoline jumping and other feats of flying through the air, not to mention skateboarding, snow-boarding, and playground activities, filled with loops, jumps and all other forms of treacherous obstacles and equipment that can lead to injury. These activities...

Cars, the original - and one of the great - mobile devices to begin with, are about to get even more connected to the Internet. According to Glenn Lurie of AT&T's Emerging Devices business, only five percent of the cars are connected today. "Three to five years from now, 100 percent will be connected,'' he said. "You'll...

There has been a great deal of research in recent years into the long-term damage concussions can cause for professional football players, even drawing enough attention to make a movie about it , "Concussion" starring Will Smith in 2015. A notable by-product is the discovery of the condition known Chronic traumatic encephalopathy ("CTE") a neurodegenerative disease which has been...

According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, bicyclists face some of the most troubling accident statistics on the roadway. After reaching an all-time low in 2010, United States bicycle fatalities have been steadily on the rise. 2015 saw the largest increase in bicycle fatalities in two decades. After any bicycle accident, injury victims have legal...

Children face dangers every day as they explore the world around them. Some of these dangers can be avoided, like using car seats to reduce the risk of injuries, but other dangers are inherent to the very objects which attract children toward them - such as trampolines, jungle-gyms, or backyard swimming pools. These are known...

Maryland auto accident lawyer Stuart Plotnick explains You're driving to work. Or maybe you're running errands, or simply out for a drive. Out of nowhere, another car crashes into your vehicle. Your neck hurts, or maybe your back. All you know is something doesn't feel right. Getting the best medical care you need should be...

Distracted driving causes hundreds of deaths per year. Methods of distraction can include: Driver distractions include: Texting Using a cell phone or smartphone Eating and drinking Talking to passengers Grooming Reading, including maps Using a navigation system Watching a video Adjusting a radio, CD player, or MP3 player Commercial motor vehicles are larger than passenger...