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Trucking accidents are a concern for all drivers, but two new articles in the New York Times and Chicago Tribune really bring those dangers to light.  Each article highlights the dangers caused by truckers' long work hours, though they both have different views on the cause of the long work...

It’s no secret that trial lawyers, in general, and personal injury lawyers, in particular, have a bad name. We like to believe that this reputation is caused by a few bad apples that really do deserve the name “ambulance chasers.” An undercover story yesterday by WOAI television in San Antonio...

This morning, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its list of top safety picks for 2007 vehicles.  This list looks radically different from last year’s list because the Institute required all picks to have electronic stability control, a feature that has a proven track record in helping avoid one...

No, we’re not talking about cookies dropped on the floor. Think back to driver’s ed when you learned that you should follow two seconds behind the vehicle in front of you. Tailgating and aggressive driving are two of the leading causes of automobile wrecks. And now, police departments across the country...

A recent article in the Detroit News describes General Motors’ costs due to medical errors and inefficiencies and GM’s effort to force reform in the Detroit area. The real attention-getter in the article comes from the introduction: Sam Shalaby is a car guy. He used to run a Delphi components plant in...

Last Friday, the Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Science, released a report titled The Future of Drug Safety: Promoting and Protecting the Health of the Public. According to the IOM’s summary, the report findings include: There is a perception of crisis that has compromised the credibility...

Many of our personal injury and medical malpractice clients suffer from some type of back issues.  An orthopedic group has set up an online Spine University that provides a wealth of information that clients might find helpful.  The site includes information on the structure of the back, tests, and medical...