Personal Injury Blog

4 Dead, at Least 3 Injured in Construction Site Accident

May 4, 2019 At least four people died and three more were injured when a crane collapsed at a construction site in Seattle in April. The accident happened at the future site of Google’s Seattle…

FDA Warns Against Use of Thermography in Place of Mammography

Mar. 29, 2019 When it comes to diagnosing breast cancer, time is of the essence. The sooner a diagnosis is achieved the sooner treatment can begin. If a diagnosis is delayed the risks of cancer…

PG&E Allegedly Knew About Issues with Camp Fire Transmission Line

Mar. 21, 2019 New reports indicate Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) received warnings about the transmission line that may have started 2018’s devastating Camp Fire but failed to do anything to repair that line. NBC…

FDA Confirms Asbestos Contamination in Some Cosmetics

Apr. 9, 2019 The cosmetics industry is a multi-billion dollar industry, with people of all ages—including youths—using cosmetic products daily. A 2017 report suggested that certain cosmetic products sold by Claire’s and Justice retailers were…

FDA Issues Warning About Robotically Assisted Surgical Devices

Apr. 8, 2019 The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about the use of robotically-assisted surgical devices in patients who are undergoing surgery to prevent or treat cancer. In its warning,…

FMCSA Shows Increase in Truck-related Fatalities

Sep. 20, 2019 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has delivered some sobering news about large-truck-related fatalities, noting that over the last three years the number of people in large trucks who died in…

Construction Industry has Second Most Fatalities in California

Feb. 7, 2019 A report from the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) examines the number of fatal workplace deaths in 2017 and over the five-year period before. Although…

Driverless Cars Involved in California Car Crashes

Jan. 21, 2019 As autonomous car companies push to get their vehicles out on the roads, more of the self-driving vehicles are involved in car crashes. Most of the car crashes are minor incidents involving…

Small Companies Make Up Highest Number of Construction Fatalities

Feb. 14, 2019 Smaller construction companies have fewer employers, but they have a high number of construction fatalities, according to a report from the Center for Construction Research and Training (CPWR). That may partially be…

Trucking Among Deadliest Jobs in the USA

Feb. 13, 2019 A new report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests that trucking is one of the deadliest jobs in the US. Given the size of big rigs, the crashes they are involved…