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According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Highway Loss Data Institute (IIHS HLDI), many more men than women die each year in motor vehicle crashes. Suspected reasons include the assumption that men typically drive more miles than women and are more likely to engage in risky driving practices, including […]

Large commercial trucks carry a wide variety of cargo, including construction materials, all manner of produce, and even motor vehicles. When one of these huge, 80,000 lb. vehicles is involved in an accident on the roadway, it may result in substantial consequences, particularly to the occupants of the passenger vehicle. […]

According to Driving-Test’s Ultimate List of Driving Statistics for 2022, 15% of vehicle miles traveled by households were traveling to or from school or church, and on a single day during the 2017-2018 school year, 108,623 school bus drivers across the country reported that 83,944 vehicles passed their stopped school […]

Despite ever-increasing harsh penalties for drinking and driving, the problem of impaired driving is still an exceptionally serious problem on our roadways. Why is that? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every day, 29 people in the U.S. die in motor vehicle crashes that involve an […]

By now, most of us have realized that holiday vacations are anything but. The holiday is there, but the stress of travel, baking, entertaining, talking to relatives you haven’t seen in years, playing referee with the television, and opening gifts that are well-meant but fall way off the mark (like […]

Decorating your home, yard or office is fun for most but a necessary chore for others. Still, it is a festive way of celebrating the holiday season. However, it can be dangerous — as dangerous as electrocution or falling off of your house.  For example, if, despite your careful planning, […]

Multiple popular sunscreen products have been recalled in the past year over concerns about the presence of benzene, a known carcinogen. All of the products at issue are aerosol spray sunscreens manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (through the brands Neutrogena and Aveeno) and Coppertone.  The widespread sunscreen recalls follow multiple […]

During the holiday season, friends and family often connect to celebrate a holiday or throw a New Year’s Eve party. However, what most people never even consider is that hosting a party exposes you to potential risk. You could be held liable for injuries resulting from events at your hosted […]

Nearly six months after Philips recalled millions of its CPAP, BiPAP, and ventilator machines, some patients have hope that they will receive a replacement machine. In one Massachusetts town, some sleep apnea patients who are in the higher risk category may have the option of receiving new CPAP machines free […]

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), “[a]pproximately one-third of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers (with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher). In 2019, there were 10,142 people killed in these preventable crashes. In fact, on average over the 10-year period from […]