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As adult-children, sisters, brothers, and friends, chances are you may be asked to be surrogate for a loved one at some point in your life.  If not, someone probably will ask you to weigh in on what to do when medicine can neither comfort nor cure. What if the patient […]

The Florida Supreme Court soon will hear arguments in the case of Florida Wellness & Rehabilitation vs. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Co., which pits medical providers against the automobile insurer on the issue of fees paid to injured accident victims. The high court will take up the matter Sept. […]

Is safe-driving technology increasing our risk behind the wheel? While airbags, crash warning systems, improved child safety restraints, and shoulder belts offer safety benefits, so-called “infotainment systems” and driving “automations” arguably ensure that drivers face even more distractions and a decreased workload while behind the wheel. Many automakers contend the […]

CPSC Issues National Campaign To Curb Accidents from Falling Furniture One child dies every two weeks from falling furniture in the home, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The public became very much aware of that startling statistic following the death of a two-year-old by an Ikea dresser – […]

The first known death caused by a vehicle being operated in autopilot mode was reported by automaker Tesla Motors last month. This seriously highlights the potential shortcomings of vehicles that operate without human input. Since that time, there have been several other accidents that allegedly can be blamed on deficiencies within […]

A vehicle flagged for a potentially fatal flaw in April 2016 has been linked to hundreds of needless accidents and injuries and now a death. Actor Anton Yelchin, 27, was killed two months after the automaker issued a recall notice on the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Yelchin owned one and […]