Florida Jury Awards $65 Million to a Woman injured in 2007 Auto Accident
A jury in Polk County, Florida, awarded a 21-year-old woman $65 million for her injuries in a 2007 crash. The lawsuit arose out of a traffic crash that left Kendra Lymon in a coma and hospitalized for months. Ms. Lymon was driving her Dodge Neon when a tractor-trailer owned by an Auburndale-based company, Bynum Transport, [...]
Read More…Woman Paralyzed in Crash Awarded 45 Million
A California judge has awarded $45 million in money damages to a woman who was paralyzed when a wrecking and demolition company’s truck ran a red light and hit her car at an intersection. Tricia Roth, now 41, a former software developer for Microsoft Corp., suffered a broken neck and spinal injuries in the September [...]
Read More…Public Playground Safety Checklist
Is your public playground a safe place to play?
Each year, more than 200,000 children go to U.S. hospital emergency rooms with injuries associated with playground equipment. Most injuries occur when a child falls from the equipment onto the ground.
Use this simple checklist to help make sure your local community or school playground is a safe [...]
Pool Safety for Kids: Lessons Learned
The following was article was written by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. I hope you read the article and take something from it.
Preventing Child Drownings
In some of the nation’s sunbelt, drowning has been the leading cause of accidental death in the home of children under 5 years old. The information below can help [...]
Read More…Fan manufacturer to pay $13.5 million dollar verdict after boy’s death
The Philadelphia Daily News (10/15) reported, Jurors brought justice to a little boy and his wife when they rendered their verdict. The Jury entered a verdict against the Defendant, West Chester-based fan manufacturer Lasko Products, Inc., for $13.5 million after a faulty fan motor ignited a 2005 blaze that killed a 7-year-old Germantown [PA] [...]
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