Posted on June 11, 2014 in Car Accidents
Proper tire care is an essential aspect of vehicle safety, yet it is something that many people overlook. June is National Tire Safety Month. Now is the time to make sure that your tires are in good condition, both for your own safety and the protection of other motorists. Every year, there are 11,000 tire-related…
Posted on June 4, 2014 in Personal Injury
Summer has arrived and pools are opening throughout Kentucky. Unfortunately, tragedy has already struck. A nine-year-old boy drowned in a Louisville swimming pool owned by former NFL player and current high school football coach Will Wolford, the Lexington Herald-Leader reports. This is the time of year when reminders about pool safety are essential. According to…
Posted on May 28, 2014 in Personal Injury, Safety
More than 1 million people were treated in U.S. emergency rooms over a ten-year period for injuries sustained in trampoline accidents, according to a recent study by medical researchers from the University of Indiana School of Medicine. The researchers examined data from 100 hospitals on trampoline-related injuries between 2002 and 2011. Nearly 289,000 people –…
Posted on May 21, 2014 in Distracted Driving, Personal Injury
A recent Kentucky school bus crash sent more than 20 children to the hospital, and officials said distracted driving caused the collision. The bus was rear-ended by a car on May 5 when the bus driver stopped to pick up a child in Salyersville. Magoffin County Schools Superintendent Stanley Holbrook told news outlets that the…
Posted on May 14, 2014 in Product Liability
Nearly 2,000 children are treated in emergency rooms each year for injuries caused by improperly installed baby gates, according to a study recently published in the journal Academic Pediatrics. Researchers from Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, found that between 1990 and 2010, an estimated 37,763 children under the age of seven suffered injuries after…