We all need to pay attention to what’s going on with GM. GM has been in the news often lately, and with good reason. Millions of GM vehicles are fitted with defective ignition switches that can lead to fatal results. And this problem is not limited to vehicles that carry the “GM” designation but also […]
Hurt in a Crash with a Recalled GM Vehicle? You May Be Entitled to Damages Even if It Was Long Ago
Do you think a company should get out of paying people hurt by its products just because the company receives a bankruptcy discharge? The truth is that the American bankruptcy system allows that to happen every day. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, particularly when the company fails to disclose potential liabilities of […]
Young Truck Driver May Have Fallen Asleep, Crashing into Greyhound Bus
One of the last things anyone wants to see on the highway is a tangle of commercial vehicles. Just driving near a large truck or bus weaving in and out of lanes is enough to make your heart jump. So imagine the scare nearby drivers experienced when a tractor-trailer and Greyhound bus crashed outside Kettleman […]
Avoiding Deadly ATV Crashes
California is in the top five states when it comes to total reported deaths due to all-terrain vehicle (ATV) use. For the reported years of 1982-2014, the Golden State lost 680 people in ATV crashes. California laws contain more requirements to enhance ATV safety than many other states: significant age and supervision requirements for minors; […]
Could a Blood Test Diagnose a Concussion?
A recent Wired article reported on the findings of a study published in The Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study set out to look at acute plasma tau in relation to prolonged return to play after a concussion. Gill and her colleagues found that elevated plasma tau concentration within six hours […]
