School should be a place where students can learn in an atmosphere of security and safety, but every year school districts in California and across the nation pay millions of dollars on settlements and lawsuits for personal injuries to student they have caused. Approximately 4 million students suffer personal injuries at school every year. That […]
Drug Manufacturers Causing Personal Injuries and Wrongful Deaths
Lucia Paccione’s conscience earned her a much greater financial reward than her sales skills possibly could have, even in her best selling years. Paccione was a pharmaceutical sales representative for Cephalon of Chester County, Pennsylvania, and unlike many of her bosses, she wasn’t willing to check her ethics at the door every morning to help […]
Cheerleaders: Dangerous Acrobatics Cause Lifetime Personal Injuries
A referee signals a timeout in a middle school basketball game, and 8 young girls run onto the floor to perform their choreographed cheer. Meanwhile, one girl remains in her chair. She looks sad as she watches her friends perform. She tore her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) when she landed awkwardly after a jump, and […]
Negligent Coaching Causes Personal Injuries
Personal injuries are a part of sports, and players willingly accept that risk, but by taking prudent action, players, coaches, and administrators can make school sports much safer.
A Stronger Economic Stimulus
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as The Stimulus Package, is a step in the right direction, but it is not a bold, comprehensive plan to stimulate our economy across-the-board. We can do better. We need to do better.
