Firestone tires, models ATX, ATXII and Wilderness, manufactured by Bridgestone/Firestone are subject to tread separations, primarily and particularly those tires sold on Ford Explorers. Some tires have separated that have been in use for less than 2,000 miles and have demonstrated failures at speeds as low as 20 miles per hour, indicating a major flaw […]
Buckle Up The Back Seat
Seatbelt usage across the U.S. averages 66% in the front seat, but rear seat passengers use safety belts only one-third of the time according to the Air Bag Safety Campaign. Ironically, the rear seat offers the highest level of safety in a crash and the most protection, but only if passengers are wearing a lap […]
All Terrain Vehicles: Deaths and Injuries to Children
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s latest estimates, from December 30, 1987 to the end of 1991, there were more than 1033 deaths and 224,500 injuries from all ATVs. Almost 40% of the victims have been, and will continue to be, children under 16. During this period approximately 415 children died and 90,000 were […]
Brain Damage at Birth: A Malpractice Case Study
INTRODUCTION David Smith, age two, is severely brain damaged and lives in a near vegetative state as a result of a cascading torrent of malpractice set off by Defendant Michael Thomas, an obstetrician, who failed to properly test his mother for gestational diabetes. That malpractice was aggravated and accelerated into an avalanche by labor and […]
The Tragedy Of Elder Abuse: Outrageous Misconduct By A Residential Care Facility That Resulted In Death By Starvation And Dehydration. A True Story
The following is a true case report of elder abuse and death caused by a Residential Care Facility in California and is taken verbatim from the complaint filed in the Superior Court. The names and dates have been changed to protect the privacy of the family of this tragically abused elder who died of starvation […]
