The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recently issued a press release following Kawasaki’s agreement to pay a $5.2 million civil penalty associated with an alleged failure to report defective ROVs and misrepresentation of the situation. The charges associated with the penalty asserted that Kawasaki failed to promptly report to the CPSC that its 2012-2016 […]
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Physical Abuse and Sexual Molestation of Children
The impact of childhood sexual molestation can span months, years and even decades over the lifetime of a survivor and his or her family. Physical and sexual abuse of children can devastatingly change lives, disrupt personality development and corrupt interpersonal relationships throughout one’s entire life. The invisible psychological scars of childhood sexual abuse and physical […]
Fatal Hoverboard House Fire in Harrisburg, PA
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has just issued a warning to U.S. consumers to stop using LayZ Board self-balancing scooters (aka hoverboards) immediately. The CPSC is urging consumers to get rid of these hoverboards following a fatal house fire that took the lives of two young girls in Harrisburg, PA. According to the CPSC, […]
Another VTA De-boarding Accident: This One Fatal
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) has again caused significant harm to a passenger getting off one their buses. In this case, unfortunately, the passenger was killed. And oddly coincidental, the victim was a recently retired employee of the VTA. The retired employee had exited the rear doors of the bus and then apparently […]
Help! I Was in a Crash but the At-Fault Driver Doesn’t Have Insurance!
A car crash is a traumatic event. It undoubtedly causes damage to the vehicles involved and may cause bodily harm to the individuals involved in the car crash. There will be costs to fix the vehicles, medical expenses, and sometimes lost work time. These costs should all be covered by the insurance company of the […]
