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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How to Maximize Damages after Your California Car Crash
If you’ve been badly hurt in a crash and you’re wondering how to maximize money damages, you’re in the right place. Insurance companies often take advantage of good people who trust that they’ll be treated fairly. Unfortunately, fair treatment is rarely the case, whether you’re dealing with the other driver’s insurance company or your own. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]