In a world where most of the public relies heavily on personal vehicles for transportation to daily activities, paying attention to vehicle recall news is undeniably important. However, it doesn’t occur to most motorists to regularly scan the news tab of their...
Accessible spaces should be safe for people visiting them. Businesses ranging from hotels to grocery stores should seek to maintain their facilities so that employees and patrons and safely utilize those spaces. Sometimes, improper facility maintenance or...
Technology has become an integral part of daily life in this country – and it’s also a critical tool in medicine. Unfortunately, technology also tends to be highly addictive. Personal electronic devices like smartphones, tablets and computers have a huge potential to...
In Oregon, courts can award both compensatory and punitive damages when a wrongful death occurs. Compensatory damages reimburse actual losses, such as medical expenses and lost wages. On the other hand, punitive damages serve the purpose of punishing the defendant for...
It is an unfortunate reality that there are people, potentially even within your circles, who may be hiding harmful intentions towards children. Statistics on child sexual abuse paint a disturbing picture: a majority of victims know their abusers. This can happen due...
Medications help you recover, but they can cause effects that disrupt your daily activities. Some can cause dizziness, drowsiness and fainting, conditions that would make driving risky. Alarmingly, a number of drivers continue to get behind the wheel despite taking...
Unfortunately, the car crash itself is only half the battle. The next tragic phase is when victims work on recovering damages from the at-fault driver for their injuries and other losses. However, not all drivers have insurance to pay for the injured party’s mounting...
No amount of money can compensate for the pain of losing a loved one. Nonetheless, the surviving family of a deceased can seek damages if the death was wrongful. Those who successfully bring a wrongful death lawsuit can receive economic and noneconomic damages. But...
Surviving a traumatic experience as horrible as child sexual abuse takes remarkable endurance. However, studies show that one in five survivors never reveal the abuse, which remains unreported to the authorities. For those eventually disclosing their painful past, the...
Driving after dark is much more dangerous than driving during the day. In fact, half of the roadway fatalities out there occur after dark, even though that’s when the roads see the least amount of traffic. Understanding why night driving is so challenging can help you...