Chest Injuries from Car Accidents

Injuries to the chest can be more common than we think. Chest injuries can happen even in low-speed accidents. Injuries to the chest area from a motor vehicle accident can include: Bruised or fractured ribs. Injuries to the ribs, especially broken ribs,…

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What If There Were No Witnesses to My Car Accident?

No matter how or why it happened, getting into a car accident is a terrible experience. When the accident is not your fault and you experience injuries, you can seek compensation by filing an injury claim against the at-fault driver. One of…

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Do Guardrails Really Help Stop Truck Accidents?

Guardrails are in place to prevent drivers of both cars and trucks from rolling over or leaving the road in the event of an accident or unsafe driving conditions (like sharp curves or elevations). They’re also engineered to take on the impact…

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Waymo’s Driverless Cars Are Hitting the Road – But Are They Safe?

With COVID-19 still very much a part of our everyday lives, driverless rides may be a very attractive option for those who are safety conscious – but are they risking their safety in other ways? Autonomous vehicles have been creeping onto roadways…

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The Connection Between Algorithmic Bias and Employment Discrimination

Algorithms are mathematical equations and techniques based on logic. Computers use algorithms to make logical and math-based decisions, without the risk of human error or bias. However, computers also make predictions based on the data and algorithms they are provided – so…

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FDA Issuing Warning Letters to Companies Selling Fraudulent COVID-19 Treatments

Nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) continues working to protect consumers from companies making false statements about their products – those claiming certain supplements and drugs can mitigate, treat or prevent the novel coronavirus….

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Family of Pilot Killed Fighting Wildfires Sues Aircraft Company

This has been a particularly bad year for wildfires here in California, with thousands of residents suffering injuries, loss and property damage. In August, a helicopter pilot lost his life when his aircraft crashed as he was dropping water on a wildfire….

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Have You Seen “Chippie” Hanging Out in Traffic?

The California Highway Patrol recently posted a video of a holiday hitchhiker hanging off the back of a highway patrol officer’s motorcycle antenna. Chippie, the Castro Valley police department’s “elf on a shelf,” has been making appearances on the department’s Facebook page,…

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Pursuing Catastrophic Injury Damages for Chronic Pain

Chronic pain can be physically, mentally, and emotionally debilitating. Doing the most mundane things like driving a car can cause severe discomfort depending on where you are injured. Most injury victims know that it will just take some time to heal and…

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Teenagers Who Vape Are at Higher Risk for COVID-19

It seems like vaping news has taken a backseat since the entire country has been drowning daily in Coronavirus updates. It was not that long ago that we were seeing regular headlines about the teen vaping epidemic and increased deaths and now…

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