Category: Personal Injury
Study Highlights Risks of Energy Drinks in Children and Teens
Children under 6 years old who consume energy drinks may be at risk of serious neurological and cardiovascular side effects.
ET-Plus Guardrail Crash-Tests to Begin in Texas Next Week
The Federal Highway Administration has quickly approved a plan for crash-testing the ET-Plus, a “shock-absorbing” end-terminal on guardrails.
Trinity Avoids Guardrail Ban by Promising Safety Tests
Trinity Industries has narrowly avoided a federal ban after promising to conduct new safety tests.
Bay Area Football Star’s Death Linked to ET-Plus Guardrail
ABC 7 News reports that a 24 year-old Bay Area football star’s death in a head-on collision with the end of a guardrail may have been caused by a defective highway guardrail end-terminal that was supposed to save his life.
Virginia to Remove Thousands of Deadly Guardrails
Tens of thousands of potentially defective highway guardrail end-terminals will be removed in Virginia, according to reports from local news station WSET and the New York Times.
Arctic Cat Recalls ATVs Due to Crash Hazard
October 27, 2014 -- Arctic Cat is recalling about 40,000 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) because it can stop suddenly. Arctic Cat has received 44 complaints about components in the front gear case failing, including 10 reports of the vehicle stopping abruptly...
Guardrail-Maker Halts Sales Amid Safety Concerns
Trinity Industries, Inc. has agreed to stop shipping a controversial guardrail end-terminal until tests determine whether it can fail in a head-on guardrail accident.
Texas Guardrail Accident Lawyer
Across the country, “safety features” on the end of guardrails are failing catastrophically, piercing cars, impaling drivers, and causing horrific guardrail accidents. Some are blaming the problem on a modified guardrail end-terminal manufactured by Trinity Industries.
Oregon, Mississippi Ban ET-Plus Guardrails As Concerns Grow
The states of Oregon and Mississippi have joined four other states in banning further installation of the ET-Plus, a highway guardrail end-terminal.
FDA Says 45% of LASIK Surgery Patients Report Side Effects
October 21, 2014 -- The FDA is warning that nearly half of people who undergo LASIK laser eye surgery report at least one persistent side effect. The most serious complications of LASIK eye surgery include problems driving at night or...