Archive: November 2020

A congressional subcommittee upbraided the NHTSA for failing to protect kids from injury and death in side-impact crashes and asked the agency to justify why it hadn’t adopted all of the tougher safety rules that members of Congress had pushed. The scrutiny of car seat safety standards is part of a probe that the U.S. […]

More fun from Austin’s El Arroyo restaurant.

Sadly for many of us, this Thanksgiving will be different from those in the recent past. There may be empty chairs at the table this year because some of us are still not attending large gatherings. But wherever you are, and whoever you’re with today, I hope you have a very Happy Thanksgiving. Please give […]

Any person who sustains an injury in an accident outside their home or possibly caused by another person might have a legal claim on their hands. The process can be complex, and many people have questions about what steps they need to take. Having some idea of the general timeline of a claim like this […]

We’re all beholden to the U.S. healthcare system. We depend on it to keep us well, and we need it in times of illness or injury. Our lives depend on it. In some ways, the U.S. healthcare system is the best in the world. In other ways such as the cost of treatments and accessibility […]

For many people, life after an injury is anything but easy. Along the road to recovery, you could face hardships and setbacks with potentially lasting repercussions. Even a seemingly small injury can lead to a major life change that impacts you physically, mentally, and financially for years to come. Rather than letting your injury dictate […]

CPSC is one of more than a dozen regulatory agencies tasked with protecting Americans from dangerous products. Often the only way they can learn about and act on a possible threat to consumers is from evidence produced in lawsuits, but that evidence is often hidden behind a wall of secrecy. Read Article: Reuters From the […]

Another funny sign from the Indian Hills Community Center.

A lot of you reading this will have the good fortune of living in Dallas, Texas, where winter driving isn’t so much of a concern. Why read about winter driving tips, then, you ask? Well, you never know when you might be driving on vacation in snowier climes, or who might be reading this from […]

The US has a pedestrian safety crisis that has worsened in recent years: The number of pedestrians killed in the U.S. hit a 28-year high of 6,283 in 2018, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That figure was up 46% from 2010. Read Article: USA Today