Tag Archives: negligence
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Restaurants are often liable when foods they serve harm customers. Common complaints that hit the media include e coli outbreaks traced to burgers and lettuce or salmonella poisoning in fast food restaurants. Most people do not expect to find razor blades in salads or chicken bones in pizza. Yet, these are real life incidents with… Read More »
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In its many forms, human negligence takes lives and destroys property. A recently released maritime accident report by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) highlights how recklessness wreaks havoc. The NTSB investigation followed the sinking of the tall ship Bounty. With a height of 108 feet, the tall ship was built in 1962 by MGM… Read More »
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A study published by the Journal of Pediatrics has shown that in states where child cyclists are required to wear helmets, fewer child cyclists involved in collisions with motor vehicles die. The lesson from the study was reinforced in a tragic way when a collision between a bicycle and a quad bike in Winter Haven… Read More »