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Wheelchair Transportation Safety: What You Should Know

Auto Accident, Driver Safety, Personal Injury

According to the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA), motor vehicle crashes are one of the leading causes of death for Americans ages 3 through 33. However, wheelchair users who rely on medical transport for everyday travel are especially susceptible to catastrophic injury in a motor vehicle accident. Unlike non-disabled passengers, wheelchair …

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Injured in a Grocery Store Slip and Fall? Here's What to Do.

Personal Injury

All supermarkets and grocery stores are required to keep their properties reasonably safe for customers. Yet each day, hundreds of people are injured in slip and fall accidents at supermarkets. Injured shoppers can seek full compensation, thanks to premises liability laws. If you are injured from a slip and fall accident in a grocery store, …

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Service Members Suffer Hearing Loss After Military-Issue 3M Earplugs Found Defective

Defective Product, Personal Injury

Between 2003 and 2015, the United States military supplied a version of the Combat Arms Earplugs (CAEv.2) from 3M to service members in Iraq and Afghanistan as standard-issue hearing protection. Allegations suggest manufacturer 3M—as well as its predecessor, Aearo Technologies, Inc.—failed to instruct wearers on the proper application and use of the product. About the …

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Popular Lime Electric Scooters Recalled

Personal Injury, Recalls

A recall of the Lime electric scooter has removed a number of the popular rental devices from the roads after people reported the scooters broke apart while in use. It is not currently clear if any of the 250 Lime scooters now found around Raleigh are part of the recall. A detailed article on the …

Ford to Recall 391K Ranger Pickups

Auto Accident, Health and Safety, Personal Injury, Recalls

Ford has announced a recall of 390,000 Ranger pickups, model years 2004 through 2006. According to an article on WRAL.com, the recall is because the driver’s air bag inflators can explode with too much force and cause injuries…and death. In December, a South Carolina man died when he was struck in the neck by metal shrapnel after his …

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The Gift That Could Burn Your House Down

Defective Product, Fire Injury, Health and Safety, Personal Injury, Safety, Talking Law

Hoverboards are the coolest new gadget and hottest gift this holiday season. Stores can barely keep them in stock. But you might want to wait before trying to make your Back to the Future dreams come true. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), there are more than a dozen cases of the …

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Crib Bumpers Linked to Infant Deaths

Disease & Injury Prevention, Health Advice, Health and Safety, Injury Prevention, Personal Injury, Safety, Talking Law

A new article in The Journal of Pediatrics (November 24, 2015) reports that the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to crib bumpers have jumped in the past seven years, compared with the previous 20 years. Researchers are calling for a nationwide ban on the crib accessory. The study researchers analyzed causes of …

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Lawmakers Propose Bill for Veterans Disability Benefits COLA

Legislative, Personal Injury

There are thousands of former members of the United States armed forces living in North Carolina who depend of veterans disability benefits to survive. As years go by though, the costs of certain goods and services increase while benefits payments stay the same. The North Carolina veterans’ disability lawyers at HensonFuerst point out that this …

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"Watch For Me N.C." Takes Unique Approach To Reducing North Carolina Bicycle Accident Numbers

Auto Accident, Bicycle Accident, Personal Injury

Anyone who is involved in a motor vehicle collision is at risk of being seriously injured or killed, but pedestrians and bicyclists are at an especially high risk of harm because they lack the protection of a plastic and metal frame of a car or truck’s exterior. Our North Carolina bicycle accident lawyers at HensonFuerst …

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Bill Strips Protections Against Contaminated Water

Personal Injury, Toxic Injury

In the United States, we often burn coal to produce electricity, which produces ash as waste. The ash contains highly toxic substances and compounds that can lead to contaminated water in our water sources. North Carolina and it’s surrounding areas have seen these risks firsthand on several occasions. In 2008, millions of pounds of coal …

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