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Train accidents can injure and kill people in addition to slowing travel and commerce. They become potentially more dangerous if they set off chemical explosions. Residents of Lynchburg, VA, learned about this firsthand in April 2014 when a freight train derailment destroyed three oil tankers, spewed black smoke into the
Are you one of the thousands of parents who sends their kids off to summer camp each year? If so, you know that doing so gives them a chance to learn new skills, interact with the outdoors, and provide them the experience of being away from home. Sending them to
Developing a base relationship with an attorney who has your best interests in mind is a good idea before something critical happens. Attorneys in identified practice areas can assist us with estate planning, marital disputes and child custody, and personal injury. Chances are you will need an attorney at one
In March of 2014 a 12-year old girl was seriously injured in an elevator-related accident in Soho. She had fallen 25 feet from the first floor to the sub-basement below. The elevator had been out of service. This youngster is very lucky that the elevator was not operating when she
We are never more vulnerable than right after a car accident. When we are injured or even unconscious, we are in no position to make critical choices regarding the most cost-effective methods to obtain healthcare. Most of us assume that, provided we have health insurance, we are covered if anything
Recently the links between cyber bullying and suicide have caused many agencies to publish reports and cautionary advice about what to do to protect your adolescent in the face of the pressures they encounter on a daily basis. Megan Meier killed herself after being bullied on MySpace in 2006, and
The late 1960s rock band The Doors sang, “Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel.” Legend has it that the band’s late lead singer, Jim Morrison, came up with the lines after riding with his girlfriend to a cottage they owned outside Los Angeles. She was
In March 2014, newspapers nationwide carried accounts of the tragic death of an 18-year-old student at Arizona State University who was apparently intoxicated, lost her balance and plunged from the tenth floor balcony of an apartment complex. The woman earlier attended an off-campus party that a banned fraternity had sponsored.
Riding a bicycle is an exuberant activity that all ages can enjoy. Schoolchildren ride bikes to get to and from school and visit friends. College students tool around campus to get to and from class and to their dorms or apartments. Families enjoy riding bikes together on warm, spring days.
When we think of intoxicated behavior, many of us think of drunk driving or driving under the influence of other drugs and substances. But, drunken behavior does not occur only behind the wheel. Many people have been injured or died as a result of drunk and disorderly behavior from people
