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Since investigative reporting first revealed the New York City Housing Authority had failed in its duty to monitor apartments and homes for lead paint, the city and Mayor have consistently attempted to downplay the extent of the problem. Yet as reporters have continued to dig, indications are that the initial
Of the four people who entered the Durham, North Carolina pool just after midnight on June 19th, 2018, only one emerged alive, and police are questioning the survivor in hopes of determining precisely what was responsible for the deaths of the three others. The three bodies were discovered floating in
A Toyota dealer has filed a lawsuit against the car company that provides the vast majority of his inventory, alleging Toyota performed subpar repairs in response to a problem with cars stalling out unexpectedly. Rather than replace the inverter on the Prius models in question, the company simply had dealers
During labor and delivery, the doctor makes many choices that drastically affect the long-term health prognosis for both mother and child. Choosing the method of delivery is one of the most pivotal decisions a physician makes. Though mother and father should have input on this decision, in the stress of
Hospitals around the country continue to grapple with an ongoing problem with patient falls. Each year, hundreds of thousands of inpatients suffer unnecessarily due to falls, and despite changes in practices and policies and procedures, nurses continue to arrive too late to prevent these injuries. Determining which patients are most
When a truck accident occurs due to unsafe behavior by a trucker, filing a lawsuit against the truck driver for their actions is commonplace. What not all accident victims realize is that, in certain situations, the company the driver works for might also be liable. A recent decision by the
An incident in Memphis, Michigan is drawing attention to the danger posed by riding lawnmowers. A two year old boy lost a leg and foot on June 9th, 2018, after falling off a lawnmower being piloted by his grandfather. The child fell under the whirring blade of the machine, and
A Daytona Beach, Florida rollercoaster that derailed on June 14th, 2018 had been previously taken out of service due to improper maintenance. State inspectors noted rust and corrosion and a crack in the track approximately a month before the incident that left nine people hospitalized. The rollercoaster was reopened after
A cluster of birth defects in the Corpus Christi, Texas area has researchers and state officials struggling to find an answer. The increased incidence of birth defects has been verified in records going back to 1997. Now that the problem is being fully recognized, public health officials can begin to
With school out nearly everywhere for summer break, the country has fully entered the 100 deadliest days for teen drivers and passengers. In the hundred days that stretch between Memorial Day and Labor Day, teens are injured and killed at a rate double that of others months. Of the ten