In personal injury cases, the defense may try to argue that an injured plaintiff assumed the risk of injuries. This is different than assigning fault to each defendant. Assumption of the risk is different than contributory/comparative negligence which assesses the relative fault of the plaintiff and the defendant. Assumption of the risk is essentially the [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic is touching every aspect of life – including crime and punishment. On the one hand, it’s natural to expect that criminal conduct during the pandemic will be reduced because less people are out and about. Criminal activity such as assaults, exchanging money or drugs, and other actions require close contact – which [...]
The trucking industry is continually exploring autonomous technology for trucks. Self-driving trucks have many advantages for trucking companies, though those advantages will likely come at the expense of the employment of human truck drivers. Advocates of autonomous technology claim the trucks will have fewer accidents because: The trucks won’t be operated by drivers who are [...]
Most everyone understands the dangers of drinking and driving. Still, the numbers are overwhelming that large numbers of people drive while intoxicated. Drunk driving is a leading cause of traffic fatalities and injuries each year. Drunk drivers are not able to control their vehicles or react to emergencies in the same way sober drivers can. [...]
Takata Corp., a Japanese company, previously announced that over 30 million of its airbags were defective. The company was subsequently taken over by Joyson Safety Systems Japan (JSSJ). Numerous product liability claims were brought against Takata because its defective airbags caused harm and deaths to many drivers and passengers. According to Consumer Notice, as of [...]
In almost any crime show or mob movie, the most nerve-wracking part occurs when a character is wired up and sent into a building undercover to catch the criminals in the act. Inevitably, someone catches on, and the character is placed in an uncomfortable position with his life on the line, hoping the law enforcement [...]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is a federal agency that works to protect the public from death and severe injuries from dangerous consumer products. The agency gives a high priority to products that create dangerous risks for children as well as products with electrical, mechanical, chemical, and fire hazards. The CPSC investigates complaints from [...]
“White-collar” crime was given its nickname because of the type of individual who tended to commit these illegal acts: suit and tie wearing professionals who find loopholes in the financial world, and exploit them for monetary gain. One of the crimes that falls into the category of this sort of criminal activity is bank fraud. [...]
Anytime you’re involved in a motor vehicle accident it can be devastating to your life. Even more devastating can be the difficulties you’ll go through in trying to resolve your claim when you’re not at fault. When the accident involved a commercial vehicle like a tractor trailer, you can multiple those difficulties ten-fold because the [...]
When most people get into trouble for the first time, or even for something new, they understandably worry about what they’re about to face. It seems like every crime show depicts the only options being stiff penalties or turning over valuable information in the hopes of cutting a deal for an easier sentence. This is [...]
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