Personal Injury News Blog

Federal safety officials say auto fatalities dropped almost 10 percent in 2008 through October.
If the trend holds up for the last two months of the year, highway deaths could reach their lowest level since Lyndon Johnson was in the White House.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says there were 31,110 auto fatalities in the first [...]

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Each year, hundreds of thousands of children suffer injuries from accidents that occur while engaged in recreational activities such as bicycling, scootering, and in-line skating. Children are at far greater risk than adults for injuries simply because they are less coordinated, have slower reaction times, and are less accurate with their movements. One of the [...]

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Every year, around 11,000 Americans spinal cord injury, adding to the already 250,000-400,000 Americans currently suffering from a spinal cord injury.
The leading cause of a spinal cord injury is due to auto accidents. Depending on the location and severity of the spinal cord injury will determine how a spinal cord injury patient’s life may become [...]

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Medical errors in treating Medicare patients cost the program $8.8 billion from 2004 to 2006, according to a new study.
HealthGrades’ study of patient safety found that the safety incidents also caused 238,337 preventable deaths.
The group’s review of 41 million patient records found that errors were made in 3 percent of all admissions, and those who [...]

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The World Health Organization released a report in April 2007 stating that fatal automobile accidents are the leading cause of deaths among teens and young adults between the ages of 10 and 24 worldwide. The organization promoted a long list of suggestions such as safer roads and vehicles, helmet laws, prosecution of speeders and drunk [...]

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