Health, Safety & Personal Injury Law Blog
June 20, 2012 • Motor Vehicle Crashes
Texting While Driving Ban in West Virginia Takes Effect July 1
The West Virginia State Legislature passes the bill to ban texting while driving March 10th, becoming the 41st state to do so. The new law was at first widely believed to take effect June 8th—90 days from passage according to the general provisions for bills passed with no effectivity date included. However, it was found…
read moreMay 21, 2012 • Medical Malpractice
A Real Life Example of Injuries Caused by Medical Malpractice
Charleston, WV – Below is a real example of how medical malpractice can devastate a child and her family. According to CNN, Ryan and Leah Jeffers had a perfectly healthy two year old daughter, Malyia, who loved to dance, sing, and entertain. One Sunday, the Jeffers noticed that Malyia had a fever. Her fever continued…
read moreMay 6, 2012 • Health Tips,Motor Vehicle Crashes
Whiplash Injuries: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments
What is a Whiplash Injury? Whiplash is a nonmedical term often used to describe an injury to the soft tissues of the neck. However, doctors still sometimes use this term or they may use more specific terms such as cervical strain, cervical strain, or hyperextension injury. In whiplash injuries, some or all of the soft…
read moreApril 29, 2012 • Injury Law
Protecting Babies from Deadly Cribs
Charleston, West Virginia – Unfortunately each year, approximately 26 infants die, and another 11,500 are seriously injured in cribs. Most of these babies die due to asphyxiation caused by malfunctioning cribs. Many of these injuries, including those involving brain injury and damage to the organs are caused by babies getting caught in defective or open…
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