There aren’t many things that a teenager wants more than to drive, especially without one of their parents being a backseat driver. However, driving is not a right; it’s a privilege, and it doesn’t come without (and it does go beyond) taking and passing driving school, driving instruction, and of course, the driving test to
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Public bus transportation provides many convenient benefits as well as other perks for those traveling, commuting to work, or simply running errands. However, how safe are public buses really? A recent investigation conducted by federal safety regulators has likely had countless Americans asking this very question. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, buses manufactured within the last
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The negligence and/or recklessness of others often results in injury accidents that dramatically affect the injured victim’s life. From suffering potentially disabling injuries to incurring substantial medical costs and never being able to work again, injured victims are left with an impossible situation made worse by the big insurance companies that give them the runaround
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It may not seem like a major risk, but poisoning is actually responsible for about 30 child deaths every year. To help parents, teachers, caretakers, babysitters, and children understand the potential risks of poisoning to prevent injury, illness, and death, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is working with product safety counterparts in Canada
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Compost and recycling company Community Recycling & Resource Recovery has received a fine of over $166,000 for the deaths of two workers at a Kern County facility. In a Los Angeles Times report, the chief of the state Division of Occupational Safety and Health stated that the young workers’ deaths were “completely preventable.” Their deaths
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Nicholas C. Rowley of Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley, assisted by Steven King and Robert Rodriguez, Jr., won a Rancho Cucamonga jury verdict amount of $800,500.00 with the right to a $1,000,000.00 judgment on February 23, 2012. Nicholas represented a mother of two in her twenties who suffers from chronic soft tissue injury as the result
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Los Angeles personal injury attorney Paul S. Zuckerman of the law firm Carpenter, Zuckerman & Rowley has been appointed to the Board of Directors for a local Boys & Girls Club of America. In receiving such an honor, Mr. Zuckerman will join the crusade of helping all young individuals have the opportunity to reach their
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Many people throughout southern California rely on public transportation, such as buses, to get to and from work and many other destinations. Buses are not only convenient, but also economical and relieve passengers of the burden of driving in traffic or other stressful conditions. However, how safe are city bus passengers? The U.S. Department of
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