In Carter v. Reese, a truck driver was pulling this semi tractor-trailer into a loading dock at a contractor’s location. He was supposed to drop off his empty trailer and pick up a new trailer. He had attached the new trailer to his truck and was then trying to jump…
Benda v. Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, a case from the Supreme Court of Utah, involves a 14-year-old student who was injured while working as part of the set crew on a play performed by the school’s drama department. The drama teacher told the student to climb a lift…
No matter how well the visit to a prospective daycare facility goes, or how well trained the staff members seem to be, there is still some degree of anxiety experienced by most parents when they drop their child those first few times. According to a recent news feature from NBC,…
Burns are among the most serious types of personal injury a person can experience. There are various reasons for this. One reason is that burns are often extremely painful, but they can destroy skin, tissue and even bone. They can leave scarring and cause permanent disfigurement. Aside from the pain…
While it may seem strange to think of a traumatic brain injury (TBI) as being mild, neurologists routinely distinguish between the different degrees of brain damage a person can experience. One of the reasons doctors are now doing this is because they know a lot more about the human brain…
It seems like people are more interested in doing outdoor adventure type activities these days than they have been in recent decades. One of the more popular activities that allows people to get outside, see some beautiful scenery and get some exercise at the same time is hiking. While some…
While many people still think of zip line riding as a dangerous activity best left for spies in the movies, it has become a fairly common sport. These days, many state parks and other recreation centers feature zip line courses, with a single private company overseeing operations. They are supposed…
For several decades, healthcare providers and patient educators have recommended putting ice on an injury as soon as possible. The acronym RICE is commonly used, as it stands for “Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation.” A medical doctor created RICE as a term in 1978, and everyone else just ran with…
When someone is going to subdivide a parcel of real property, often before it can be sold as a build-able lot, the land owner will have to get a survey performed. While surveying has changed a great deal over the past 10 years as we moved from using chains similar…
In the last several weeks, there have been numerous reports of severe and even fatal amusement park accidents involving roller coaster riders. Of course, people have been trying to squeeze in their last-minute summer kicks, but they should be able to do so confident in the safety of the rides…