Some laws are what you might call necessary – vital to society. Important in keeping people safe.Some laws – not so much.In the city of Rockville, Maryland, the seat of Montgomery County that makes up part of the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area, it’s a misdemeanor to swear while on or near a roadway. A silly, anachronistic […]
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Jul
Jul
Many people who suffer adverse health effects or effects on their ability to see after having had LASIK surgery seek legal recompense. Though getting it seems casual in a way – the outpatient procedure only takes 10-15 minutes for each eye – LASIK surgery can be a risky procedure and requires extreme care on the […]
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Jul
Jul
Three vehicle accidents on Interstate 95 in Harford County this past Saturday resulted in multiple delays and numerous injuries. The affected part of I-95 was between the exits for MD 152 and MD 543. The first accident was reported by the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company at 3:12 pm and involved a tractor-trailer that jackknifed on […]
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Jul
Jul
Since the 1990s when cellphone use became widespread, we have known that using a cellphone while driving a car is unsafe because it pulls our attention away from our surroundings. Almost all U.S. states have laws against cellphone use while driving; these bans vary from state to state. The first ban on talking on a […]
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Jul
Jul
The California-based Whole Foods grocery store chain and the producers of GT’s Kombucha drink are trying to get a proposed nationwide class action lawsuit tossed out of court. The lawsuit is alleging that the Kombucha drinks, which are tea-based, can either leak or actually explode when they are opened as the result of carbon dioxide […]
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May
May
If you ride a motorcycle, chances are no one has to tell you it can be hazardous. If it weren’t, May wouldn’t be National Motorcycle Safety Month. The key to that feeling of pure, unburdened freedom on the road, the reason you ride, is making sure everything is in order with your bike, to begin […]
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Apr
Apr
Construction is a relatively dangerous industry, full of potential (and preventable) safety hazards. According to The Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the rate of fatal injury of those working in construction is higher than the national average rate for all industries. Hazards may include falls, trench collapse, and scaffold collapse, electric shock and arc flash […]
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Mar
Mar
What is medical malpractice? Any situation in which professional negligence or fraudulent behavior by a health care professional harms a patient – physically, emotionally, or financially – constitutes medical malpractice. (I will include a link to the DCMD Medical Malpractice page here) It’s not just doctors who can be hit with malpractice suits: all licensed […]
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Mar
Mar
Dog bites are all too common in the U.S.; every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans wind up in the hospital because of them. In some instances, the injury is serious enough that the case winds up in court. Animals can be unpredictable and the Humane Society states that there is no way to ensure […]
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Feb
Feb
Interstate 83 is most known to locals for its towering Pepsi sign, which marks an area of the highway where crashes commonly occur. The sign itself does not play any part in the accidents, but the winding layout of the elevated expressway does. This stretch of road, called the Jones Falls Expressway, has been a […]