Memorial Day Safe Travel Tips

Let the travel season begin!  Memorial Day is the annual kickoff weekend for summer travel, and the roads, airports and train stations across the United States will be clogged with travelers.  Holiday fun and travel should not equate to danger or injury.  There are simple tips you can use to make sure your travels are…

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National Safe Boating Week

This week is National Safe Boating Week. In light of the tragic boating accident that took place at the Lake of the Ozarks over the weekend, we at Monsees & Mayer, P.C. feel it is important to promote the safe boating campaign.  If everyone would take these to heart our waterways would be a great deal safer. Safe Boating…

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Polaris to Pay $27.25 Million Penalty for Failure to Report Defective Recreational Off-Road Vehicles

On April 2nd, Polaris agreed to pay a $27.25 million penalty for failure to report defective recreational off-road vehicles. The penalty was announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”), the leading government authority with oversight of product safety. While civil penalties are not uncommon, they are reserved for the most severe of circumstances when a product…

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Distracted Driving Awareness

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. When one thinks about distracted driving the majority of us think of “Texting While Driving,” however distracted driving is much more than this. Distracted driving is defined as “driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving.” There are 3 main types of distracted driving: Visual: …

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month

It is kind of a shame that we have to designate a month as Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Regrettably, sexual assault is nearly a national epidemic. Many sexual assaults are never reported. And as a result, sexual assault is undoubtedly a bigger problem than statistics suggest. The #MeToo movement has refocused the public’s awareness on sexual predation and harassment. Here…

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