Since its inception, Uber has faced all kinds of controversy. Uber is a ride sharing service that attempts to make transit across the country easier. Users can download the Uber app then, if their city is covered, they can enter their location into the app and have other Uber users pick them up like a…
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The Boy Scouts of America are recognized across the country as an organization where boys can go to learn useful information about topics like wilderness survival, hunting, and the like. Often, parents will send their children on retreats with scout troop leaders in order for the boys to get first-hand experience with whatever topic they…
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Every year, millions of Americans fill prescriptions with their local pharmacies. Whenever someone visits a pharmacy, they place their trust in the pharmacy to deliver them the right medication in the right dosage before its expiration date. If any of these requirements are not met then the person taking the medicine faces incredibly dangerous health…
DetailsIn our last post, we discussed why the National and California Departments of Transportation found themselves on the receiving ends of a wrongful death lawsuit. In that case negligence, carelessness, and oversight on the part of the Departments of Transportation may have led to the deaths of several people. Now, the Missouri Department of Transportation finds…
DetailsWhen parents leave their kids with a daycare service, they have a few expectations. Chief among these expectations is that there child will be safe from harm or abuse and will be okay when they are picked up at the end of the day. This was not the case for 3 year old Ravante L.…
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Brain injuries are serious and life changing. Traumatic brain injuries can physical harm involving a person’s development, memory, speech and many other body systems and functions. In many cases, the harm goes beyond physical symptoms to behavioral changes that alter who people are at their core. Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is caused by serious or repeated…
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Last week was National Child Passenger Safety Week, a nationwide campaign to educate drivers and to raise their awareness of the appropriate use of car seats. The campaign is part of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s efforts to reduce the number of children injured or killed in car accidents. The NHTSA and other organizations…
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Missouri nursing home patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia are at a high risk for injuries related to their condition. Nursing homes are required to comply with an appropriate standard of care to prevent the risk of harm to these vulnerable patients. A patient with dementia may experience symptoms such as…
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Many residents of nursing homes have severe mobility limitations. They may spend nearly all their time in bed, due to any of a variety of medical disorders. Bedridden people need strict attention from nursing home staff, because they are often unable to communicate their discomfort and pain. One of the most common problems associated with…
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When most people hear about cases of nursing home abuse, they assume the guilty parties are nursing home staff members. While there are certainly many cases in which staff members are the perpetrators, other residents have increasingly committed such acts. In a 2014 Cornell University study, 20% of nursing home residents reported “at least one…
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