Summer is the perfect time to be out on the water. The weather is great for swimming, skiing, fishing, or just cruising around. But the weather doesn’t always stay great, some of those activities can be dangerous, and a few adult beverages can ruin everyone’s day. So,...
Month: July 2018
Nail Salon Injury May Require Finger Amputation, Woman Claims
Many are willing to pay a high price for beauty. But a finger? That’s too high. Maria Luisa Gerardo visited TJ Nails in Phoenix, AZ to get her nails done, which she has done regularly for the past decade. But at her last appointment, the technician nicked her finger...
17 Dead in Missouri Duck Boat Accident
‘I don’t have all the details, but to answer your question, no,’ Jim Pattison Jr., president of Ripley Entertainment, told CBS This Morning. ‘It shouldn’t have been in the water if, if what happened, happened.’ What happened is one of Pattison’s amphibious duck boats...
Trampoline Injuries: Are Trampoline Parks Liable?
Trampoline parks are springing up all across America, and so are emergency room visits by children getting hurt at these facilities. A recent study revealed emergency room visits following injuries sustained specifically at indoor trampoline parks ballooned from fewer...
Humans in Nature: National Park Injury Roundup
We were just telling you last month that, with a little care and respect, it was still safe to visit Hawai’i this summer. And then a lava bomb crashed through the roof of a tour boat, injuring 23 passengers off the coast near Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park. (It turns...
Mandalay Bay Owner MGM Sues to Avoid Mass Shooting Liability
Normally after a mass shooting (and how awful is it that there is a ‘normally’ attached to ‘mass shooting’), victims and their families are the ones that file lawsuits — against the shooter, the gun-maker, the police, or the owner of the location. But in the wake of...
Your NutriBullet Blender May Blow Up, Lawsuit Claims
Over 100 claims have been filed against the makers of NutriBullet alleging the machine malfunctions and explodes under normal use, causing first degree burns, severe cuts, and even knocking out teeth. Most of these claims have been filed as product defect cases, with...
Parkland Students Target Police in School Shooting Lawsuit
‘This is a shot at specific law enforcement officials who failed the students on that particular day. Law enforcement choked and the goal of this lawsuit is to ensure that this never happens again. If they choke and they cause people to die, they will have to face the...
Dancing Cosmetic Surgeon Faces New Lawsuit
You don’t need your mechanic to be a good cook, your dentist to be a skilled juggler, or your butcher to be an inspiring poet. And you do not need your cosmetic surgeon to be a good dancer. In fact, all those in favor of making it illegal to dance while performing...
Families Sue Hoverboard Distributors After Fire That Killed Two Children
They neither hover, nor are they boards, yet we persist in calling them hoverboards. And despite the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s warning that no hoverboard is safe, we persist in buying them, riding them, extracting teeth while riding them, doing drive-by...