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To reduce car accidents, drivers paid to be recorded
Many drivers in Louisiana get frustrated with red-light cameras positioned at traffic lights. To some drivers, the idea of being recorded as they pass through a public intersection is an invasion of privacy. Their ideas about driving being recorded may change if they...
Fans can relax; Justin Bieber’s car accident was minor
Celebrity magazines like to make comparisons between celebrities and everyday people. One popular section in celebrity magazines is the section that shows celebrities engage in everday activities like non-celebrities. As it turns out, celebrities, just like the rest...
Product liability suit filed against maker of knee replacements
A man from Texas who underwent a knee replacement surgery has filed a product liability suit against the maker of his replacement knee. Defective products and surgeries are stressful enough when not combined but when an allegedly defective product is a part of a...
Deckhand from Louisiana sues employer under Jones Act
A deckhand from Jefferson Parish, Louisiana has filed a claim against his employer under the Jones Act. The Jones Act allows sailors and seamen to file actions against their employers for the negligence of ship owners, captains or other members of the ship's crew....
Parents win product liability suit against car-maker
The parents of a 19-year-old girl from Texas have won a product liability suit against the car manufacturer Hyundai. The 19-year-old girl was involved in a car accident while she was reclined in Hyundai Tucson SUV. A jury initially ruled that the car seat the teenager...
First wrongful death lawsuit filed for Indiana State Fair stage collapse
Two weekends ago a tragic accident occurred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. The main concert stage at the fair collapsed because of strong wind gusts on August 13, and the collapse occurred just before the popular country band Sugarland was about to perform. Seven...
One of Google’s automated cars gets in first accident
Google is famous for its search-engine services, advertising services and most recently its work in smartphone operating systems, but Google has a hand in other technological areas as well. One such technological area is the development of automated cars. For some...
DWI checkpoints, car accidents and social media in Calcasieu Parish
Despite public education and law enforcement efforts, drinking and driving remains a major cause of car accidents in Louisiana. One tool that law enforcement departments and agencies use to combat drinking and driving accidents is DWI checkpoints. A couple months ago...
Car accidents in Louisiana may eventually be stopped by the brain
When you drive down Interstate 10 or Interstate 210 in Lake Charles, it can be a fine idea to be a defensive driver in order to avoid an automobile accident. One tactic that some people use as a defensive driving tactic is to switch their foot from their accelerator...
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