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Trampolines: Bouncing Fun or Backyard Danger?

It’s summertime. What could be more fun than a group of children bouncing on a backyard trampoline? But, a look at statistics may change a parent’s mind. “Trampolines are a prime culprit in thousands of emergency department visits each year,” …

Travelers: Claims Reveal July 4 is Most Dangerous Summer Holiday for Drivers

The Fourth of July is the most dangerous of the three summer holidays for auto accidents, according to the Travelers Companies, Inc. According to the company’s personal insurance auto claim data from 2012 to 2016, there are 7 percent more …

New Jersey Judge Won’t Close Beach Where Sand Gave Way Causing 3 Deaths

A New Jersey judge is refusing to order the closure of a beach where three people died when the sand gave way beneath them as they walked near the water’s edge. In a ruling issued Monday, Superior Court Judge Julio …

Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy Boss Gets 9 Years for Meningitis Outbreak

The co-owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy deemed responsible for the deaths of 76 people in a national meningitis outbreak tearfully apologized to the victims on Monday and was sentenced to nine years in prison, far less than the victims …

Psych Tools Help at Risk Chronic Pain Patients Taper Opioids

Psychological support and new coping skills are helping patients at high risk of developing chronic pain and long-term, high-dose opioid use taper their opioids and rebuild their lives with activities that are meaningful and joyful to them. A study of …

Bankrupt Takata Airbags Still Around

Takata’s lethally defective airbags proved to be the company’s undoing Monday. But it could take years to get the dangerous devices off the road in the U.S. and around the world. Crushed by lawsuits, fines and recall costs, the Japanese …

Mississippi Appeals Court Says City Owes Workers’ Comp to Injured Officer

Mississippi’s Court of Appeals says the city of Jackson can’t deny workers’ compensation benefits to a police officer injured in a wreck while he was speeding. The court ruled 10-0 Tuesday that the city must pay former officer Kearney Brown …

Stolen Irish Painting Recovered After 4 Year Legal Battle

Art Recovery International announced the successful recovery of an important Irish painting, stolen under mysterious circumstances from a private residence in Belfast in 2008. Bringing in the Turf by William Conor is considered among the leading works in the Irish …

For Auto Liability Coverage to Attach to ‘Borrowed’ Vehicle, Transaction Must Satisfy Commonsense Meaning of That Term

In an insurance dispute spanning two states, and applying Kentucky law, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, over a spirited dissent, held there was no coverage for an accident in Los Angeles. The reason: The Mercedes-Benz driven by Davida …

Family of NJ Train Crash Victim Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

The family of a woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into a station last year filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the agency. Fabiola Bittar de Kroon’s family is seeking unspecified compensatory damages in …

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