Teenage Death Behind the Wheel
Posted by: Linda Chalat
February 28, 2007

Parents of teenagers worry about lots of things: drugs, sex, poor choices of friends. But the activity that poses the greatest danger to your child is driving the family car.

Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for 16- to 20-year-olds, with about 5,500 teenage drivers or passengers dying each year. In addition, about 450,000 teenagers are injured, 27,000 of them requiring hospitalization, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported in the December issue of its journal, Pediatrics.

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Lunch loaded with danger
Posted by: Linda Chalat
February 22, 2007

In the last two weeks we have experienced four major food recalls - tainted chicken breast strips, foul fresh cantaloupe, bad baby food (taking "organic" a little too far) and that most beloved of lunch-time standards, peanut butter gone bad.

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Deny, delay, defend
Posted by: Linda Chalat
February 22, 2007

CNN recently released the results of an 18-month investigation into minor-impact soft-tissue injury crashes around the country, reporting what every personal injury lawyer already knows. According to CNN findings, most of the major insurance companies when faced with claims from such cases, have universally adopted a scorched-earth strategy since the 1990's. The leaders in this strategy are the two largest insurers, Allstate and State Farm.

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Heavyweight Match: ABA vs. NRA
Posted by: Linda Chalat
February 14, 2007

The American Bar Association, the nation's largest lawyers group, is taking on the National Rifle Association, the biggest gun rights organization. The issue is whether an employer has the right to bar workers from leaving guns in their cars while on the job.

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