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In 2012, 74 children died through drowning in the State of Texas. These tragic accidents took place in hot tubs, at pools, lakes, ponds, beaches, both on public and private property. There is no more terrible and devastating tragedy than losing a child, and when the death is the result of a negligent act, justice must be served. Children must be carefully watched when in any environment in which water is present. A young child can drown in only a…

Washington – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), along with state and local law enforcement announced that they were conducting a series of safety inspections on motorcoaches, tour buses, school buses and other commercial passenger busses in 13 states and the District of Columbia. The safety inspection sweeps were a part of the FMCSA’s continuing effort to raise the standards for bus safety and to protect the safety of bus passengers by removing unsafe operators from the roads. Starting…

“We found that every high school student who joins any group-from gangs to church groups, from the football team to the band-is at risk of being hazed,” said a doctor who conducted an investigation on hazing. For the study, 1,390 students were interviewed, 48% of which admitted to having been hazed. From being forced to consume ridiculous amounts of alcohol to being beaten in a bus by drumsticks, individuals across the country have been subjected to horrific hazing traditions. Some…

If you and your elderly loved one decided that residence in a nursing home would be best to meet the needs of your elder, then you likely expected that the care demonstrated to them would be nothing short of top-notch. Unfortunately, for some residents of nursing care facilities, some members of the staff have taken to illegal – even abusive – behaviors that are far from the care and attention you may have had in mind when you enrolled them…

Attempts are under way to enforce the installment of safety devices in railroad systems throughout the country. The innovative technology known as Positive Train Control (PTC) uses wireless communications, GPS devices, and central control centers to automatically deploy the use of a braking system on a train that is in imminent danger of crashing or derailing. This is a life-saving technological advance that could drastically change the course of railroad industry development from here on out. In fact, reports show…