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• Tort Reform

  John Rudd | May 30, 2007 4:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Proponents of tort-reform would have you believe the debate is about frivolous lawsuits. It's really about corporate responsibility and who, if anyone, will be held accountable when consumers are defrauded, injured or killed as a result of someone else's negligence.Big businesses continue to finance a massive public relations effort lobbying legislators for more tort-reform measures....

• Seatbelt failure

  Will Sciba | May 22, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  When someone is ejected from a vehicle, it is usually assumed that he/she was not wearing a seatbelt. This assumption may be wrong. Laboratory testing has shown that seatbelts can unlatch under real world crash conditions. These cases are difficult to prove so it is important that the vehicle, seatbelt and scene be evaluated as soon as possible by someone with experience in seatbelt...