Crimes can occur anywhere, and the last place you would suspect a violent, double homicide to occur may be a nursing home. The usual negligent behavior that we hear about in the news that take place at nursing homes is usually committed by malcontent staff who prey on the weak. This case is unlike the many others because the murderer …
Product Liability: FDA Warns Against Harmful Illegal Contacts
Halloween brings countless traditions with it; carving pumpkins, telling ghost stories, and dressing up in ghoulish attire make it a personal favorite. When constructing this year’s costume, the FDA warns that a common visual accent runs the risk of personal injury or even blindness! This isn’t a spooky tale. I’m sure you’ve seen the custom color contacts that make your …
Drunk Driver Who Confessed on YouTube Gets 6 ½ Years in Prison
On June 22nd of this year, 22-year-old Matthew Cordle was driving under the influence of alcohol on the wrong side of an interstate highway in Ohio. He caused a head-on collision with 61-year-old Vincent Canzini. Canzini died from injuries sustained in the wreck, he left behind children and grand-children. Cordle blew a .19 BAC (over twice the legal limit) the …
Workplace Risks: Two U.S. Teachers Killed in Two Days
Recently graduating from college, many of my friends are considering their future careers. Some have decided to pursue the life of a teacher, but two separate situations this week have raised cause for alarm. On two different sides of the country, only one day apart, two teachers have been murdered. Teachers have difficult jobs to begin with, but the added …
Man Topples Historic Boulder After Claiming ‘Debilitating’ Personal Injury from Car Accident
Goblin Valley State Park in Utah is named so for its various natural, mushroom shaped sculptures that have been formed through millions of years of water and wind erosion. The locals called the sandstone structures goblins, giving the park its ghoulish name. A video taking place in the park has recently gone viral; it features a man knocking over a …
Product Liability: Toyota Recalls 870,000 Vehicles for Spider-Related Defect
Just in time for Halloween, there is a spooky new automotive recall going into effect. Imagine driving down the highway and without warning, your driver side airbag deploys by itself! Horrifying, I know. This bleak imagery could be reality if you drive certain models of Toyota. The Japanese automaker has recently recalled a whopping 870,000 vehicles due to an electrical …
Man Accused of Murdering Adrian Peterson’s Son Charged with 2nd Degree Murder
A grand jury in Sioux Falls, South Dakota has indicted Joey Robert Patterson on the second degree murder of 2 year-old Tyrese Robert Ruffin. It was only recently that NFL star Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings found out that Tyrese was his son. 27 year-old Patterson has been charged with second degree murder and manslaughter. Patterson had been living …
Wrongful Death: Two Girls Arrested for Bullying 12-Year-Old Who Committed Suicide
On September 9th, 12 year-old Rebecca Sedwick climbed one of the towers of an abandoned cement factory and jumped to her death. Why would such a young girl commit such an act? The answer lies in the months leading up to the suicide. Two girls have been charged with her death, and it seems that more arrests are possible. Guadelupe …
Product Liability: Workout Supplement Contains Methamphetamine-Like Stimulant
A recent consumer report reveals that a widely distributed workout supplement known as “Craze” has not been tested on humans before distribution. Craze has been tested and proven to contain an analog of methamphetamine, N,N-diethyl-phenylethylamine. An analog of a drug is a synthetic drug that has been developed in a laboratory which has a similar structure to its predecessor, but …
2 Mormon Missionaries Killed, Bicycle Accident and Accidental Death
On two consecutive days, two Mormon missionaries have died while on their mission trips. The consecutive deaths happened on Wednesday and Thursday of last week, in Mexico and California. 20 year-old from Idaho, Elder Colt Daniel Kunz had only been in the Mexican Gulf city of Tampico for a month when a freak accident killed him instantly. He was reported …
