The U.S. Coast Guard found that over 80 percent of boating activity deaths could have been saved by lifejackets. In 2020, the Coast Guard estimates that 5,265 recreational boating accidents caused 767 deaths, 3,191 injuries, and approximately $62.5 million in property damage. Of the reported deaths, 75 percent of the victims drowned, with 86 percent ...Boating Deaths Rose Sharply During the Pandemic
The U.S. Coast Guard found that over 80 percent of boating activity deaths could have been saved by lifejackets. In 2020, the Coast Guard estimates that 5,265 recreational boating accidents caused 767 deaths, 3,191 injuries, and approximately $62.5 million in property damage. Of the reported deaths, 75 percent of the victims drowned, with 86 percent ...
Did you know that you are four times more likely to be injured in a motorcycle crash than in a car crash? In 2019, the number of deaths on motorcycles was nearly 29 times the number of deaths in cars. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that over five thousand motorcyclists died that year alone. ...
Take the First Step Toward Justice Get Your Free Case Review Today! (800) 459-2222 GET HELP NOW Do You Know What To Do If You’ve Been Hit By An 18-Wheeler? The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reports that 4,119 people died in large truck crashes in 2019. Sixteen percent of these deaths were truck occupants, ...
An estimated 31,720 Americans, including 560 vehicle-related deaths in Mississippi in the first nine months of 2021, per the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. This is a 12 percent increase over projections for the first nine months of 2020. In other studies, the New York Times found that vehicle deaths rose 17.5 percent between the ...
Exploding batteries and massive fires, which have caused injuries and deaths, have led Tesla, Chevy, and Hyundai recall thousands of electric cars over safety issues and deaths. Why? Because fires caused by electric vehicle batteries take longer to control and require as much as 30,000 gallons of water, or more, to stop. According to Tesla, ...
Philips is recalling certain devices due to potentially severe health risks to consumers. This recall involves various Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-Level PAP), Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), and mechanical ventilator devices. The sound abatement foam used to reduce sound and vibration in affected devices, PE-PUR or polyester-based polyurethane, may break down, causing dangerous particles ...
If you have been injured and it wasn’t your fault and the effects of the injury are having a profound effect on your life you should be serious about getting the best personal injury settlement you can. It is you that has to live with the injury so to make your life as comfortable as ...
Truck accidents don’t happen as often as you might think. Car accidents are in fact more common than truck accidents, not just in Mississippi, but all over the U.S. But even if they are less frequent, truck accidents are responsible for a greater number of serious injuries and fatalities than any other type of road ...
Yet another commonly used toxic herbicide, Paraquat, is in the dock over its alleged effects on human health. Paraquat is used as a “nonspecific” weed and grass killer and is well known right across the U.S., including Mississippi, as an effective herbicide. Unfortunately for those who have used it regularly over the years, its toxicity ...
Most kids are naturally curious and adventurous, and it’s often hard for parents to keep an eye on them all the time. Kids often get injured and most of the time they get over it and learn from any mistakes they made. What parents worry about more is when their children are injured through no ...