by Mark Weycer | Aug 11, 2017 | Drugs & Prescriptions
The amount of opioids prescribed in the U.S. in 2015 was “enough for every American to be medicated around the clock for three weeks,” according to a preliminary report from the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid...
by Mark Weycer | Jul 26, 2017 | 18-Wheeler Accidents
When the driver of an 18-wheeler veered off the road and plowed through a vacant house in Greensboro, NC, in May 2017, local police reported that driver fatigue contributed to the crash. It’s scary to think that the driver of a truck weighing up to 80,000 pounds...
by Mark Weycer | Jun 20, 2017 | Medical
When Houston resident Clara Ellis filed a lawsuit for her husband’s alleged anesthesia-related death, she claimed that her husband died because doctors at Michael E. DeBakey Veteran Affairs Medical Center administered anesthesia to him during surgery despite...
by Mark Weycer | May 25, 2017 | 18-Wheeler Accidents
When you’re cruising along the highway, you probably assume that the 80,000 pound 18-wheeler barreling toward you at 70 mph receives regular safety inspections. Sadly, that’s not always the case. A recent blitz of surprise safety inspections in Nebraska...
by Mark Weycer | May 16, 2017 | Construction Site Injuries
In Sept. 2016, 55-year-old construction worker Craig Rowell died after falling down an elevator shaft at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport during a terminal upgrade construction, according to the Star-Telegram in Fort Worth. Unfortunately, construction worker deaths from...
