Posted in Accident & Injury on May 17, 2013

by Arthur Elk In a report released earlier this week, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended that all 50 states should lower the threshold for drunk driving from .08 to .05 blood alcohol content (BAC).  According to the Washington Post, “That’s about one drink for a woman weighing less than 120 pounds, two for...

Posted in Accident & Injury on May 14, 2013

By Arthur Elk At Elk & Elk, we’ve been investigating cases involving toning shoes, including Skechers, and false advertising claims made about what the shoes can do. Millions of Americans purchased the shoes, believing that wearing the shoes would firm and sculpt their muscles. Not only were those claims not true, but some customers...

Posted in Accident & Injury on May 11, 2013

As spring and summer bring warmer weather and the grass begins to grow more quickly, our neighborhoods are filled with the sounds of buzzing lawn mowers. Unfortunately, this common task of mowing the lawn can cause significant injury or death for tens of thousands of people across the nation. It’s especially important for parents...

Posted in Accident & Injury, Car Accident on May 10, 2013

It should come as no surprise that cellphones are very distracting for drivers, and the consequences can be deadly. It’s also no surprise that the number of fatal cellphone-involved crashes are grossly underreported. The National Safety Council analyzed data from 180 fatal crashes that took place between 2009 and 2011 that resulted in one...

Posted in Accident & Injury on May 8, 2013

In the ongoing debate over the safety of caffeine additives, the city attorney of San Francisco is suing Monster Beverage for marketing its energy drinks to children. Dennis Herrera said this week that Monster is the “industry’s worst offender” in regards to the extent to which it targets youth and children. He points to...

Posted in Accident & Injury, Product Liability on May 3, 2013

Unless you wear a suit of armor like Robert Downey Jr. in “Iron Man 3,” there is always a risk of injury when you play sports. Having an aluminum bat split in two and flying into the stands is not something anyone expects to happen, but it has been happening and has prompted a...

Posted in Accident & Injury, Car Accident, Health & Wellness on April 30, 2013

By Arthur Elk Often, when we talk about peer pressure, it is in a negative light. But peer pressure can have a positive spin, too. In the battle to get teens to stop texting and driving, it appears that peer pressure may be the greatest weapon. According to a new national survey conducted by...

Posted in Accident & Injury, Drug & Medical Devices on April 30, 2013

Senior citizens, are you taking of the 110 drugs doctors say you should avoid? A new report shows that doctors in the U.S. are too frequently prescribing potentially harmful drugs to older patients. The study, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, found that one out of every five senior citizens receiving Medicare...

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 19, 2013

Earlier this week, we told you how Honda was one of four Japanese car makers forced to recall thousands of vehicles for an air bag problem. Now the company has another issue to deal with. Honda has recalled more than 200,000 vehicles because brake-shift interlocks can fail and cause the shifter to be moved...

Posted in Accident & Injury on April 16, 2013

Football is a dangerous game. Everyone who plays the sport knows that there is a risk of injury. But players probably believe they are pretty well protected from a traumatic brain injury by the helmets they wear. What happens when that isn’t true? Last week, a Colorado jury awarded $11.5 million in a lawsuit...