BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. With many of us contemplating Thanksgiving travel, consider this: if your GPS died during your drive, would you be able to make it to your destination? For many drivers, the idea of losing GPS navigation while on the road is enough to bring on anxiety or at least remind drivers to bring a charger or extra phone.
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. Many Idaho residents have stood up to protest the North Dakota Pipeline. Critics of the pipeline claim that the line could contaminate the water that the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe relies upon. Others claim that more research needs to be done on the risks of water contamination that the pipeline could cause. According to the New York Times, supporters of the pipeline claim that the line could transport half a million barrels of crude oil to South Dakota, Iowa, and to areas in the Midwest. Yet other supporters claim that it could reduce oil train and truck traffic.
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. According to the Idaho Statesman, Michigan lawmakers recently voted to permit driverless vehicles to operate on public roads without having a researcher present in the car. The changes in the law will make Michigan one of the few states to allow driverless vehicles on the road without a human in the car to avert an accident. Lawmakers claim that requiring a human operator inside the car limits research and development.
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. Traffic fatalities cost Americans billions each year. Traffic injuries also disrupt lives, change lives, and cost millions. No one should die on the road. This is why the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Safety Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and the National Safety Council have launched the Road to Zero campaign. The goal is to put an end to deaths on U.S. roads by 2030.
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. Earlier this month, the Chicago Tribune reported that the family of Sandra Bland, an African American woman who died in a Texas jail, will receive a $1.9 million settlement for her wrongful death. The family hopes that the settlement will result in jail and criminal justice reform. The wrongful death settlement agreement includes changes in the ways inmates will be monitored in the Texas jail where Bland was found dead. The family hopes that additional oversight will prevent deaths of inmates in custody. As a result of the settlement, the Texas jail where Bland was held will invest more money in training officers and will hire emergency personnel to be on staff at all times.
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. With students returning to school, parents should be aware of the risk of playground injuries. According to the Centers for Disease Control, emergency rooms treat approximately 200,000 children every year who suffer personal injuries on playground equipment. About half of playground injuries involve fractures, internal injuries, concussions, dislocations, and amputations. Some of these injuries can affect a child for the rest of his or her life. The CDC estimates that playground injuries cost approximately $1.2 billion each year.
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. Car accident injuries bring to mind scenes often seen in popular medical shows like Grey’s Anatomy: doctors rushing frantically in the ER to usher a car accident victim into surgery or frantic efforts to stop bleeding. While many car accident injuries are serious and require immediate medical attention and can result in life-altering injuries, some car accident injuries are not always diagnosed in the hours or even days after a car accident occurs. Hidden car accident injuries can be devastating because they can have an immense impact on victims’ lives and the lives of families and caretakers. Have you recently been in a car accident in Boise or Nampa, Idaho? If you have been in a crash, here are some of the hidden personal injuries that sometimes go undiagnosed.
BOISE and NAMPA, Idaho. The Centers for Disease Control recently compared car accident crash deaths in the U.S. with crash death rates in 19 other countries. The CDC found that the U.S. has more crash deaths for every 100,000 people, putting the U.S. in the lead among world crash deaths. While the U.S. crash death rate lowered between 2000 and 2013, other comparison countries saw significant reductions in crash death rates. For instance, while the crash death rate in the U.S. went down by 31%, the average reduction in crash death rates in comparison countries was 56%. In fact, the study found that if the U.S. could reduce its car accident death rates to that of the comparison countries, 18,000 lives could have been saved. According to CNN, in 2013, approximately 23,000 people died in car crashes. These numbers don’t begin to account for those who were injured.
Poor individuals in the U.S. face many barriers to justice. It has been well-documented that public defenders are often overworked and that the poor may not receive the representation that they deserve. The Nation recently reported on the underrepresentation of the poor in civil cases. For instance, unlike criminal cases, individuals do not have the right to receive a court-appointed attorney in civil cases. This means that in many serious legal cases—whether it’s divorce or eviction—the poor may not have access to legal counsel.
This week the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just issued a press release stating that the Takata airbag recall will grow to include an additional 40 million inflators. The move signals and expansion and acceleration of the recall. Prior to this week’s recall, 28.8 inflators were covered. The NHTSA’s move increases the recall significantly to include all Takata airbags without a chemical drying agent.
Johnson and Lundgreen
2541 E Gala St, Ste. 210
Meridian, ID 83642
Phone:(208) 376-5256
7610 Southside Blvd
Nampa, ID 83686
Phone:(208) 466-4292
250 S. 5th St., Suite 300
Boise, ID 83702
Phone:(208) 376-5256
We work with people throughout the Treasure Valley on cases of personal injury: Automobile accidents, slips and falls, dog bites, etc. We take cases on a contingent fee basis meaning you pay no attorney fee unless we recover money for you.
