Personal Injury Law

Distracted Driving Presentations Start Up Again

Posted on April 01, 2011
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner                                                                                                                      On April 5, I will be giving a presentation at an area middle school about the devastating consequences of distracted driving...

Drowsy Driving: As Dangerous as Drunk Driving

Posted on March 02, 2011
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner November 8 marked the beginning of  Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, a public awareness campaign by the National Sleep Foundation to educate drivers about sleep safety.  In a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, alarming statistics indicate that the problem is much larger than previous estimates...

Pedestrian Struck By Car And Killed On South Capitol Street

Posted on November 09, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner                                                                                                                      A man was struck and killed Monday morning by a hit-and-run driver on S...

FTC Petition Requests That Rental Car Industry Fix Recalled Vehicles Before Renting Them

Posted on November 03, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner As we have posted previously, the ongoing battle between safety groups and the rental car industry continues.  Following the deaths of two sisters renting a recalled vehicle and the subsequent jury verdict, the Center for Auto Safety and Consumers for Auto Safety and Reliability petitioned the FTC to force Enterprise Holdings, Inc...

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CPSC Reminds Parents How to Prevent Halloween Costume and Decoration-Related Injuries

Posted on October 28, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner Although we have previously written a number of safety articles regarding Halloween safety, the number of possible situations for accidents is practically endless.  A recent media release by the CPSC summarizes some important considerations for parents about costumes, treats, and decorations...

Is The Chamber of Commerce Hypocritical Regarding Lawsuits?

Posted on October 27, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner       For years now, the Chamber of Commerce has been spending millions upon millions of dollars trying to limit peoples' right to seek justice through the court system when they have been victimized by corporate greed and wrongdoing...

Smoke Alarms: The Most Efficient Way to Prevent Home Fire Tragedies

Posted on October 26, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior attorney Each year, we are reminded by the American Red Cross, local fire departments and other agencies that October is Fire Safety Month.  Each year, we learn of tragic stories of families destroyed by fire, many of which could have been avoided by proper installation and maintenance of smoke alarms...

Tips for a Spooky But Safe Halloween from Underwriters Laboratories (UL)

Posted on October 14, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the leading product safety testing organization, offers safety tips for keeping Halloween traditions safe.  Since Halloween has become the second most "decorated" holiday, improperly-used decorations and potentially flammable costumes contribute to the increase in home fires and burn-related injuries...

Maryland's New Bicycling Laws

Posted on October 08, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member Although many drivers are aware of the new cell phone law for drivers that Maryland adopted on October 1, fewer may know about the new bicycling laws that also are now in effect.  Below are summaries of the major elements of the new laws: Senate Bill 51: "Requires a driver of a vehicle to safely overtake a bicycle, electric personal assistive mobility device (EPAMD), or a motor scooter at a distance of at least three feet, unless at the time, the bicycle, EPAMD,or motor scooter rider fails to ride to the right side of the roadway, comply with a requirement to ride in a bike lane or shoulder, or maintain a steady course...

New Maryland Cell Phone Law Effective October 1, 2010

Posted on October 04, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner                                                                                                                      I am thrilled to report that Maryland has changed its law governing cell phone use while driving...

NHTSA Again Promotes "Over the limit. Under arrest." Campaign

Posted on September 02, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner Once again, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is promoting its annual national drunk driving enforcement during the final weeks of summer vacation in an effort to crack down on impaired driving and reduce highway fatalities...

2nd National Distracted Driving Summit On 9/21

Posted on September 01, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner                                                                                                                      As you know from reading my blogs, I have been giving presentations for years to students throughout the Metro area about the dangers associated with driving while being distracted (through cell phone use, texting, drinking, loud music, rubber-necking, etc...

Recalled Rental Car Debate Continues

Posted on August 18, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner                                                                                                                      As I posted earlier this summer, recalled rental cars are routinely rented out...

Aging Drivers and Safety

Posted on August 17, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner A recent article in the Washington Post addresses the concerns of many families regarding how to determine when an aging driver is no longer safe behind the wheel and how best to deal with taking away that independence...

Whistleblower Incentives In Financial Reform Bill

Posted on August 16, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner                                                                                                                      I blogged recently about legislation  introduced to protect whistleblowers...

Congress To Investigate Kellogg Cereal Recall

Posted on August 15, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner                                                                                                                      I recently blogged about the Kellogg's cereal recall...

Appliance Recall Check Service Now Available

Posted on August 14, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner According to a recent story in Trading Markets.com, "Appliance Recall Check is a new service that helps consumers identify recalled appliances in their homes. Most of the 195 million recalled appliances in American homes are not identified until there is a fire or other tragedy...

NTSB to Hold Hearing to Examine Hazmat Truck Rollover

Posted on August 13, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner Following a fireball accident involving a propane truck rollover and explosion accident in Indiana last October, the National Transportation Safety Board is examining whether enough is being done to prevent tanker trucks hauling hazardous loads from rolling over...

Hidden Dangers of Swimming Pools Highlighted Again in Recent Child's Death

Posted on August 12, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner As recently reported by the Associated Press, another child's death has been caused by the powerful suction of a swimming pool.  Parents claim that pool industry officials are trying to weaken pool safety standards, "It's not something we'll ever get over, but we're hoping to make a difference so other families don't have to suffer the same fate...

Hewlett-Packard Whistleblower Suit Settles

Posted on August 11, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner                                                                                                                      Bloomberg News (8/3, Ricadela, Voreacos) reports, "Hewlett-Packard Co...

Click It or Ticket Campaign for 2010

Posted on May 25, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner Since 1993, when the first  "Click It or Ticket" campaign began in North Carolina, seat belt enforcement campaigns have become standard nationwide in an effort to to reduce highway fatalities...

Congress Refutes Toyota's Claim That Company's Engine Electronics Are Safe

Posted on May 21, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner The Los Angeles Times reports that House Energy and Commerce Chairman Henry Waxman, speaking at his committee's hearing into the cause of Toyota's sudden acceleration crisis, said that the automaker "still had not done the testing required to determine the cause...

BP Executives Under Senate Fire

Posted on May 12, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner BP executives have been receiving emotionally charges and pointed questions from Senators during hearings over the Gulf spill.  The Nightly News reported that "Senators had no patience ...

Prom Safety: Common Sense Advice for Parents and Teens

Posted on May 12, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner Proms are supposed to be fun.  All too often, though, they end in tragedy.  By combining common sense and advance planning, proms can be both fun and safe. As we have written during previous prom seasons, a primary emphasis for both parents and their teens should be safety...

Driving After Dark Increases Risk For Teen Drivers

Posted on May 06, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner According to a Washington Post article, a report by the Texas Transportation Institute, which used federal traffic fatality data from 1999 to 2008, has found that  "[d]riving after dark is the single most-dangerous risk a teenage driver can take and is more likely to result in death than drinking, speeding or disregarding a seat belt...

Simplicity & Graco Crib Recalls Announced by CPSC

Posted on April 30, 2010
Posted by Salvatore Zambri, founding partner Hundreds of thousands of Simplicity and Graco cribs were recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on April 29, 2010.  Parents should stop using these cribs immediately and follow the advice on CPSC recall notices...

Laura Bush's New Book: More Attention to Distracted Driving

Posted on April 28, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner As I have frequently blogged before, the dangers of distracted driving cannot be under-estimated, especially for teen drivers.  In her new book "Spoken from the Heart," former First lady Laura Bush describes her deadly teen auto accident in which a high school friend was killed...

Mattel: Exempt from CPSC Testing Rules?

Posted on April 27, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner Following the unprecedented number of toy and child furniture recalls in 2007, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA) was enacted to address safety issues, including mandatory third party testing for certain children's products, lead certifications for both domestic products and imports, and tracking labeling requirements...

Oprah Winfrey Speaks Out Against Distracted Driving

Posted on April 26, 2010
Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner For those of you who have been following my posts, you know that I often blog about the catastrophic consequences of distracted driving.  I am also a frequent lecturer to students about the ills of distracted driving...

Wide Variance In Safety Of US Mine Operations Are Found

Posted on April 23, 2010
Posted by Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner In a feature, front-page article, the New York Times reports, "The numerous and very public violations and fatalities at Massey-owned mines over the years may leave the impression that all mines are run this way...

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