Personal Injury Law

Flaming aka The Online Disinhibition Effect
Today's New York Times features an article on flaming or to use its fancy name, 'the online disinhibition effect'. Psychologist John Suler identified several psychological factors that can lead to flaming: the anonymity of a web pseudonym; invisibility to others; the time lag between sending a message and recieving feedback; an exaggerated sense of self [...

Dirt Bikes Recalled over Fuel Leaks
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 4,300 dirt bikes imported by Baja Motorsports due to possible fuel leaks. The agency reported that fuel can leak from the fuel tanks on the bikes, posing a fire hazard...

Fracking and Flaming Faucets
(Jonathan H. Adler) A new study by researchers at Duke University found high levels of methane contamination in drinking water associated with hydraulic fracturing in Pennsylvania and New York ? contamination that could be the cause of the infamous ?flaming faucets? featured in ?Gasland...

460,000 Containers of Fuel Gel Recalled over Serious Injuries
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of 460,000 containers of pourable fuel gel used in decorative fire pots. Manufactured by Napa Home and Garden Inc., the fuel was recalled after dozens of users suffered burns, some of which were near fatal...

Bartender Flambé: Virginia Police Arrest Flaming Bartenders
No, this is not a case involving an unconstitutional crackdown on a gay bar. Two fire-breathing bartenders — Tegee Rogers, 33, and Justin Fedorchak, 39, — are the center of an interesting legal fight...

Education Bill threatens to intensify discrimination in faith schools
The National Secular Society has warned that thousands of teaching posts in schools in England that are currently open to those of all faiths and none are in risk of being reserved for teachers ‘of the faith'.

BMW Faces Class Action over High Pressure Fuel Pumps
BMW Faces Class Action over High Pressure Fuel Pumps

NHTSA Investigates Rusty Fuel Tank Straps in Ford F-150 Pickups
Rusty Fuel Tank Straps in Ford F-150 Pickups NHTSA Investigates

Carnival Corp. et al.
alleging price fixing through fuel surcharges.

Deere Utility Vehicle Recall
Fuel Tank Leaks

Cisco Travel Plazas
allegedly shorting customers on fuel.

Matson, Horizon
accused of price fixing shipping rates via fuel surcharges.