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A comment on Report Finds Thousands of Unsafe Trucks on America's Highways

Truckie D — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:04:16 GMT

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A comment on Report Finds Thousands of Unsafe Trucks on America's Highways

Paul — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:13:45 GMT

This should be taken with a grain of salt.
Violations can range from bald tires and bad brakes to one bulb out of twenty not lit.

There needs to be a level of serveity to violations so that we can get a real idea of how bad it is. Bad brakes should count for more than a bad turn signal light. Bald tires should be worse than missing reflectors.

A comment on Apartment Pool Drowning a Horrible Tragedy

Fred Schultz — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:07:46 GMT

Mr. Gordon,

Thank you for your comment! I reread the posting and, you are correct, I jumped the gun and made an assumption.

This is a really unfortunate situation, and very few facts are available. Your comments have helped us all obtain information that wasn't previously available. I have deleted the line that you referenced as being inaccurate.

Again, thank you for taking the time to read and comment. That's the whole point of this Blog: to get information out so that we can all understand what happened, and hopefully prevent a similar tragedy in the future.

A comment on Apartment Pool Drowning a Horrible Tragedy

R. Gordon — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 23:10:05 GMT

I agree with you that it is indeed a tragedy that this poor 4 year old drowned and my heart goes out to his family and all involved who were there to witness this terrible event and those who tried unsuccessfully to resuscitate him. I do, however, have to take you to task for the inaccuracies in your article and not knowing all the facts before you make comments on this event. First of all, Batchelor Heights is not just an apt. complex but also consists of townhouses and individual homes and residents belong to a homeowners association that also set rules and regulations for the pool. You described how apt. complexes and hotels feel that posting warning signs stating no lifeguard on duty eleviates them of any liability in the future and then proceeded to say "this is not the case, especially in a situation like this where you have a child that is incapable of appreciating the danger. Obviously the pool was left unattended and did not have a gate, or the gate was unlocked." A 4-year old is incapable of appreciating the danger, however, his mother and grandmother who accompanied him and unfortunately did not supervise him, should have appreciated the danger. The pool also was not left unattended as you stated. There were approximately fifteen people using it at the time. Signs are posted and, in fact, there is a fence with a gate that has an electronic key card lock and only residents of the HOA are given the electronic keys. This pool is for residents only and unfortunately this boy and his mother were not residents but friends of a resident who let them use the pool even though the resident was not in attendance. In the future, I would hope that, as a lawyer, you would know all the facts and circumstances before implying liability.

A comment on Pain Caused by Drunk Driver Never Goes Away

Mike Bryant — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 23:12:05 GMT

it's an important message that more people need to hear. Very good post.

A comment on Medical Malpractice Verdict a Lesson in Real Aspects of "Tort Reform"

Mike Bryant — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:04:42 GMT

Sad example of just gone unserved. Keep pointed this out.

A comment on Man Dies in Workplace Crane Accident

Wayne Parsons — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:50:22 GMT

We share the problem in Hawaii. OSHA and Hawaii and Florida government agencies continue to target cranes as a significant loss factor for the building industry, But aren't losses the wrong focus? How do we create safe work environments?

A comment on Jury Awards $24 Million to Man Paralyzed in Workplace Accident

Terry — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 08:47:49 GMT

The courts have taken on the same attitude as most people in this country. Nothing is their fault. Fault is always do to someone elses negligence.
This is all become an extremely sad situation. Men are no longer men. We are becoming a nation of wimps. Man, how I miss the old days.

A comment on Jury Awards $24 Million to Man Paralyzed in Workplace Accident

Fred Schultz — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:27:56 GMT

Indiana law allows the jury to apportion fault on the plaintiff, or person bringing the claim. They can put all, some, or none of the fault on the plaintiff. Apparently in this case, they determined that the plaintiff was not at fault at all.

A comment on Jury Awards $24 Million to Man Paralyzed in Workplace Accident

Forist — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:15:06 GMT

The plaintiff has placed responsibility on the contractor, what responsibility does the plaintiff have. If the ladder was covered with refractory why did the employee use it? The EE should be assuming some of the responsibility for this accident unless there was absolutely no negligence on his part.