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Data on distracted driving deaths inaccurate

Oct 16, 2023 by Dodson & Hooks, APLC

State and federal public safety officials have been broadcasting the dangers of distracted driving for several years. As cell phone use has become more widespread in the U.S., the threats associated with talking on the phone and driving have grown. A study released in May 2013 by the National Safety Council entitled Crashes Involving Cell Phones: Challenges of Collecting and Reporting Reliable Crash Data demonstrated that the statistics about cel...

Texting while driving tops list of teen driver fatality causes

Oct 15, 2023 by Dodson & Hooks, APLC

Adults often accuse teens of believing they are invincible, as teens often participate in dangerous activities without thought to the harm that could befall them. One of the more dangerous habits that many teens have developed is sending text messages while driving. Despite the constant barrage of warnings about the dangers of distracted driving, teens who spend their days sending text messages seem to think nothing of continuing their text conve...

Auto accident fatalities spike in 2012

Oct 14, 2023 by Dodson & Hooks, APLC

For the past several years, motor vehicle accidents have been on the decline. Safety experts pointed to advances in safety features on vehicles and advances in engineering of road designs to explain the decline. However, according to two recent reports, the trend in traffic fatalities reversed in 2012 and is starting to climb again. Auto accident statistics The National Safety Council issued a report in February 2013 reviewing the prelimina...

Jury awards $8.3 million in first DePuy hip replacement case

Oct 13, 2023 by Dodson & Hooks, APLC

On August 24, 2010, DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, announced a recall of its highly-touted Articular Surface Replacement hip devices. When DePuy first began to market the ASR hip devices in 2005, the company claimed that the design would last much longer than traditional hip replacement devices. However, reports of adverse patient reactions to the ASR devices began to flood in, until the company was forced to recall the ...

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