It takes a lot of engineering, planning, construction, and regulation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to make airplanes safe enough to let off the ground. When the FAA allows the aircraft corporations to essentially regulate themselves – when you put the fox in charge [...]
When you’re hurt in a car accident, you need help no matter who is at fault. When you caused the accident, you can still seek medical attention and put a claim in through your own insurance for the damage to your car. North Dakota is [...]
In 2018, a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity, The Texas Tribune, The Associated Press, and Newsy profiled how catastrophic oil field injuries can be. The death rate among those who work in the drilling industry, in 2014, was almost five times that of [...]
Seatbelts help save lives by locking into place, and keeping the driver or passenger secure in their seats, in a collision. After a car accident, however, the mechanisms that control the seat belt may no longer work, which means you may have to replace them [...]
The Washington Post reported recently that the rideshare company Lyft will now require that their drivers take a mandatory driver education course. Lyft will also provide a “notification system for potentially dangerous off-track rides.” The new education requirement is partly in response to concerns about [...]
E-cigarettes and vape pens have been linked to exploding batteries for the last couple of years, but it hasn’t appeared to make them less popular. In fact, it seems like every day you see a new person puffing away on an e-cig, convinced that it [...]
When we talk about truck accidents, we usually discuss the remedies available for other drivers or individuals who have been hurt. Larson Law Firm, P.C. doesn’t just represent injured occupants in passenger vehicles, however; we also work with injured truck drivers, who often end up [...]
Having the misfortune to be involved in a roadway accident with a large commercial truck can bring much devastation, physically and otherwise. Commercial trucks, due to their size and weight, can inflict catastrophic damage in many cases. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [...]
The American Burn Association has published statistics that indicate some 486,000 people in the U.S. obtained emergency medical help for burn injuries between 2011 and 2015. A large majority of burns treated in burn injury centers – 73% – occur at home, with 8% occurring [...]
Seat belt usage is a serious problem in North Dakota, so much so that lawmakers in the state Senate attempted to change the law earlier this year. The proposed change, allowing police officers to initiate a traffic stop when they spotted drivers not wearing seat [...]
