One-one hundredth of a second. This incredibly small span of time could mean the difference between life and death. As airbags have become more and more prevalent, we’ve come to take the science behind them for granted. No one thinks about a safety feature that functions properly, but when airbags deploy at the wrong time, [...]
Sabra Dipping Co., LLC issued a product recall in early April after a routine inspection revealed that the product might have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacterium can lead to Listeriosis, a serious bacterial infection that can result in death. There were 30,000 cases recalled in total. To find out if your product was [...]
In one of the most ironic moves possible, insurance giant State Farm has petitioned for and received permission to “explore the use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) to assess potential roof damage during the claims process and respond to natural disasters,” according to the Nashville Business Journal. State Farm is the first company to be [...]
The Supreme Court recently declined to overturn a lower court’s ruling on a case involving Nationwide insurance and a breastfeeding mother. The case has made national headlines and been sensationalized by the media for flying in the face of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act, and it’s been particularly vilified for noting that men are also able [...]
Nashville’s heart rips wide open this morning as yesterday morning’s deadly car crash on I-40 East claims to lives and could potentially claim a third. Investigations are still pending, but “26-year-old Ulrique Severe of Brooklyn, New York, and 22-year-old from Briston Irby-Reynolds” died at the scene. The accident involved multiple cars. Nathan Zarzycki, 22, was [...]
Accidents happen, but when accidents happen during medical procedures the results can be disastrous and life altering. This particular case is a little different from the ones we usually tell you about, but we simply couldn’t resist. Lourdes Rivera, 56, of Kearny, NJ recently filed a lawsuit against Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center in Secaucus. According [...]
Kenny Wayne Johnson, 22, and his cousin, Dwayne Cook, were driving from Bossier City, LA to Kentucky to visit family on the morning of February 17. The roads were still icy from the harsh winter weather. Johnson was behind the wheel and the boys were on I-40 in Dickson County when the unthinkable happened. The [...]
In 2014, there were 229 car accidents involving Nashville Metro Police officers; of those 229, 85 of them were caused by an officer. Given that there were 117,285 crashes in Tennessee last year (14,871 in Davidson County alone), maybe 229 seems like a small number. What isn’t a small number is 500,000 – the amount [...]
A listeria outbreak has recently made headlines across the nation. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak, which originated in late 2014, appears to be over but you may still be at risk. Listeria, or more properly, Listeria monocytogenes, is a bacterium that causes a serious infection known as listeriosis. Listeriosis [...]
