by | May 25, 2017 | Personal Injury
For those of you who own a pool, the question often comes up: What if someone is injured while swimming in our pool? The answer to that question depends on a number of variables. First, if the person who is injured in your pool was not invited to be there, Wis. Stat....
by | May 2, 2017 | Personal Injury
According to a new survey by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, seat belt use in the U.S. has not met the 92 percent target set by the federal government in 2010. The survey notes that the majority of Wisconsin is not meeting the 92 percent target, with...
by | Mar 22, 2017 | Personal Injury
USA Football, which governs U.S. Pop Warner football leagues, will test a few new rules in selected youth football programs in Fall 2017 to address safety concerns. The changes will include: Smaller playing fields (40 yards instead of 100 yards) Fewer players on the...
by | Mar 22, 2017 | Personal Injury
A newly proposed bill (H.R. 1215 Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017) will make it more difficult for consumers to receive compensation for medical errors or abuse by caretakers or medical professionals. If approved, H.R. 1215 would result in federal control over...
by | Feb 6, 2017 | Personal Injury
The Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle has been one of the company’s best-selling models since it was introduced in the late 1940s, but for decades lawsuits have alleged that a design flaw in the rifle has been covered up by the company and has led to “dozens of...
by | Nov 20, 2016 | Personal Injury
Wisconsin has more than 25,000 miles of groomed snowmobile trails for its 200,000–plus registered snowmobilers. But snowmobilers may not be aware that landowners who allow snowmobilers to use their property for recreation do not have to keep the property safe for...
