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Federal Regulations Now Require Electronic Logs in Commercial Vehicles
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPA change in the federal rules governing commercial drivers of trucks and buses will require that drivers use electronic, rather than paper, logs to track their hours worked and miles driven, and a recent Greyhound Bus crash highlights the reason this change is long overdue. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the governmental […]
Rear-Facing Car Seats Linked to Head Trauma Among Infants
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPIf you’re a parent, you know how difficult it can be to find the safest, most effective car seat for your infant child, to ensure that they’re fully protected in the event of a crash. However, sometimes even the best option available still contains flaws and shortcomings. A recent study has found that rear-facing car […]
Your Car’s Black Box, and Ways It Can Help In an Accident
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPBlack boxes in airplanes, known formally as event data recorders, often prove invaluable in helping investigators determine what events led up to a plane crashing. What you may not have realized is that event data recorders aren’t only installed in airplanes—there’s a very good chance that one is installed in the car you drive every […]
Renosol Seating Whistleblower Denied Federal Protection From Lawsuit
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPAn employee of Renosol Seating in Selma was trying to protect the health of her fellow workers and herself when, in March, she delivered a letter to the company’s customer, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, alleging that a chemical used in the car seat production process at Renosol was making workers sick. What happened next was […]
Two Boat Passengers Die in Florence Pontoon Boat Accident
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPA pontoon boat collided with a barge on a Saturday evening in August on Wilson Lake near Florence, sending all eight passengers of the pontoon boat overboard. While crewmembers of the barge were able to rescue six of the pontoon boat passengers from the water, 62-year-old Sid Elliot and 79-year-old Catherine Ekholm did not survive […]
Lawrence County Sheriff Seeks Dismissal of Suit Related to Shooting of Mentally Ill Man
/by McPhillips Shinbaum, LLPIn March 2015, a Lawrence County deputy shot and killed 39-year-old Shane Nathaniel Watkins after responding to a domestic call at the home where Watkins was residing with his mother. Watkins suffered from schizophrenia, and family members believed he was not a threat to police. Watkins was reportedly off his medication at the time of […]