FMCSA Considering Teens for Long-Haul Trucking Program
A proposed pilot program by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will allow drivers as young as 18 years old to haul heavy cargo in commercial trucks across state lines. This pending legislation, backed by a bipartisan group of policymakers, would lower the age of long-haul truckers and address the growing shortage of truck…
Read MoreThe Tiger Woods Crash: What We Know So Far
As just about everyone who watches the news knows by now, celebrity golfer Tiger Woods was involved in a terrible car crash on February 21, suffering serious leg injuries. Woods’ SUV veered off a Los Angeles County road, traveling about the length of a football field before rolling over in a small gulley, trapping him…
Read MoreCan You Sue a School if a Child Is Hurt on Campus?
When you send your child off to school, it is with the expectation that they will spend the day learning and playing in an enriching, supervised environment. That is, after all, what school is meant to be. If the staff at school neglects to properly watch over their students, the school can be held accountable…
Read MoreSleep Apnea and Truck Accidents
Being in control of a large commercial vehicle like a moving truck or tractor trailer is no easy task. Aside from the mechanical difficulties of maneuvering something of that size, there are other taxing demands the job has to offer, such as long hours, heavy equipment, and a life spent primarily on the road. Because…
Read MoreReceiving Maximum Compensation for Traumatic Injuries in a Bike Crash
The only thing worse than being traumatically injured in a car accident is your children being traumatically injured in car accident. It is amongst a parent’s worst nightmares. A little over a year ago, two parents found this out the hard way. Their children were out riding their bikes when they were hit by a…
Read MoreArizonans Helping Arizonans Who Suffer Kidney Disease Due to COVID-19
Contracting COVID-19 is especially dangerous if you have an underlying health condition such as kidney disease. According to the CEO of the National Kidney Foundation of Arizona, the combination of diseases increases the risk of mortality. A 63-year-old man recently told a story of his extremely difficult experience with COVID-19 due to his underlying kidney…
Read MoreHow Nursing Homes are Gaming the Rating System and Misleading the Public
A recently published investigation from The New York Times shows that many nursing homes across the country are manipulating the CMS star rating system for their benefit. By either inflating or reducing the data reported to the CMS system, these nursing homes are achieving higher ratings without addressing quality and health issues within their facilities,…
Read MoreNegligent Hiring Practices Put Nursing Home Residents in Danger
Nursing homes and residential care facilities are responsible for the employees they hire. Part of that responsibility is running a criminal background check, to ensure that the new hires are eligible to work in the nursing home. Failure to do so puts residents at risk. It also opens the nursing home to liability. A family…
Read MoreArizona Nursing Home Under Investigation for Keeping COVID-19 Infected Employees on the Job
The Granite Creek Health and Rehabilitation Center in Prescott is under both state and media scrutiny after an investigation showed that the facility required staff to work while they were visibly ill with the coronavirus. This investigation, which began last summer, kicked off after an anonymous nursing assistant told the media she was forced to…
Read MoreYou Can Expunge Your Marijuana Convictions in AZ Starting July 12, 2021
States across the country are choosing to decriminalize and/or legalize marijuana, and in November 2020, Arizona voters did, too. Recreational marijuana is now legal in the state for persons over the age of 21. In response to the legalization, our legislature has passed a new law that allows people with marijuana-related convictions to expunge their…
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