Volvo says it will accept full liability for accidents involving its driverless cars, making it "one of the first" car companies to do so. It joins Mercedes and also tech firm Google, who have made similar claims. Volvo says it is trying to expedite regulation in the US, where "a patchwork" of rules is holding [...]
World renowned adventurer and daredevil Johnny Strange died during a wingsuiting accident in Switzerland. He was 23. The three-time world record holder, best known for climbing the world's seven highest summits by the time he was 17, is believed to have died after a malfunction with his equipment, E! News reports. The star, who was [...]
Good personal injury stories are difficult to come by. The following story while, tragic, follows through with a landmark case and portrays the legal options exercised to win a case under such precedence. The Lawyer for this story is Raffi K Kevorkian, a personal injury lawyer with the firm of Kevorkian & Madenlian, LLP in [...]
A young Irish jockey has lost his foot in a horrific accident while on holiday. Brendan McDonagh, 23, had his right foot amputated following the accident on the holiday island of Koh Samui in Thailand. Brendan, from Knockerasser, Moycullen in Co Galway was enjoying the short break in Koh Samui after spending two years as [...]
SAP chief executive Bill McDermott lost an eye after an accident in the US in July, though he is recovering and plans to be back in Germany next month, according to the company. Mr McDermott, 54, fell down stairs in the night while carrying a water glass during a visit to relatives and nearly bled to death [...]
It is not news that vaccinations, although they can be beneficial, cause side effects for some people. You might be surprised to learn, however, that since 2011, the government has paid about $18 million to 112 “Sirva” victims. “Sirva” means “Shoulder injury related to vaccine administration.” In other words, the contents of the vaccine were [...]
Merlin Entertainments, the theme park company, has said the horrific accident in Alton Towers in June in which two people lost a leg, coupled with wet weather, dampened the company's sales growth over the summer months. Like-for-like sales from Merlin's resort theme parks division tumbled 11pc as visitor numbers plummeted following the Alton Towers accident. [...]
Airbag jackets for motorcycles are starting to get a lot more useful. Last week, motorcycle wear company Dainese announced a jacket, called the Misano 1000, that includes a built-in airbag and all of the tech necessary to automatically know when to deploy it. That last part is what's important: other airbag jackets tend to rely [...]
League Against Cruel Sports vice president Mr Oddie pointed to a new poll commissioned by the organisation. The Ipsos MORI survey indicated fewer than one in 20 people supported deer hunting remaining legal, fewer than one in eight supported hare hunting remaining legal and fewer than one in five supported fox hunting remaining legal. Mr [...]
According to The Pulse Of Radio, a 22-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and died after crossing the Trans-Canada Highway Saturday night as she was leaving an AC/DC concert at Magnetic Hill in Moncton, NB, Canada. The woman was pronounced dead at the hospital. This fatality follows close on the heels of the recent [...]