Category: Young Adults
Medication Errors
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, medication errors, Nursing Home, Older Adults, Young Adults When you loved one is in a nursing home, care facility or hospital, they frequently need medications to help them heal or just to stay alive. A study by the CDC revealed that nearly half of nursing home residents regularlyContinue reading
Cyclist on a Mission Struck By Semi, Injured
Jacob Landis is on a mission: raise money and awareness for cochlear implants. This year, he set out to ride his bike to all 30 major league baseball stadiums before the season ended. Why? Jacob was deaf by age 10. Continue reading
Amazon Former CFO Dies in Bicycle Crash
Joy Covey rode her bicycle down a hill when a van turned in front of her. She struck the van and was killed. The 22 year-old van driver was cooperating with police. Ms. Covey joined Amazon in 1996. She becameContinue reading
Bathroom Injuries
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, Nursing Home, Older Adults, slip and fall, Young Adults One of the most dangerous places in your home is the bathroom. A report by the US Centers for Disease Control described the risks. The study reported that there are more than 21,800,000 (21.8 million) non-fatal injuries per year inContinue reading
Dixon Teaches Lawyers Tough Topics
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bike Accidents, Children, hospital, Infants, injury, Pedestrian Injuries, Product Liability, Young Adults Dixon Law Office founder, G. Grant Dixon III, has been asked to speak regarding liens in personal injury cases. One of the dirty little secrets in personal injury cases is that hospitals, doctors, and other medical providers often refuse toContinue reading
Swimming Pool Injury Cases
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Children, Infants, Product Liability, swimming pool, Young Adults The son of the famous singer, Usher, was nearly killed when he was sucked into a pool drain and could not free himself. Most people find it hard to understand but pool filters have high power suction and, when blocked,Continue reading
Bicyclist Dies After Collision
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bike Accidents, injury, Product Liability, Young Adults A bicyclist died Friday after a collision with a semi-tractor trailer in New York. The cyclist, Justin Price, was only 20 years old. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. You can read more about the story here.Continue reading
Bicyclist Dies After Collision
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bike Accidents, injury, Product Liability, Young Adults A bicyclist died Friday after a collision with a semi-tractor trailer in New York. The cyclist, Justin Price, was only 20 years old. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. You can read more about the story here.Continue reading
Police Officer Misconduct
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Bike Accidents, Pedestrian Injuries, police liability, Young Adults The vast majority of the police and law enforcement officers we see act properly and within the bounds of the law. They do great work and protect us from many evils of the world. For their work, most deserve toContinue reading
What Parents Need to Know About the New LATCH System Rules
Author Dixon Law OfficePosted on Categories Auto/Car Crashes, Children, Infants, injury, Product Liability, recall, Young Adults The vast majority of car seats for children are installed incorrectly. Back in 2002, the US government mandated all cars come with a system to attach car seats called LATCH (lower anchors and tethers for children). While the system worksContinue reading