Our Michigan brain injury lawyers recently launched a new site specifically dedicated to brain injury victims.  The Michigan Brain Injury Lawyer website has information on a number of important topics, including:

• Brain Injury Statistics
• Brain Injury Types
• Brain Injury Causes
• Brain Injury Symptoms
• Brain Injury Treatment
• Child Brain Injuries
• Brain Injury Lawyers
• Brain Injury Resources

The website will be updated frequently with important news and topics relating to brain injuries and closed head injuries.  This site is just another example our committment to victims of a serious accidents.  For more information the rights of Michigan brain injury victims, call us at (800) 606-1717.

The Food and Drug Administration issued a recall on Nestle’s refridgerated Toll House cookie dough due to a suspected outbreak of E-Coli poisoning related to the product.  Over sixty people have reported ill with severe symptoms that authorities believe are related to the cookie dough.

E. coli O157:H7 causes abdominal cramping, vomiting and a diarrheal illness, often with bloody stools. Most healthy adults can recover completely within a week. Young children and the elderly are at highest risk for developing HUS, which can lead to serious kidney damage and even death.

While the matter is being investigated, retail stores have been told to pull the product from the store shelves.  Consumers have been advised to not use the product if it is in their home.  More details will be released soon.

Anyone who suffers E-coli poisoning from this product should contact our food poisoning lawyers as soon as possible to discuss their legal rights.  If possible, preserve your package and any receipts for the purchase of the cookie dough.  This will assist us in the handling of your case.

Boating in Michigan

To many Michiganders and tourisits visiting Michigan, the boating season is the best time of year. Our hundreds of lakes, both large and small, provide endless opportunities for boating fun. Unfortunately, there are siginficant risks associated with this great recreation.

Boat Accident Deaths

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the number of boating related deaths in the United States is substantial.  The agency reports in the past decade, over 7,000 boaters have died in water related accidents with over 5, 00o of them by drowning.  The biggest safety failures leading to these boating deaths  is the lack of personal flotation devices (like life jackets) and boaters being uneducated in safe boating practices.  In fact, over 90% of boat drowning victims would have survived had they worn life jackets.  Most of the drownings were in small boats, less than 21 feet in length.

Boat Accident Lawsuits

Many boat accident injuries are the result of negligence by the boat operators and boat owners.  Acts of negligence include failing to provide life jackets, improper boat maintenance, and negligent operation of the boat.  Too often, boat accidents are caused by reckless and intoxicated boaters.  In these cases, the victims of Michigan boat accident can pursue legal claims for compensation for their injuries.

Contact a Michigan Boat Accident Lawyer

To learn more about your rights after a Michigan boat accident, you should contact our Michigan boat accident lawyers as soon as possible to discuss your case with you.  It is essential that we begin our investigation as soon as possible after the accident so that we can gather evidence to prove and win your case.

The Oakland County Health Department is investigating a possible Norovirus outbreak at the Canterbury Castle in Lake Orion, Michigan.  Several events were held there on March 14, 2009, including a concert, a wedding, and a fundraiser.  Many of the attendees reported violent illnesses after the event.   Norovirus is a type of food poisoning that can be transmitted by a sick employee who comes in contact with the food or is simply ill around the food that is served to customers.

The investigation may take time to complete so that the health department can try to pinpoint the exact source of the Norovirus.  As a lawyer who has handled a number of Norovirus food poisoning cases, I can tell you that the illnesses described by diners is often very severe.  While many with the Norovirus suffer at home for days, others require hospitalization and testing.  Claims for personal injuries may be available to those who became ill once the health department investigation is completed.

Recently, I read an email about a list of dangerous toys published by the non-profit organization World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc., or W.A.T.C.H.  This list of ten toys is published annually around the holidays. 

W.A.C.T.H. also publishes a standing list of toy safety hazards, which describe features of a toy that can make it particularly dangerous.

Toy Hazards to avoid include:

• Secondhand toys sold over the Internet, since they often lack packaging and packaging inserts that contain warnings, directions, or other safety information.
• Battery operated toys for children under 8, since batteries may leak or overheat and explode.
• Toys with fur or hair, which can be ingested and cause choking.
• Toys with small, easily removed attachments, which can present choking hazards.
• Projectile toys and toys that shoot since they can cause eye injuries that may lead to blindness.
• Toys with pointed tips or sharp edges because there is a chance off a child cutting himself or herself.
• Toys with strings longer than 6 inches, since a young child could wrap the cord around his or her neck and choke.
• Toys designed to be strung between or across two cribs or playpens, since these toys present choking hazards.
• Toys that are marketed with other products or product lines, since they often do not come with instructions, age recommendations, or warnings.
• Toys which are flammable and may ignite when placed near flame.
• Realistic looking toy guns and other weapons, which may promote violence.
• Electrical and electronic toys, because the stepdown transistors may malfunction and cause injury.
• Toys with small parts, which can present choking hazards.
• Toys with long handles since children under 4 have a tendency to put the handles in their mouths and choke.
• Toys with toxic substances or components since a child may ingest a part of it or may develop a rash.  A common example of this are home makeup kits that contain ferrocyanide, a known poison.

For more information about Michigan personal injury cases, visit our law firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com.  If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan personal injury attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and we will get back to you quickly.