Injuries at the Bus Stop: Where Can Parents Turn If the Unthinkable Happens? by Amy S. York, Esq. and Gregory S. Porter Every fall, millions of children return to school and most of those ride a school bus to get there. We’ve all been stuck behind a school bus, waiting (im)patiently as it slows, lights flashing, stop-sign swinging out, to…
Nursing Home Abuse By Amy S. York, Esq. and Gregory S. Porter My grandparents grew up in rural Kentucky during the Great Depression. They left Kentucky to find work in Detroit, along with countless other Appalachians. As soon as they could flee Michigan, they did, moving to the breathtakingly beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Virginia. There, they lived in a tidy…
Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain: Insurance Companies Hide Behind Litigation Veil By Amy S. York, Esq. and Gregory S. Porter In the 1939 classic movie, The Wizard of Oz, the Great and Powerful Oz addresses Dorothy and her friends – appearing mystical and fantastic, larger than life, while smoke and fire billow, creating an illusion of…
Trampoline Park Injuries and the Effectiveness of Liability Waivers By Amy S. York, Esq. and Gregory S. Porter Dr. Pete Pidcoe, a biomechanical engineer and professor in Virginia, recently released his findings after years of analyzing the designs of trampoline parks.[1] His six-year study revealed that certain design flaws can result in an unsafe transfer of energy from one trampoline…
“There Was a Spider” Distracted Driving By Amy S. York, Esq. and Gregory S. Porter Many years ago, I was driving on a highway in Ohio, chatting with my mother who was in the passenger seat. All of a sudden, I saw a good-sized spider crawling on the ceiling of my car, by the driver’s door. I swatted at the…
