In February of 2009, a commuter plane crashed near the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Forty-nine passengers and crew were killed as well as one person on the ground. Initially, ice buildup was suspected in the crash, but a report by The New York Times indicates that the National Traffic Safety Board's (NTSB) analysis shows ice was not a prominent factor in the crash. Instead, it appears pilot error is to blame.

On October 20 of 2010, Graco, one of the nation's largest makers of baby products, announced the recall of 2 million strollers. That's right-2 million strollers. Consumer Reports calls it the largest stroller recall ever.

Business groups across the nation have asked the Nevada Supreme Court in an amicus brief to reconsider its decision to uphold a $30 million verdict against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in a product liability case.

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 125,000 people in the U.S. have been potentially exposed to HIV and different forms of hepatitis since 1999 due to lapses in infection control practices. Additionally, a 2009 study in the Annals of Internal Medicine noted 33 different outbreaks of viral hepatitis in nonhospital settings over the last decade.

One of the principles that is often at play in litigation is the subject of federal preemption. This concept means that when a state law and a federal law are in conflict, the federal law governs (or in other words, pre-empts the state law). While this may sound like merely legal technicalities, it has very real implications, particularly in products liability litigation.

In 2007, a truck crossed a median on a Kansas highway and struck a SUV with two women and their children inside. One of the women and her infant son were killed. The driver of the truck suffered from sleep apnea and was driving his truck with a provisional medical card. When that card expired, he was recertified as medically fit simply by visiting a different doctor.

Birth injuries are potentially-severe injuries that occur during pregnancy, labor or delivery. They often cause significant impairment and can affect the injured child and his or her family for a lifetime. In some instances, the parents of a child who has suffered a birth injury may be able to file a medical malpractice lawsuit against the person or people responsible for the injury.

In the 1969 classic film Easy Rider, Jack Nicholson dons a football helmet to ride a motorcycle. The scene is meant to be humorous, but it also reflects a genuine problem: Many Nevada motorcyclists do not wear the right helmets for the job. The wrong helmet can leave the rider nearly as vulnerable as no helmet at all.

In 2006, an effort spearheaded by the Nevada Department of Transportation set out with a lofty goal: to reduce Nevada traffic fatalities by 100 within two years. Remarkably, they met that goal-and fatalities have continued to drop through 2009.

Recently, the Nevada Supreme Court upheld a multimillion dollar damages award against an employer after two of its employees were involved in a 2001 drunk driving accident that resulted in one woman's death.

Interstate 15 (or I-15) has long been considered one of the most dangerous roads in the US. In a 2005 MSNBC Dateline report, 1-15 was listed as the most dangerous high-speed road while a recent MSN list dubbed the infamous roadway as one of the "Highways to Hell." Over a five year period, 173 people died while traveling on Highway 15.

Despite its reputation, Las Vegas did not make the No. 1 spot on the March 2010 list of drunkest cities in the U.S. It did, however, come in 11th, according to Las Vegas Weekly, just falling short of the top 10 for deaths, arrests and binges related to alcohol and alcoholism.

The Federal Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) has had its eyes on the Las Vegas Strip since last year, when a sudden increase in construction worker deaths raised questions of safety at sites like the City Center.