May Is National Bicycle Safety Month

Established in 1956, National Bike Month is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling – and encourage more folks to giving biking a try. This National Bike Month will necessarily be different. The stay at home order during the coronavirus pandemic has prompted many people to ride their

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Family Sues Walmart For Wrongful Death Due To COVID-19

The family of Walmart employee Wando Evans who died of complications of COVID-19 is suing the retailer for negligence. The lawsuit claims the Chicago area store where he worked ignored Evans symptoms and failed to let other workers and customers know he may have contracted the deadly disease. The suit

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More Speeding leads To Fewer But More Devastating Accidents

The “Stay At Home” order has led to fewer crashes with the unintended consequences of more speeding and potentially more devastating accidents. These facts are from a study released by the UC Davis Road Ecology Center. With the state on lockdown traffic accidents have dropped by about half. However, in

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Grand Princess Cruise Passengers Sue For Negligence

Passengers who sailed on the Grand Princess Cruise filed suit against the cruise line for negligence in exposing them to Covid19 and failing to take proper precautions despite being aware that some passengers and crew members were infected.  The first mistake alleged in the lawsuit was that after departing from

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Orinda Nursing Home Has 49 Test Positive For COVID-19

At the 47-bed Orinda Care Home skilled nursing facility 27 residents and 22 staff have tested positive for COVID-19. As a result 4 residents have been hospitalized and one has died. At a time when nursing homes are off-limits to resident family members, it’s more important than ever health and

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Honda Portable Generators Recalled Due To Fire And Burn Risk

Honda Motor Company of America is recalling more than 300,000 portable generators that have been shown to pose fire and burn injury hazards. According to Consumer Affairs Honda is voluntarily recalling the EB2200i, EU2200i, EU 2200i Companion and EU2200i Camo Portable Generators. In each of these portable generators the inverter

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Some Workers Being Forced To Go To Work Amid Coronavirus

The message from government cannot be any clearer than “STAY AT HOME!” This is part of the plan to fight the coronavirus pandemic – stay at home, flatten the curve, save lives. Some workers express both fear and anger at being labeled as an “Essential Employee” and being forced to

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