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Woman Awarded $55M in Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuit

Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay a victim of the company's Baby Powder and Shower to Shower products $55 million. The woman claims that after using Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products for decades, she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. A jury in St. Louis awarded the woman,...

Takata Airbag Recall Becomes Largest in U.S. History

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has ordered airbag manufacturer Takata to recall up to 40 million more airbags. Already the largest safety recall in auto history, defective Takata airbags have been linked to at least 11 U.S. deaths. The new recall order targets 35 to 40 million airbags;...

Report Details Phoenix’s Most Dangerous Intersections

The City of Phoenix Street Transportation Department has released its 2014 Comprehensive Traffic Collision Summary and it details the most dangerous intersections in the city. Overall, in the city of Phoenix, nearly 26,000 accidents were reported in one year along with 13,682 injuries and 160 fatalities. The number of auto...

Nursing Home Social Media Abuse is on the Rise

In a study published by The Washington Times and ProPublica, it was revealed that nursing home residents are suffering abuse via social media when staff members publish degrading nursing home pictures of residents. As a newer type of abuse, social media nursing home abuse breaks the law and violates the...

Nissan Recalling 3.2M Vehicles for Airbag Problems

Nissan has announced the recall of 3.2 million vehicles in the U.S. due to malfunctions which could cause airbags not to work properly during a crash. Defective occupant sensing systems, which detect if a passenger is sitting in the front passenger seat and whether the passenger is a child or...

You May be Eligible for Workers’ Comp and Not Know It

According to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 44 percent of Arizona's workers are not currently employed. In fact, Arizona ranks in the bottom ten U.S. states for percentage of workers who are gainfully employed. Many of Arizona's employees are not currently working due...

AZ has the Most Dangerous Railroad Crossings in U.S.

According to data released yesterday by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Phoenix tops the list of U.S. cities with the most dangerous railroad crossings. Because Glendale also made the list, Arizona is the only state in the country to have more than one crossing with a particularly high occurrence of...

Tempe Police Looking for Hit-and-Run Driver

A tragic hit-and-run collisioninvolving a pedestrian has left a Tempe woman battling serious, life-threatening injuries. According to officers from the Tempe Police Department (TPD), the accident occurred at the intersection of Priest Drive and Broadway Road shortly before 11:00 p.m. on Saturday night. Lieutenant Mike Pooley of the TPD stated...

Is AZ too Lenient Regarding Distracted Driving?

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, which has prompted safety advocates and local law enforcement officers to bring awareness to Arizona's dangerously lenient rules regarding distracted driving. Currently, there are no bans on using cellphones while driving in Arizona, making the state one of only two in the U.S. that...

Takata Airbag Death Toll Rises Despite Recalls

In the United States alone, a total of 11 innocent victims have lost their lives due to defective Takata airbags, as the Takata airbag death toll increases by two recent deaths linked to the faulty product. Last month, a 17-year-old high school student from Richmond, Texas, died after her 2002...