Water safety – Stay Safe this July 4th

We wrote about expected regulation of e-cigarettes long ago. As a lawyer who deals with defective or dangerous products, I expected some federal oversight, but it took the federal government five years to address the issue.

April 28th marks Workers’ Memorial Day. Today we honor and remember those who have died on the job. Many work place injuries are preventable. However, this does not mean injured workers are responsible for their own injuries. Many workers are required to work in unsafe work environments.

Many in Western New York came to know Debra Hershman, who fought on behalf of aviation safety regulations which came about due to the crash of Continental flight 3407 in Clarence. She’s leaving the National Transportation Safety Board and spoke of her concern about outdated rail tanker cars,