Concussions in Sports – From “having your bell rung” as a mark of courage to “When in Doubt, Sit Them Out” laws
The American Association for Justice has just released a report, Concussions and the Courthouse (http://concussion.justice.org/), detailing the decades of concussion incidents in sports, culture change surrounding concussions, and research on the cognitive effects of repeated brain trauma. Learn how “having your bell rung” and continuing to play went from a mark of courage to players, [...]
A Trucking Industry Crisis – Driver Shortage and those Dangers
Many people do not know important details on how the trucking industry works. Such knowledge is essential if we are to have any true and lasting success reducing truck collisions which would in turn lower the overall driving fatalities in the U.S. The first notable fact about the industry is that there is a serious [...]
Firm News
Kitrick, Lewis & Harris Co., L.P.A. is humbled and proud to announce that all three partners once again have been publicly acknowledged for their superior work and excellence. Mark Kitrick, Mark Lewis and Sean Harris have been recognized by Super Lawyers which only lists the top 5% of attorneys in their respective practice fields. Additionally, [...]
Trucking in Winter Months
As the New Year approaches, the weather continues to worsen causing more hazardous driving conditions. When operating any vehicle in snowy or wet conditions, it is imperative to drive responsibly in order to keep oneself and everyone else on the road safe. These winter conditions are notorious for causing horrible collisions, the worst involving large [...]
Truck Wrecks-Major Damages to People and Property
Certainly automobile collisions can have horrible consequences, but when a 20,000-pound truck is involved, the results are often catastrophic. These effects range from monetary loss to severe physical injury or death. And while the monetary values of such wrecks are exceedingly high, the more costly losses which are intangible yet compensable involve the horrible pain [...]
Forced Arbitration-Beware the Fine Print
The American Association for Justice has shared coverage on forced arbitration from the New York Times, building off of the groundbreaking series, Beware the Fine Print (Part I). "Efforts to Rein in Arbitration Come Under Well-Financed Attack" explores the great lengths and varied ways the US Chamber of Commerce has sought to eliminate class actions on [...]
The Trucking Safety Act-Making the Roads Safer
The trucking industry and motor vehicle safety lobbyists have been fighting each other for years to legislate in Congress a trucking bill that better protects consumers. There has been constant debate over the restrictions passed last year which shortened the breaks truckers were required to take before returning to work. Now, congress has created a [...]
Truck Crashes-Drugs, Fatigue & Weather
As most know, truck collisions are exceedingly dangerous and expensive in terms of property damage and more importantly the human pain and suffering for those involved. In an attempt to protect you from these terrible consequences, it is important first to alert you to the usual causes of these unfortunate but often very avoidable incidents. [...]