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The Petaluma, California-based Tomales Bay Foods has announced the recall of two of its cheeses because of the potential risk of a Listeria contamination. Listeria can cause severe, sometimes fatal, reactions in the very young and the very old. The recall involves 133 pounds of Big Woods Blue and Pondhopper partial wheels of cheese available… read more

A new article discusses a program that lets teenagers experience how dangerous distracted driving can truly be. A driving instructor for Allstate put together a driving course at Colorado Springs’s World Arena. The course consisted of an exercise in which there were no distractions, then graduated to allowing teens to start talking or texting on… read more

We just covered what to do should one of your friends insist on texting while behind the wheel, but advising against such a practice would necessarily become much more difficult if you’re dealing with an authority figure.  For teens, it might not be easy to get a parent or guardian to abstain from texting.  However,… read more

Getting a texting driver to stop engaging in the habit is imperative, but sometimes that’s easier said than done, especially when said driver is in the middle of the act.  Thankfully, a report offers tips on broaching the subject should a vehicle operator insist on endangering the entire car. The first tactic one could try… read more

Even in drought conditions like much of the country has been facing, it’s still imperative for all residents across the country to realize that we’re in the midst of storm season.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the National Weather Service estimate that the month of July sees 16 fatalities related to lightning every… read more

This is the second story in a row involving an Alaska Airline plane headed to Seattle.  Although almost guaranteed to be a coincidence, it is interesting. This time, the flight wasn’t headed out of Ontario, California, but Burbank, California.  Although there were no problems with the flight itself, a detail-oriented passenger happened to look out… read more

When boarding a plane, we all hope that everything will go smoothly.  However, as this next story illustrates, emergency situations do happen.  In those instances, it’s important to keep your cool and rely on the expertise of those persons flying the plane. An Alaska Airlines flight which took off from the Ontario Airport in Southern… read more

When one thinks about addiction, it’s typical to go to your immediate standbys:  alcohol, tobacco, certain foods.  But one trend that’s become increasingly worrisome is the tendency for people to become addicted to video games.  South Korea was the site of a fatality that occurred because a gamer reportedly failed to take care of himself… read more

The commissioner of Canyon, Texas did not feel it was right to ban texting and driving within the city limits, saying that he believed the government was overstepping its bounds with such a law. Remarks from the community have changed his opinion though, and Canyon has decided to ban texting and driving after all. Texting… read more

In the August issue of Advocate, our firm’s own Rahul Ravipudi and Ryan Casey illustrate how important the discovery process is in a personal injury case and show what can be done should the defendant withhold or even destroy evidence that can be used to benefit your claim.  In such instances, the state of California… read more

The Rhode Island Department of Health has stated that a number of Deli Salad foods from Target are being recalled because of the threat posed by a potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Most of the products being recalled are from the brand Market Pantry, but a Four Bean Salad is from Archer Farms and a layered… read more

A cell phone application that disables the phone when a motor vehicle is going over a certain speed may be a solution to reduce accidents related to distractions while driving. According to the New Jersey’s Ocean County Prosecutor, accidents involving texting provide officials with greater authority to prosecute individuals with auto assault or vehicular homicide…. read more