Accident Info - All Accidents Including Car Accidents

Aviation Safety Network - "Providing everyone with a (professional) interest in aviation with up-to-date, complete and reliable authoritative information on airliner accidents and safety issues". The Aviation Safety Network only covers accidents and safety issues about airliners.

AirSafe.com - Useful Information for the Airline Passenger

PlaneCrashInfo.com

Register of Commercial Transport Jet Aircraft - Jets included are multi-engine turbojet aircraft with greater than 30 seats. Number of aircraft is 6149 as listed in the FAA Master Registration Files as of February 1998. Flight cycles and hours information is extracted from the FAA Service Difficulty Reports filed during the 2 years between July 1995 and July 1997

Many Aviation Links - at PlaneCrashInfo.com

Victims, need some emotional grief support?

Airliners.net - photos, articles, data & history.

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Slip, Trip & Fall Accidents

American Slip Meter - An everyday tool for monitoring floor safety and maintenance with superior results on wet surfaces

Slip & Fall Statistics - And other info

Proving Fault in Slip and Fall Accidents - for the potential client from Nolo Press

American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA™)

Underwriter's Laboratories

Building Officials and Code Administrators (BOCA)

International Code Council

New York City Building Codes

New York State Building Codes

International Conference of Building Code Officials

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Falling Merchandise, Products & Boxes

A list of Injury Claims at Walmart Dec 1990-Dec 1995

WalMartSurvivor.com

Wal-Mart Litigation Project - Wal-Mart litigation resources for attorneys.

A Wal-Mart Discovery Abuse Packet is available from ATLA Exchange to assist trial lawyers who are seeking to prove Wal-Mart's status as a "repeat offender" with regard to discovery/litigation abuse. The 240-page packet contains case and court information on Wal-Mart's sanctionable conduct and sanctions imposed. The entire packet comes with an easy-to-use index. ATLA members working on behalf of plaintiffs can purchase this important resource on CD-ROM for just $145. You may also order by phone with your MasterCard, VISA, or American Express card. Just call 800-344-3023, or 202-965-3500, ext. 615

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Defective Products

Warnings and Warning Labels - Design of warning labels and instructions.

An Attorney's Guide to Perception & Human Factors

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Hot Tubs

Indoor Hot Tubs Found to be Source of Lung Disease

Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria Sometimes Transmitted Through Hot Tubs, Indoor Swimming Pools

What Your Hot Tub May Be Hiding

Spa Guidelines for Hot Tubs - liability, Supervision, Safety, Entertaining

Expert witness and consultant for hot tub & spa litigation

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Fire, Chemical Safety & Accidents

Fire Links

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA™)

Chemical Injury Information Network

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry - This site, sponsored by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, provides descriptions of hazardous materials, a database of Superfund sites, and other information that can be useful in toxic tort cases.

Medical & Legal Briefs - at the Chemical Injury Information Network

Chemical Accident Histories & Investigations - EPA

Accident Prevention & Risk Management - EPA

Environment, Safety & Health Information Portal - US Department of Energy

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Lead Inspector Courses - Take a Course to Become an Expert on Lead

Types and Depths of Thermal Burns

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Dog Bites

Prevent Dog Bites - The Humane Society of the United States

Dog Bite Statistics - Dr. Richard H. Polsky

Dog Bite & Cat Bite Expert - Dr. Richard H. Polsky

Guidlines For Behavioral Discovery In Dog Related Injury Cases - Dr. Richard H. Polsky

Issues About Animal Behavior Relevant To Dog-Bite Statutes - Dr. Richard H. Polsky

Dog Bite & Cat Bite Expert - Dr. Richard H. Polsky

Dog Bite Liability - Insurance Information Institute

Number of dog-bite-related fatalities, by state - US, 1979-96

Homeowners Insurance Resource Center - American Kennel Club

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Lawsuits for Emotional Distress Due to Death of a Dog or Other Animal

States Authorizing Recovery for Infliction of Emotional Distress - An increasing number of lawsuits are being filed each year seeking damages for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress in cases in which an animal has been injured or killed. This is a list of states authorizing recovery for infliction of emotional distress and case law from state courts that have considered this issue.

FL Judge OKs Lawsuit Against Vet For Pet's Death

Settlement a lawsuit for the negligent death of a dog

Church/Priest Abuse

Church Lawyer Reveals His Own Sexual Abuse - An interesting and informative article by LexisOne about a Church lawyer who defended the Church against sexual abuse cases and who later revealed that he himself was sexually abused by a priest and a second priest who he reported the abuse to.

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School Litigation & Parental Liability

Standards of Care in School Litigation - by SchoolMatch.com which will provide evaluation for your case.

Parental Responsibility Laws - as pertaining to criminal delinquency

Laws That Make Parents Pay - National Education Association

Parent Child Immunity and Other "Family" Tort Issues - This article pertains to suits by children against their parents.

Parental Liability in Canada - with a couple of paragraphs about parental liability in the US.

Parent May Not Release Child's Injury Claim by Advance Waiver

England (UK): Family Law: The court's interpretation of parental responsibility for fathers

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Sports Accidents

Aluminum Baseball Bats - an unprecedented resolution calling upon American Legion baseball, with its thousands of teams nationally, to adopt wood bats out of concern that aluminum counterparts propel balls at dangerous speeds.

Managing Liability: In Canadian Sport and Recreation Facilities

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Doors, Elevators & Escalators

Infrared (IR) Presence Sensors on Swinging Doors

Automatic Door Expert Witness - Davis & Associates. Free initial consult.

Elevator & Escalator Consultant/Expert Witness - Charles A. Buckman, CSS, CEI

Elevator & Escalator Accident Reconstruction & Litigation (Book)

Elevator Industry Law & Liability (Book)

Elevator World - Over 100 books for elevator industry professionals, architects, building owners and maintenance professionals, builders, manufacturers, educators, students and other industry professionals.

The Elevator Escalator Safety Foundation

Examining Escalator Steps

30 people are maimed or killed by faulty escalators everyday. 85% are caused by worn, damaged or faulty escalator equipment and could be prevented.

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Amusement Rides & Roller Coasters

Roller Coaster Physics - an online book explaining roller coaster physics. By Tony Wayne

Amusement Rides Accident Reports and News

Amusement Safety Organization (ASO) - Covers all major issues, including safety, traveler information, trend forecasting, and patron analysis. ASO says it is an independent amusement industry resource offering un-biased coverage, information and opinion about amusement parks from the paying public through an independent entity that is not run by or affiliated with any amusement/theme park company. Whether it be roller coasters, amusement parks, or other types of extreme attractions, ASO is the place to find what the public is thinking.

Directory of State Amusement Ride Officials (CPSC)

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

SaferParks.org

Federal Regulation of Amusement Rides

State Regulation of Amusement Rides

The Largest Parks Without Independent Safety Oversight

Common Causes of Ride-Related Injury

G-force Primer - What G-force does and the effects of G-force on children

International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions

Outdoor Amusement Business Association

National Association of Amusement Ride Safety Officials

Amusement Link One Source - 1,450 links

Council for Amusement and Recreational Equipment Safety

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Wheel Chair Safety & Accidents

Wheel Chair Accidents Investigation

Wheel Chair Testing

IBOT Wheel Chair - Now you can buy the most revolutionary invention ever created for the disabled, invented by Dean Kamens.

See 3 movies of the IBOT Wheel Chair

MSNBC News on the IBOT Wheel Chair

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Workplace Accidents

The 10 most dangerous jobs

Occupation Fatalities per 100,000

Timber cutters 117.8

Fishers 71.1

Pilots and navigators 69.8

Structural metal workers 58.2

Drivers-sales workers 37.9

Roofers 37

Electrical power installers 32.5

Farm occupations 28

Construction laborers 27.7

Truck drivers 25

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics; survey of occupations with minimum 30 fatalities and 45,000 workers in 2002

On-the-job killers

Type of incident 2002 deaths

Aircraft accidents 192

Caught in running equipment 110

Drowning 60

Electrocution 289

Exposure to substances 98

Falls from ladder 126

Falls from roof 143

Fires/explosions 165

Highway collisions 635

Assaults/violence 840

Jackknifed or overturned truck 312

Overturned farm/industrial equipment 164

Struck by falling/flying object 506

Struck by vehicle 356

Suicides 199

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