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Hit and Run: Without a Compass

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (10)

If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many are needed to describe the video of a man being struck by a hit-and-run driver and left to bleed unaided in the road, while numerous motorists and pedestrians casually maneuver around him and continue on their way? Read full article »
Foul Ball

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (44)

Laura Kerod had great seats. She and her husband Kevin were cheering for their local New Jersey minor league baseball team—the Trenton Thunder —sitting enviably close to the dugout. Ms. Kerod turned to check the score board, then turned back. “And boom, it hit me,” she said of the foul ball that slammed into her face, ripping her lip, shattering her teeth, and fracturing her palate. Read full article »
Driven

Posted on March 18, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (9)

How responsible are you for another person’s actions? If you loan your car to a friend, and the friend gets into an accident, it’s generally understood that as the owner of the car, you’ll be held legally liable to some degree.

But if you loan your car to a friend, and the friend uses the car to drive three other people to a house where they commit murder, are you just as guilty as those who took part in the crime, even though you weren’t even there? Read full article »
The Decision

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Kathy McManus Comments (9)

The golden hour strikes without warning.

The golden hour is the critical 60 minutes from the moment a life-threatening injury occurs to when the human body—if left untreated—starts shutting down on a trajectory toward death. Paramedics and other emergency responders encounter it as a matter of course. Read full article »