Accident Testimony

After eight weeks, 46 witnesses, two dozing jurors and an estimated $2-3 million spent in taxpayer money, the Roger Clemens trial is finally over.

The verdict: Not guilty on three counts of making false statements, not guilty on two counts of perjury and not guilty on one count of obstruction. The charges stemmed from testimony that Clemens made in Feb. 2008, telling a Congressional committee that he had never taken steroids or HGH.

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What an excellent use of tax payer money (sarcasm for those who don’t get it).

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Now that summer is here and theme parks are open, many of us are heading out with the family to Worlds of Fun, Six Flags St. Louis, Silver Dollar City, or your local traveling fair or carnival to enjoy roller coasters and other amusement park rides. Amusement parks can be great sources of fun. After all, Disneyland is known as the “happiest place on earth.” However, not every trip to an amusement park is filled with joy. For some theme park patrons, their visits become real life nightmares like something out of Final Destination 3.

In 2008, there were about 1,343 reported injuries arising out of accidents involving amusement park rides according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). In the past 5 years, Disneyland has been sued for injuries 140 times. This does not include the number of claims that were brought that never required suit.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that two people on average are killed each year on amusement park rides. Amusement Park Injury Lawyer An estimated 1,207 injuries occurred on amusement park rides in 2010, according to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA).

Some of the area’s popular attractions include:

Worlds of Fun
Six Flags St. Louis
Silver Dollar City
Local traveling fair or carnival

Is the theme park liable for your injuries?
The simple answer is it depends. The manufacturer could possibly be at fault and sometimes a theme park patron’s own negligence may cause their injuries. Theme park accident injuries can occur for a number of reasons, including operator error, mechanical failure, and even defects in design. Amusement park liability typically arises under 3 areas of tort law: 1) premises liability, 2) products liability, and 3) negligence. If the theme park or its employees were negligent or the ride was not designed properly, you may be able to recover for your injuries. See : Is the theme park liable for your injuries?

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For many car seats, parents have had two options: Using the seat belt in the car to attach the seat, or using the LATCH system – Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children – which most parents consider easier to use for installing the seat.

However, with a new federal rule that will take affect in early 2014, child safety-seat manufacturers will be required to tell parents not to use the LATCH system if their child and the car seat have a combined weight of 65 pounds or more.

Many car seats weigh as much as 15 to 33 pounds, so children as light as 32 pounds or as young as 3 may be affected by this new rule. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children remain in car seats with harnesses until they are 8.

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers petitioned for the new rule because the strength of the lower tethers was not enough to assure the safety of heavier children. Other safety advocates say that seat belts need to be strengthened to reduce the risk of njuries to children.

Other problems have been noted with the LATCH system.

Last summer, a study by Safe Kids Worldwide found that community checkpoint technicians were only using lower anchors to attach child safety seats about 30 percent of the time, and parents were only using the top tethers about 30 percent of the time.

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