Large, tractor-trailer trucks account for a disproportionate amount of traffic deaths in the United States. Their involvement in fatal accidents is 50% greater than all other types of vehicles. One of the main reasons is the size of the trucks. Legally, they can only weigh up to 80,000 lbs, or 40 tons, but some trucks continue reading

The world’s third largest pharmaceutical company, the United Kingdom’s GlaxoSmithKline, had to pay $750 million in order to settle a lawsuit that an American whistleblower initiated in 2004 regarding the sale of defective drugs. The lawsuit accused Glaxo of selling misidentified drugs. The mix up affected popular prescription drugs like the antidepressant Paxil CR and continue reading

Numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics regularly confirm what construction workers already know – the construction industry remains one of the more dangerous jobs in the United States. Construction is typically first or second amongst jobs with the most fatal injuries. One out of every ten construction workers will be hurt every year. A continue reading