Recently, researchers in Switzerland have created a microchip that can be implemented into a paralyzed monkey’s brain. This microchip allowed the monkeys to walk only two weeks after the surgery. These monkeys suffered from lower spine injuries before the microchip but have almost entirely recovered. Despite this promising research, scientists fear that a cure

A woman injured by a motorized shopping cart recently won a slip and fall lawsuit against a Cleveland grocery store. The accident happened in 2012 when another customer in the premises lost control of a motorized cart which struck the plaintiff. The complaint alleged that the impact tossed the plaintiff a few feet off

From 2003 through 2012, approximately 47,000 pedestrians were killed on streets, representing 12.3% of all traffic deaths in the U.S. The state of New Mexico contributes to that number, with a fatality rate of 1.01 for every 100,000 residents, said to be one of the highest pedestrian fatality rates in the U.S. Many of

The Delaware Supreme Court recently issued a decision allowing a student to recover personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for any harm sustained while crossing the street to board the bus. While the student may not have been injured on board the bus, specific circumstances led the court to conclude that it was a bus

New Mexico ranks high among the states with the highest number of bicycle accidents. A study of bicycle accidents from 2009 to 2013 showed that 36 cyclists were killed and thousands have been injured as a result of crashes with other motor vehicles. The deadly trend continues in 2016 as bicycle accidents remain one

The state of New Mexico is facing a serious motorcycle crash problem after preliminary data show a sharp increase in motorcycle accidents between the months of January and May this year. Twenty-two people have reportedly been killed in motorcycle crashes in the 5-month period, and the number continues to rise as motorcycle registrations grow