End Distracted Driving: ChurchWyble, P.C. to Participate in National Safety Campaign
ChurchWyble, P.C., has joined a nationwide effort to educate drivers, particularly teenagers, about the dangers of distracted driving. While texting and cell phone use have emerged as the leading culprits, distracted driving involves any activity that takes a driver’s attention away from the road. Young drivers are especially at [...]
Winter Driving Safety Tips
Michigan roads can be extremely treacherous during the winter months. As the snow approaches, review these important tips provided by the Michigan Department of Transportation: Slow down when you see or suspect ice or snow. Bridges and underpasses can be icy, even when the road around them is dry. Avoid sudden stops, turns, or lane changes. Road salt is less effective between [...]
Hot Coffee – A Must-See Documentary About the Civil Justice System
More than 15 years ago, the McDonald's “hot coffee” lawsuit was held up as an example of a frivolous claim – someone taking advantage of circumstances to make a quick buck. But if you look at the facts, you will realize that the plaintiff in that case, an elderly [...]
Lansing Area Drownings Highlight Water Safety Awareness
We are barely past the midway mark in June and already there have been a number of water-related tragedies in the Lansing area. Unfortunately, simple precautionary measures could have avoided some of these tragedies. A 60-year-old Grand Ledge drowned while fishing in the Grand River near [...]
Preventable Medical Errors: What Do They Cost?
There are certain types of medical malpractice that are considered to be so egregious that they should never happen. In fact, Medicare calls these preventable errors “Never Events,” and they include such serious mistakes as wrong site surgery, patient falls, and discharging an infant to the wrong person, among other things. [...]
How the Yellow Dot Program Saves Lives
When an auto accident takes place, medical first responders are often immediately dispatched to the scene. These responders – police officers, firefighters, EMTs, even local volunteers – usually have only basic information, such as the location of the crash and the number of victims. In this early, critical period of care, very little [...]
Rules of the Road
It's Memorial Day weekend, meaning most of us will have three consecutive days of leisure time on our hands. This unofficial beginning of Summer traditionally involves large groups of people hitting the road, either to enjoy a barbecue with the extended family, go camping, or (weather permitting) hit the beach. If you're [...]
Medical Malpractice Resulting in Cerebral Palsy Leads to $58 Million Verdict
In February 2003, Cathy D'Attilo was an expectant mother preparing to deliver little Daniel into the world. Despite the fact that her amniotic fluid had dropped precipitously a few days before, her doctors waited to perform a Caesarean section. When the C-section was finally performed, a sequence of fateful decisions allegedly resulted in [...]
Delta Township man killed in auto accident
According to the Eaton County Sheriff's Department, a 72 year-old Delta Township man was killed at the intersection of Canal Rd and Mt. Hope Highway on May 24, 2011. The man was a passenger in a Buick sedan when the vehicle he was riding in was hit by a Ford [...]
Woman Overcomes Brain Injury With Courage, Perseverance
At the age of 22, homemaker and aerobics instructor Su Meck was seriously injured when a ceiling fan fell on her. The accident caused numerous skull fractures, resulting in a severe brain injury that left her in a coma. Eventually, she awoke from her coma but could remember nothing about her past [...]
