According to a December 11, 2007 item from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the FMCSA will continue to abide by rules governing truckers’ driving hours–even though these rules have been struck down by a United States Court of Appeals.
The agency will keep allowing truckers to drive 11 hours at a stretch and up to 88 hours in an 8-day period. The agency believes that the best way to deal with the problem of fatigued drivers of big rig trucks is to allow them to drive even more hours than past rules have allowed.
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia struck down the work rules in 2004, calling them “arbitrary and capricious” and chastising the agency for “questionable rationality.” Again in 2007 the court rebuked the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, saying it had “failed to provide an explanation for critical elements” of its rule. The court explicitly refused to “supply a reasoned basis for the agency’s actions that the agency itself has not given.”
Source: http://www.iihs.org/announcements.html
The roof of a Rite-Aide pharmacy in Boston collapsed under the weight of a heavy snow storm. The roof collapse was blamed on the weight of the snow and the heavy rain that followed. One shopper suffered minor injuries when a piece of tile hit his head.
The Law Offices of Estey & Bomberger have represented clients who have been injured in personal injury cases arising from collapsed roofs. If you have been injured in such an accident, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries, pain, suffering and lost wages.
Contact the attorneys at Estey & Bomberger for a free case consultation. If you cannot meet with them in their offices, they will meet you at a place convenient to you. You will never pay anything unless they win your case. Call the offices at 1-800-672-1036 for your free case consultation.
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According to a story run on the November 25th edition of CBS’ 60 Minutes, there are new discoveries helping to awaken those who have suffered from a Traumatic Brain Injury and who have spent years in a minimally conscious state.
In some cases, the patients were misdiagnosed and seemed to be more aware of others and their surroundings than previously thought. Additionally, some patients who after receiving the sleeping pill Ambien were actually able to completely wake up.
To see the video of the entire report point your browser to: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/21/60minutes/main3530299.shtml
