Entries by NY Personal Injury Attorneys

Removing Police From Schools: Inaugural Learning for Justice Magazine Includes Story Explaining How School Resource Officers Harm Black and Brown Children

September 18, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

By SPL Center Latrice Johnson’s teenage son faced criminal charges after he got into a fight at school. Although the charge was eventually dropped, the situation increased stress on his family. Johnson, of Montgomery, Alabama, is among a growing number of parents, students and activists around the country who are mobilizing to improve school safety […]

80% of Fatal E-scooter Crashes Involve Cars – New Study Reveals Where and Why Most Collisions Occur

September 11, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

By Christopher R. Cherry, The Conversation About 30 people in the United States have been killed riding electric scooters since 2018. Most – 80% – were hit by drivers of cars. Publicly available e-scooters arrived to U.S. cities in 2017 as an energy-efficient and fun new way to get around town. By 2019, e-scooter rides […]

Racial Income and Wealth Gaps are Huge – but the Fed Doesn’t Have the Right Tools to fix Them

September 11, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

By Paul Wachtel, The Conversation Central bankers and economists from around the world are convening remotely for the annual Jackson Hole symposium on Aug. 27, 2021, to discuss the future of monetary policy. For the second year in a row, the annual conference will be virtual and the theme – Macroeconomic Policy in an Uneven […]

People With Traumatic Brain Injury, Who Often Lose Empathy, Can Regain It With Treatment

September 4, 2021/0 Comments/in , /by

By Dawn Neumann, The Conversation Most people can easily determine when a loved one is feeling sad or anxious. This recognition will often trigger the person to offer a comforting gesture or even have a contagious emotional reaction, causing them to also feel sad or anxious, too. These important actions are referred to as emotion […]

White Supremacy, With a Tan

September 4, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

By John Blake, CNN (CNN) – Cutting taxes for the rich helps the poor. There is no such thing as a Republican or a Democratic judge. Climate change is a hoax. Some political myths refuse to die despite all evidence the contrary. Here’s another: When White people are no longer a majority, racism will fade […]

Peloton Says it has Been Subpoenaed by DOJ, DHS Over Reporting of Treadmill Injuries

August 27, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

Peloton said Friday that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security have subpoenaed the fitness equipment maker for documents and other information related to injuries reported by Peloton customers. In May, Peloton issued a widespread recall for both of its treadmill machines, the Tread and the Tread+, after one child was […]

Amazon has a new Plan to cut Worker Injuries by 50%

August 20, 2021/0 Comments/in , /by

By Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC Amazon is well known for its relentless nature. Can that corporate approach that has resulted in so much bottom-line success be applied successfully to workplace injury prevention? Amazon workers, and the world, are about to find out in what could be the largest experiment in workplace safety culture ever undertaken. Amazon […]

Groundbreaking Analysis of Hate Crime Laws Finds Limitations and Opportunities in the Face of Rising Hate Violence

August 19, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

By SPL Center With a rise in hate violence across the country, a new report from the Movement Advancement Project (MAP) and 16 leading civil rights organizations provides a groundbreaking analysis of state and federal hate crime laws. The report features a foreword by Judy Shepard, mother of Matthew Shepard and Board/Chair President of the Matthew Shepard Foundation. (Read the report.) The partners releasing the report […]

How Does COVID Affect the Brain? Two Neuroscientists Explain

August 13, 2021/0 Comments/in , /by

By Trevor Kilpatrick and Steven Petrou, The Conversation Scientists are becoming more and more concerned with the emergence of a syndrome termed “long COVID”, where a significant percentage of sufferers of COVID-19 experience long-lasting symptoms. Studies suggest symptoms remain for approximately 5-24% of confirmed COVID cases, at least three to four months after infection. The […]

‘Cruel, Unfair and Racist’: Black immigrants whose fathers are U.S. citizens push to overturn law that keeps them from obtaining citizenship

August 12, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

By Liz Vinson Behind the steel gates of a remote immigrant prison in Georgia lies a visitation room where detained people speak to visitors through a plexiglass window. There are messages etched on the visitor’s side – words the detained men and women sitting opposite can’t see. “Be anxious for nothing,” one message reads. “I’m […]

Opinion: Merrick Garland: It is Time for Congress to act Again to Protect the Right to Vote

August 5, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

A young Black woman demonstrator at a rally at the Capitol protests voting rights limitations contained in bills written by Republicans in the state legislature. – Austin, TX, USA – July 31, 2021 (Shutterstock) By Merrick B. Garland, Washington Post Our society is shaped not only by the rights it declares but also by its […]

Long-Term Outlook for Most With Serious Brain Injury Is Better Than Thought

July 30, 2021/0 Comments/in , /by

By Robert Preidt, HealthDay Reporter A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can cripple patients for the rest of their lives, but new research suggests that many people with moderate-to-severe TBI have better-than-expected long-term outcomes. The findings show that decisions about halting life-sustaining treatment for these patients should not be made in the first days after the injury, […]

Biden Administration says long Covid can be Considered a Disability Under Law

July 27, 2021/0 Comments/in /by

By Maeve Sheehey and Rebecca Rainey, Politico The Biden administration announced Monday that long Covid, a condition where people experience long-term Covid-19 symptoms long after clearing the actual virus from their system, could be considered a disability under civil rights laws. The White House announced the new long Covid guidance on the 31st anniversary of […]

Boredom’s Link to Mental Illnesses, Brain Injuries and Dysfunctional Behaviors

July 23, 2021/0 Comments/in , /by

By Meeri Kim, Washington Post In 2014, psychologists at the University of Virginia conducted a simple experiment to showcase the power of the human mind. They placed subjects in a room by themselves with no distractions for roughly 10 minutes, letting them be alone with their thoughts. Given the infinite possibilities that our imaginations hold, […]