When thinking about a cruise vacation, endless sea, sun and fun come to mind. However, some cruises do not always go as planned. Many things can go wrong on the ship, and when they do, the passengers may not be without legal remedy. The Carnival cruise Triumph The Carnival Triumph left Galveston, Texas, in early February for a cruise to Mexico. Triumph passengers had no idea what would be in store, and the vacation soon turned into a nightmare, according to some news reports. The four-day trip was interrupted on the third day when a fire broke out. The Coast Guard's ...

The word "divorce" can conjure up all kinds of negative emotions. Fear. Stress. Panic. Anger. Sadness. Contention. Angst. It doesn't have to be that way, though. While there will always be some sense of loss when a marriage ends, it is possible to get through the process with civility and respect. How, you may ask? By exploring a cooperative, non-adversarial, out-of-court solution like mediation or collaborative divorce. What is mediation? Mediation is a process by which the couple agrees to sit down with a neutral third party - a trained mediator - to ...

Looking at the wrong patient's X-ray images can lead to significant problems. When a grouping mistake or misidentification occurs, doctors could begin a procedure on the wrong patient or misdiagnose a patient, with potentially dangerous health consequences. Medical errors like wrong-patient, wrong-procedure and wrong-site errors are so egregious, yet so preventable, they are called "never events" because they should never happen. Fortunately, it appears that simple improvements may help reduce the occurrence of these mistakes, as one study of X-ray misidentification ...

Hospitals and healthcare settings should be held accountable for surgical or medical mistakes. This accountability is the ticket to motivating healthcare providers in charge of the health and lives of patients to implement procedures and protocols to reduce malpractice. However, data from a new study shows just the opposite--some hospitals have no incentive to change their policies and reduce medical errors from occurring because they actually profit from these complications. The interesting findings of the study The study was conducted by several entities including ...

Most people that end up getting a divorce see signs that their marriages may be in trouble. Minor disagreements may start turning into major arguments. The couple may be spending less time together. Perhaps one of the spouses may have recently lost a job, leading to financial problems that place more strain upon an already troubled marriage. Some marriages are able to withstand these challenges, and the spouses emerge from these troubled times even more committed to one another. For those unable to make a relationship work, they may feel that a divorce will be the only ...

When the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded three years ago this month off the Louisiana coast, nearly a dozen workers were killed and numerous others were severely injured. Following the horrific oil rig accident, many of the oil company employees sought compensation for their work related injuries. Too often, injured maritime employees are victims twice because of an accident in the workplace. First, they suffer personal injuries because of an offshore explosion, diving incident, tug or barge collision, or fishing accident. Then, their employers or the insurance ...

A trucker fell asleep at the wheel last month near Walker, Louisiana and rolled his 18-wheeler, impeding highway traffic for 12 hours. Luckily, no one suffered any injuries in the truck accident and, once the truck was unloaded and removed from the scene, life was back to normal. It could have easily ended much differently for the trucker and other motorists on the road that early morning. Distracted driving awareness The U.S. National Safety Council has declared that April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and no one has any doubt that distractions commonly cause ...

Some medical mistakes are called "never events" because they cause so much unnecessary harm to patients and they are so preventable that they should never happen. Yet these dangerous medical errors continue to occur disturbingly often -- even after protocols were implemented to check against them. Patients who have been harmed by medical malpractice such as a surgical error should contact a lawyer to discuss how they may seek compensation to help them pay for medical bills and other expenses resulting from the error. Surgical never events Surgical never ...

It may seem like an overwhelming proposition to sue the United States government for injury caused by one of its employees. Traditionally, the doctrine of sovereign immunity says that governmental bodies are immune from being privately sued, but the Federal Tort Claims Act, known as the FTCA, waives that immunity by allowing personal injury lawsuits against the federal government in certain situations. Levin v. United States In March 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Levin v. United States clarified one type of suit that is allowed against the federal government ...

North Carolina criminal defense attorney Ryan Stump recently represented a man who was accused of stealing money from his employer. The client was facing a charge of felony embezzlement. Mr. Stump, a graduate of the White Collar Criminal Defense College with an extensive background in the financial industry, was able to argue for a reduction of the financial criminal charge from a felony to a misdemeanor and avoid an active jail sentence for his client. Attorney Stump's client was accused of embezzling more than $20,000 from a church that employed him as a bookkeeper. ...

Boston-based law firm, Cushing & Dolan is pleased to announce Leo J. Cushing has been selected as a featured speaker at the upcoming REBA Annual Conference. He will presenting on the topic of Probate: Estates & Trusts. The program will discuss recent changes to Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code (MUPC) and what it means for probate practitioners. REBA's faculty will offer essential insight into the practical aspects of the MUPC as it continues to evolve. The program will place special emphasis on real estate conveyancing under the MUPC with a focus on the updates ...

Show the ones you love how much you care. Jewelry is often too much, but candies and cards don't show your feelings well enough, especially for family and friends. If you have searched high and low for the perfect gift, why not consider a gift certificate for Atlanta window tinting? Atlanta window tint company, The Tint Guy, feels that window tinting is a significant gift that tells your friends and loved ones that you genuinely care about their long term well being and pleasure. Window tinting has many different applications, all of which can improve your loved one's ...

Holiday Inn Express Simpsonville Hotel offers affordable lodging to guests attending Greenville Health System's Aloft. The annual festival will take place Memorial Day Weekend, May 24-27, 2013 at Heritage Park in Simpsonville, SC. Event activities will include: - Hot-Air Balloon Rides - Helicopter Rides - Charter Amphitheatre Concerts - Jack in the Box Corn Hole Tournament - Craft Beer Experience - Sunrift Adventure Zone - Krazy Kow 5K - Amusement Rides and more Music performances headlining the Charter Amphitheatre stage at Aloft are country artist Kip Moore, ...

The Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Airport Hotel (North) offers nearby accommodations to vendors and guests attending The Atlanta Spring Immediate Delivery Show at AmericasMart Atlanta, May 7-9, 2013. A cash and carry out event, this show is a unique marketplace unlike any other. It connects buyers and exhibitors from around the globe. AmericasMart is a wholesale marketplace and is closed to the general public. Visitors to AmericasMart must be active members of the retail or wholesale industry and be affiliated with a business that resells product represented in our buildings. ...

King Jewelers introduces the Bridal Playground, a unique bridal experience built around couples in love, at the elegant diamond bridal salons located in Nashville, Tennessee and Aventura, Florida. At the Bridal Playground, you can browse a bit, try on our model display engagement rings and wedding bands, get in-the-know about diamonds and precious metals, enjoy refreshments, and linger as long as you like. You can even design your own ring with friends, family, or your significant other. King Jewelers offers handmade custom designs as well as the most cutting edge 3D-design ...

iGivefirst has been selected as the fundraising platform by This Time Foundation as well as by the Apl.de.ap Foundation International, a non-profit organization started by Apl.de.ap, a founding member of the international recording artists and multi Grammy-award winning group, The Black Eyed Peas. iGivefirst is proud to be supporting the This Time Foundation and the Apl.de.ap Foundation International's "Time For Hope" fundraiser gala. This prestigious event will have 300+ attendees with the guest list including famous recording artists and actors - Fergie, ...

According to a research conducted by CS Networks, a global provider of mobile security and messaging products, modern technology is facing dramatic security concerns in the approaches of two-step verification, especially the phone call-based one. Results are pointing to a serious exploit. "Your calls may be forwarded at any time without your knowledge." Recent technology developments have resulted in the merging of legacy SS7 telephone network and Internet in a bid to cut down the expenses incurred by mobile operators. There is an industry-wide adoption of ...

The proposed changes, which are to be brought before Scottish Parliament later this year, are part of the drive to reform bankruptcy laws partially due to creditor complaints about how little money is being received by them compared to the insolvency practitioners that administer the trust deeds and sequestrations. Normally, under the terms of a Trust Deed the client makes a monthly payment to an insolvency practitioner, who deducts their fees and then distributes any funds remaining to creditors as part of the Trust Deed agreement. These fees are agreed at the start ...

Times Fiber Communications, a business unit of Amphenol, today announced PowerOptX hybrid cables that combine optical and power connectivity in a single cable. Available in standard and custom configurations with high performance to support 4G wireless protocols, PowerOptX cables are significantly lighter than designs using corrugated metal shielding, allowing easier installation and less tower loading. PowerOptX cables enable cell tower operators to lower costs while ensuring the performance needed for next-generation wireless. While standard configurations offer three ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Researchers at Florida State University have developed a new metric to measure seasonal Atlantic tropical cyclone activity that focuses on the size of storms in addition to the duration and intensity, a measure that may prove important when considering a hurricane's potential for death and destruction. Just ask the survivors of Hurricane Sandy. The 2012 hurricane was only a Category 2 storm on the often referenced Saffir-Simpson scale when it became the largest hurricane on record, killing 285 people in its path in seven different countries and becoming ...

In recent years, metal nanoparticles have showed great application prospect in the field of biological imaging, cancer diagnosis and treatment due to its unique optical scattering and optical absorption properties. In many metal materials, gold nanoparticles have caused concerns in the field because of its simple preparation, easy to modify advantages. However, the poor stability in physiological fluids environment and the potential toxicity of gold nanoparticles always restricts its application in the biological field. TANG Fangqiong and her group from Laboratory of ...

Counselling and treatment with naturopathic care as well as enhanced usual care reduced the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, a risk factor for heart disease, by 17% over a year for participants in a randomized controlled trial published in CMAJ. Researchers enrolled 246 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers at 3 study sites (Toronto, Vancouver and Edmonton) for a year-long clinical trial to determine whether naturopathic lifestyle counselling helped to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Of the total sample, 207 people completed the study. The control ...

Video game and augmented-reality game players can spontaneously build virtual teams and leadership structures without special tools or guidance, according to researchers. Players in a game that mixed real and online worlds organized and operated in teams that resembled a military organization with only rudimentary online tools available and almost no military background, said Tamara Peyton, doctoral student in information sciences and technology, Penn State. "The fact that they formed teams and interacted as well as they did may mean that game designers should resist ...

New Haven, Conn. – Scientific collaborators from Yale School of Medicine and University College London (UCL) have uncovered the molecular pathway by which new arteries may form after heart attacks, strokes and other acute illnesses bypassing arteries that are blocked. Their study appears in the April 29 issue of Developmental Cell. Arteries form in utero and during development, but can also form in adults when organs become deprived of oxygen — for example, after a heart attack. The organs release a molecular signal called VEGF. Working with mice, the Yale-UCL team ...

Fertilizing with inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus definitely improves crop yields, but does it also improve the soil? The latest study to tackle this question has yielded mixed results. While 50 years of inorganic fertilization did increase soil organic carbon stocks in a long-term experiment in western Kansas, the practice seemingly failed to enhance soil aggregate stability—a key indicator of soil structural quality that helps dictate how water moves through soil and soil's resistance to erosion. The results of the research, which was carried out in continuous corn ...