You can see them as you drive around Wisconsin and anywhere and everywhere you go in the U.S. They are distracted drivers who are typically looking at their phones and putting other motorists at risk of involvement in violent motor vehicle crashes that can result in...
Month: October 2021
Business owners: Should you buy or lease commercial property?
Aspiring and existing business owners all wrestle with the question of whether they should lease or purchase commercial space. The advantages in the two options are clear: when you lease, you have a smaller upfront cash outlay than if you buy. The biggest advantage in...
Congress wants to reduce deadly truck crashes – next year
Benjamin Franklin famously warned against procrastination: “Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today,” he said. It’s ironic that the words of one of the nation’s most revered founders are ignored by Congress today. The House Appropriations Committee recently...
BUI is just as dangerous now as it is in early summer
There can be a certain air of finality to celebrations of the last days of summer. Boaters and fishers try to wring all the sunshine and warmth out of September and October days, sometimes celebrating a bit too hard. As dangerous now as then The U.S. Coast Guard’s...
Marijuana legalization and the impact it makes on road safety
Though efforts to legalize recreational use of marijuana in Wisconsin have stalled this year, similar efforts elsewhere have resulted in cannabis legalization in 2021 in Connecticut, New Mexico, New Jersey, New York and Virginia. There are now 19 states that have...
Family awarded $25 million in product liability lawsuit after little girl’s death
When a large amount of money is awarded by a jury, it is not a great victory. What it really means is that someone has suffered a terrible loss and that the person or entity responsible for the loss has been held financially accountable. That’s the case in a recent...