Blog Posts in August, 2015

Do Uber Drivers Make the Roads Less Safe?

On July 14, 2015, NBC News reported that Uber reached a tentative settlement in a wrongful death suit that was brought by the family of a 6-year-old girl who died in San Francisco. The girl was walking in a crosswalk with her younger brother and mother when they were struck by a vehicle on New Year’s Eve in 2013. The driver who hit the mother and her small children was logged on to the Uber X ...

Two Minors Killed in Yosemite After Tree Limb Fell on Tent

On Aug. 14, two minors were killed in Yosemite National Park after an oak tree limb fell on top of the tent where they were sleeping. When park rangers responded to the scene at Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley, both minors were deceased, said park spokesman Scott Gediman. The accident at one of the nation’s most popular tourist destinations occurred less than two weeks after eight young ...