My brother-in-law’s test results found he had swine flu. Suddenly, the airline, the hotel in Hawaii, the hospitals, and the local health department were very interested in them. By the time they knew, it was already mostly done. Can we afford to make a joke out of it and write it off as another fear tactic? No. It is not nearly that harmless.

Wal-Mart has agreed to a settlement amount of nearly $2 million dollars in the “Black Friday” incident that resulted in one death and injury to eleven others in their Nassau, New York store. By doing so they will not face criminal charges that were being sought, and could have only resulted in a $10,000 fine. What does this mean to the survivor’s family and others’ who were injured?

I know that our government wants to avoid panic. On the other hand, I don’t expect people in positions of authority to sit there and pretend that everything is fine. That is not crisis management. That is avoidance.

Next time you feel like crying over a splinter in your finger or your kid swallowing a penny, count your blessings. You could have a frakkin’ conifer sprouting in your vital organs, like this guy.

Reimbursement can be awarded for any work you may have missed as a result of this accident; for hospital bills incurred as well as the cost of total pain and suffering.

Injury attorneys are there to help you or a loved one get a settlement in a mesothelioma personal injury case.

A Denver man pushes three people out of the path of a speeding pickup truck only to get struck and injured himself. To add insult to injury (literally), the man, suffering from bleeding in the brain, ruptured spleen, broken bones, and a dislocated shoulder, was issued a jaywalking ticket by a nearby state trooper. Uh… thanks?

Popular singer Rihanna was recently discovered to have allegedly been beaten by her boyfriend, singer Chris Brown. Just as a reminder of how big this problem is, I want to quote a few statistics…

Superheroes of the world, take notice! Forget about the baterang or spiderwebs. Yes, the newest tool in the vigilante’s utility belt is the wedgie- in Salt Lake City, at least.

Take notes and document absolutely everything.