Terry Cochran

Sailors and maritime workers who are injured on the job do have remedies to seek to get recovery for damages and expenses incurred. But there's a totally different set of laws to protect maritime workers than for workers injured on the land.

Michigan's No Fault Law has worked well for several years, serving as a model for other states. Now, in a cost-cutting attempt, the Michigan Legislature is proposing changes that will gut this fine law.

DePuy Orthopedics has demonstrates a cavalier attitude toward its errors and the impact on patients implanted with its hip replacement device. After receiving findings that its ASR hip implant was faulty, DuPuy actually waited a year before sending out a warning on March 5, 2010 to American surgeons that its implant had a higher than expected failure rate.

Snowmobiling has a great positive impact on Michigan's economy and the American economy. But let's not kill the goose that laid the golden egg by ignoring safety rules while out having fun on our snow machines.

If such diverse persons as Oprah Winfrey and Ray LaHood come out against texting while driving maybe we should take them seriously and stop this deadly practice.

Slip and fall accidents may make for funny YouTube videos but they are no laughing matter for victims or for businesses or property owners who do not provide for safe walkways.

Heparin is commonly administered after surgery or during kidney dialysis to keep blood in IV lines from clotting. But an incorrect dosage can lead to immediate consequences because a patient can quickly start bleeding internally. Some hospitals stopped using Heparin on infants in 2008, substituting a saline solution as a lower-risk alternative.

Insurance companies sell group policies that some courts have ruled provide little or no coverage. Congress approved ERISA to "protect" employees' pensions but in doing so unwittingly gave disability insurance companies a free pass to play the game on a field that is not level.

Insurance claims are often denied just so insurance companies can meet their profit goals. Workman comp claims are also often denied, especially the first time around

If we are concerned about trucking accident fatalities we should give serious consideration to a mandatory retirement age for truckers. Airline pilots and others have mandatory retirement requirements; why not truckers also?