The insurance company Aviva has revealed that personal injury claims from motorcyclists has risen 57% since 2005. Motorcycle accidents account for 34% of deaths on the road even though they only account for 1% of the traffic on roads. Nigel Bartram, Aviva expert, believes the increase in motorcycle accidents is believed to be due to the increase in the number of motorcyclists taking passengers on their bikes with them. The increase in motorcycle personal injury claims has also led to motorcycle claims costs rising by 51%, also credited to the increase in passengers on motorcycles.

Kiwi Industries have recalled approximately 450 infant onesies and rompers because of choking hazard fears, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The snaps on the onesies and rompers can become detached which can pose a choking hazard to infants. Two reports have been received from consumers about the snaps becoming detached, however no injuries have been reported yet. The rompers and onesies were manufactured in the U.S.A by Holtrop & McIndoo LLC.

35 years after the Vietnam War has ended, the US and Vietnam have agreed upon a 10 year, $300 million 'plan of action' to deal with the health and environmental side effects of their use of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Agent Orange is a herbicide that was used during the Vietnam war. The spreading of this herbicide resulted in 400,000 deaths and disabilities, and 500,000 children were born with birth defects after the war. It also destroyed a total of about two million hectares of forest

Throughout this summer's FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the vuvuzela horn has garnered nearly as much attention as the actual soccer being played.

The Vuvuzela horn is a traditional South Afrcican instrument that has been adopted by fans from all over the world attending the World Cup. However, because of it's droning, bee like noise it has been the target of many complaints from television viewers of the competition world wide. So much so in fact that some broadcasters are considering offering vuvuzela free feeds of the games.

BP has revealed that they will set up a $20 billion fund to pay compensation to the families and victims of those affected by the oil spill in the Gulf Of Mexico.

The fund will be led by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was also head of the fund which paid compensation to the families and victims of those affected by the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

The agreement, which comes just a day after President Obama said BP would have to pay for all the damage it has caused, is not fully finalized yet.

The $20 billion figure matches that which was recommended by the congressional Democrats.

Rack's Bar & Grill in Atco, New Jersey has been identified as being 75% liable in the 2007 death of Mary Elenbark and faces paying up to $15 million in injury compensation.

Mary Elenbark was riding on a motorcycle with her husband George on the night of the accident when they struck by Steven Evans, who was drunk driving.

Mr. Evans had been drinking at Rack's Bar & Grill and the bar had continued to serve him alcohol, even after it was obvious that he was intoxicated.

According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), the number of staged car accidents taking place is on the rise.

Between 2007 and 2009 the questionable claims (QC) filed for suspected staged car accidents rose by 46%.

The reason behind these staged accidents is to try and get compensation from innocent individuals and the practice is widely used by gangs, who practice preplanned auto accident scenarios involving 2 to 4 cars.

Drug regulators in the US are investigating the blood pressure medicine Benicar as they suspect that it may be associated with heart-related deaths.

In a test carried out by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) it was found that the patients who took Benicare in two clinical trials had a higher heart-death rate than those who were given placebo.

The two studies in question are the long-term clinical trials, ROADMAP and ORIENT.

Janice Boswick and her husband Robert of San Luis Obispo County, California have filed a personal injury case against the City of San Clemente after suffering an injury while walking along a walkway near San Clemente's Linda Lane parking area and beach access tunnel.

The Boswicks will be represented by Californian personal injury attorneys Bisnar/Chase.

A group of individuals is taking legal action against a petting zoo in Surrey, U.K and looking for personal injury compensation after they contracted the e coli disease after visiting the zoo.

The petting zoo, Godstone Farm, was at the center of an e coli outbreak last September and 93 individuals, adults and children, were infected by the disease.

It was the 0157 strain of the disease that infected the individuals, which can be potentially fatal and cause long term health issues.