FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE from ABATE of Michigan September 16, 2016 Contact: Vince Consiglio (248) 672-0957 Jim Rhoades (734) 578-6144 http://www.abateofmichigan.org/ Facts Instead of Fiction on Michigan’s Helmet Law Modification In recent months many advocates of mandatory helmet laws have attacked Michigan’s ADULT CHOICE motorcycle helmet law passed in 2012. In these “reports” the claim is… Read More
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Strategies to Address Motorcycle Safety
For Immediate Release from Motorcycle Riders Foundation September 16, 2016 State Legislator in Fatal Motorcycle Crash; Details Raise Questions About Strategies to Address Motorcycle Safety WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Pete Pettalia, a lawmaker who served in the Michigan State Legislature was fatally injured when a pickup truck turned directly into his lane. It is… Read More
DOI and DOT Post New Regulations
BSEE Posts New Regs for Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf —Oil and Gas Production Safety Systems On September 7, 2016, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement posted in the Federal Register its final rules regarding oil and natural gas production safety on the Outer Continental Shelf by addressing… Read More
Government Study Announced on Motorcycle Conspicuity
For Immediate Release from the Motorcycle Riders Foundation, Washington, DC WASHINGTON, DC – The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) held its annual meeting in Seattle, WA. The theme for this year’s event emphasized the importance of safe driving behavior in an era of rapid technological advancement. More than 500 state highway safety officials and advocates… Read More
ABOTA Foundation Builds Girls’ Dormitory in Morroco
The ABOTA Foundation has been instrumental in the renovations of two Berber village primary schools in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco over the past three years. The latest ABOTA Foundation project was to build and furnish a dormitory to serve girls so that they can continue their education at the high school level. Because of… Read More
New LLF Attorney
Please join us in welcoming our new attorney Michelle Cumberland to our firm! Michelle has extensive experience with oil and gas, environmental, medical malpractice and personal injury litigation matters. She has earned her Master’s degree in Business Administration and is a cum laude Tulane Law School graduate. She received the New Orleans Pro Bono Project,… Read More
Motorcycle Profiling Call to Action!
We received the following from Megan Ekstrom of the Motorcycle Riders Foundation in Washington D.C. August 30, 2016 UPDATE & CALL TO ACTION – Motorcycle Profiling Earlier this month you should have received an email from your MRF asking you to seek out your elected officials over the August break asking them to co-sponsor House… Read More
Bus Crash in Louisiana Kills 2, Injures 41
A charter bus, shuttling workers to Baton Rouge to help with rebuilding after the recent flood, hit a fire engine and multiple other vehicles stopped at an earlier accident scene on Interstate 10 near LaPlace. Three fireman were thrown over a guardrail into a waterway below. Our hearts go out to the victims and their… Read More
Lamothe Law Firm Files Lawsuit for Severely Injured Client
While our client was routinely “moving a waste disposal cart”, she tripped and fell on the open lid of the cart and suffered severe and excruciating injuries. Her injuries included spinal cord contusions and compression with major nerve damage which resulted in her being wheelchair dependent. We have sued the waste disposal company providing the… Read More
Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury – Plaintiff
The Lamothe Law Firm is pleased to announce that Frank E. Lamothe, III has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017 for Personal Injury – Plaintiff. This marks 32 consecutive years that Mr. Lamothe has been included, making him one of a select group of attorneys to receive this recognition nationwide. Since it was first published… Read More
