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Below you can find links that can be of use to every person at critical moments in their lives. Following an incident, it's important to gather as much information as you can. The Internet is an increasingly important resource in this search, and the sites below are referenced regularly by those facing similiar situations as yourself. If you don't find the answers here, you should contact us. The consultation is free.

Auto Accidents

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Save lives, prevent injuries, reduce vehicle-related crashes.
National Transportation Safety Board: Official Web site of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), an independent US Federal agency.
Motor Vehicle Accident Liablility: FindLaw article
NHTSA: Crash information
Crashtest.com: Agencies and explanations
Most Dangerous Intersections in America: As reported by State Farm Insurance
Road Accident Compensation Claims UK: Suffered a road accident injury? A Claimant Law personal injury solicitor will provide expert advice on making a road accident compensation claim in the UK. Qualified solicitors, 100% compensation on all road accident claims
Roseville Injury Lawyer: Edward Smith - Roseville Injury Lawyer - West Sacramento Accident Attorney.

Railroad Accidents, Occupational injuries/diseases

National Cancer Institute: Information about mesothelioma
Radiation and Radioactive Exposures May Have Impacted Railroad Workers: Article
Derailed By Genetic Testing for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Article
National Transportation Safety Board: The National Transportation Safety Board is an independent Federal agency charged by Congress with investigating every civil aviation accident in the United States and significant accidents in the other modes of transportation -- railroad, highway, marine and pipeline -- and issuing safety recommendations aimed at preventing future accidents.
Federal Railroad Administration: A division of the U.S. Department of Transportation the FRA promotes rail transportation and safety.
SEPTA: Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
RailServe: Railserve is North America's leading authority on contract rail services.
Railway Productions: Railway Productions features railroad videos dvds books software train collectibles t-shirts hats mugs signs clocks mousepads.
Mesothelioma Treatment: Useful information on treatment options for mesothelioma.
United Transportation Union: UTU news online.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers: Represents railroad engineers and operating employees in the US and Canada.
American Train Dispatchers Department: The American Train Dispatchers Association participates in most of the programs offered through the Union Privilege Benefits Department, AFL-CIO.
Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees: Rail Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen: Labor organization representing 10000 railroad signalmen throughout the United States and into Canada. Headquartered in Mount Prospect, Illinois.
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Transportation Communications Union: TCU news online.
Railroad Retirement Board: U.S. Agency in charge of rail workers pension and social security benefits.
Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA): What every railroad employee and spouse should know about the Federal Employers' Liability Act.

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Brain Injury Association of Maryland: Home page
Brain Injury Association of Virginia: Brain Injury Association of Virginia is the primary source of information and personal support for thousands of individuals, families and professionals living in Virginia whose lives have been touched by a life-altering, often devastating, brain injury.
Brain Injury Society: General information on acquired (Includes Traumatic)
Brain Injury
Caregiver.com: Today's caregiver magazine
Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis Resource Center: The Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation Paralysis Resource Center (PRC) promotes the health and well-being of people living with a spinal cord injury, mobility impairment and paralysis by providing comprehensive information, resources and referral services.
Handi-Ramp: Ramps for All Needs - Wheelchair Ramps - Material Handling Ramp Products
Brain Injury Association of America: The Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA) is the leading national organization serving and representing individuals, families and professionals who are touched by a life-altering, often devastating, traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Spinal Cord Injury Information Network: The UAB Model SCI System conducts research to improve upon and maintain a cost-effective comprehensive service delivery system from the moment of injury across the lifespan of persons who sustain spinal cord injury. Emphasis is on collaborative clinical research to solve the medical management and acute rehabilitation problems of individuals with SCI.
Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation: The Christopher Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research, and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.
International Brain Injury Association: Provides international leadership, advancing opportunities and successes for persons with brain injury.

Wrongful Death Claims

Norfolk Injury Board: Blogs articles on wrongful death
Wrongful Death & Injury Institute: Addresses issues involving wrongful death cases and medical negligence inside prisons.
Wrongful Death: Personal Injury FYI provides information on wrongful death lawsuits. You can also find and compare local personal injury and wrongful death lawyers.

Surgical Errors, Medical Malpractice

Ben Glass Law: If you have been hurt by someone else's negligence you may not need a lawyer but you should arm yourself with good, quality information before calling a personal injury attorney or dealing with the insurance company yourself.
Medical Error: Articles
Virginia Beach Board of Medicine: Practitioner information.
Cochrane Collaboration: A usefule website devoted to evidence based medicine.
Emedicine: A library of medical literature.
Medical Abbreviations: Search by abbreviation or definition
National Library of Medicine: The worlds largest medical library located on the campus of NIH Bethesda, Maryland.
National Guideline Clearinghouse (a clearinghouse for medical guidelines): A public resource for evidence-based clinical practice guidelines.
Wheeless Textbook of Orthopedics: Online orthopedic textbook sponsored by Duke University
American Board of Medical Specialties: Useful for locating physician and checking board certification.
Doc Finder: Useful for obtaining information on doctors.
ACOG (American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology): ACOG is a nonprofit organization of women's health care physicians advocating highest standards of practice.
Cine-Med: Video library
Physician's Desk Reference: Online PDR-subscription fee
American Heart Association: Learn more about the American Heart Association's efforts to reduce death caused by cardiovascular disease.
Gray's Anatomy: Features 1247 vibrant engravings, many in color, from the classic 1918 publication from Bartleby.com.
American Family Physician (the official publication of the American Academy of Family Physicians): A peer reviewed journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Wrong Diagnosis: Our disease and symptom research center contains information on over 3,000 different medical conditions with more being added all the time. If you are a regular visitor to this site we hope you like the improvements we are making to help you find your way around. You can also have your say by sending us feedback about the site.

Trucking/Tractor Trailer Accidents

Denver Personal Injury Attorneys: Denver Personal Injury Attorneys
InjuryBoard.com: Tracor-trailer accident information
Tractor Trailer Accident Guide: Your starting point for the best trailor information.
AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety: Unsafe Driver Actions That Lead To Fatal Car-Truck Crashes
FindLaw-Common Causes of Commercial Trucking Accidents: FindLaw article
Commericial Vehicle Safety Alliance: Promoting commercial motor vehicle safety and security.

General Personal Injury Claims We Handle

Burn Survivor Resource Center: This site is being offered as the premier one stop resource center to ensure professional information is made available to the burn survivor, to the many people who are searching for critical information on behalf of a loved one, to the family and to the professionals. We hope that this site will be able to assist you with valuable advice, guidance, products and support that otherwise might not be easily available to you.
Injury Board Directory: If you or a family member has been injured or harmed, contact a personal injury attorney today using InjuryBoard's on-line questionnaire. A personal injury lawyer will review your potential personal injury claim - free of charge. With most personal injury claims, time is critical. Contact an attorney today to protect your rights
National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers: An organization of personal injury lawyers from around the country.
Products Liability: An overview of products-liability law with links to key primary and secondary sources, from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.
Slip and Fall: Slip and Fall Injuries | Property Owners' Liability Information

Government Links

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): OSHA is the main federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation.
Fedworld: Access to thousands of US Government web sites, more than a 1/2 million US Government documents, databases and other information products.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC): An independent federal agency created under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, to police a program (Equal Employment Opportunity) to eliminate discrimination in employment based on race, color, age, sex, national origin, religion, or mental or physical handicap.
Department of Transportation: The Official Website of the United States Department of Transportation.
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Official Federal Agency website, including recalls, reports, alerts.
American Association for Justice (AAJ): The American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) is the leading organization for lawyers representing plaintiffs in the United States.
U.S. Postal Service: Get shipping rates, buy stamps, print postage, track a package, look up a ZIP Code
U.S. Supreme Court: Official page of the United States Supreme Court, featuring court's opinions and orders, calendar and schedules, rules, news releases and general information.
Library of Congress: The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress.
U.S. House of Representatives: Home page of the United States House of Representatives.
U.S. Senate: Official site of "the living symbol of our union of states." Connect with Senators, and learn about Senate committees, legislation, records, art, and history.
White House: Whitehouse.gov is the official web site for the White House and President George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States.
The Virginia Workers Compensation web site.
Alliance for Justice: Alliance for Justice is a national association of enviromental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations.
American Arbitration Association: The American Arbitration Association is available to resolve a wide range of disputes through mediation, arbitraion, elections and other out-of-control settlement procedures.
American Health Lawyer Association: American Health Lawyer Association, is the nation's larges, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field.
Center for Law and Social Policy: Center for Law and Social Policy, is a non-profit organization with expertise in both law and policy affecting the poor.
Cornell University: Legal information institute provides web resource in the filed of law.
The National Legal Center for the Public Interest (NLCPI): The National Legal Center for the Public Interest is a nonpartisan, educational and public service foundation concerned with issues of public policy which relate to law or the administration of justice.
Street Law, Inc.: Street Law, Inc. is a practical, participatory education about law, democracy and human rights.
Federal Bar Association
National Institutes of Health: (NIH)
New England Journal of Medicine On-Line
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations: To continuously improve the safety and quality of care provided to the public through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support performance improvement in health care oganizations.
The Federal Judicial Center: The Federal Judicial Center is the research and educational agency of the federal judicial system.
Fedstats: The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies.
FedWorld: FedWorld is a comprehensive central access point for searching, locating, ordering and acquiring government information.
THOMAS: THOMAS-Legislative information on the interent.
U.S. Department of Justice
Virginia Government
Virignia General Assembly
USA Today
Virginia Supreme Court Opinions
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is focused on reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses.
National Institute for Public Health (CDC): Falls from elevation hazards are present at most every jobsite, and many workers are exposed to these hazards daily. Any walking/working surface could be a potential fall hazard.

Railroad Companies

Amtrak: Official site for Amtrak passenger trains featuring online reservations, ticket fare finder, trip planning resources, and the Amtrak Guest Rewards program.
Burlington Northern Santa Fe: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway operates services in the mid and western United States.
Canadian Pacific Railway: Canadian Pacific Railway connects the Atlantic and the Pacific coasts with the heart of North America.
Conrail: Operate Freight services across mid and eastern United States.
CSX Transportation, Inc.: CSX Corporation is an international transportation company offering a variety of rail, container-shipping, intermodal, trucking and contract logistics.
Kansas City Southern: KCS and its affiliates form the "NAFTA railway," linking mid-America, Mexico and, through interchange with Canadian National, Canada.
Long Island Railroad: Rules and Regulations · Bike Permit · Connecting Services · Accessibility · Employment · Procurement
Metro North: Bike Permit · Connecting Services · Getaways & Packages · Accessibility · Employment · Procurement ·
Norfolk Southern: Operating approximately 21,300 route miles in 22 eastern states, the District of Columbia and Ontario, Canada, Norfolk Southern serves all major eastern ports and connects with rail partners in the West and Canada, linking customers to markets around the world.
RailAmerica: RailAmerica, Inc., a leading short line and regional rail service provider with 42 short line and regional railroads, operating approximately 7,800 miles in the United States and Canada. The Company's railroads operate in 26 states and three Canadian provinces.
Union Pacific Railroad: Union Pacific is one of America's leading transportation companies, operating the largest railroad in North America.
Wisconsin Central: Company Information

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General

American Bar Association: The largest voluntary professional association in the world.
American Civil Liberties Union: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is a major American non-profit organization with headquarters in New York City, New York, whose stated mission is "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States".
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Personal Injury Claim Lawyer - Kremers: The legal practice of Boris Kremer, UK personal injury claim lawyer. Dealing with work accident compensation claims on a no win no fee basis.
Legal Language Services: A recognized expert in international litigation support, offers comprehensive translation, interpreting and transcription in more than 150 languages and dialects.
Personal Injury Solicitors: No win no fee accident compensation claims from specialist personal injury solicitors.
Age Discrimination in Employment Act: Sign up for a free trial membership to HRCalifornia and get an overview of how to handle employment discrimination issues in your organization, learn Affirmative Action policies, and be up to date on workplace-related forms of discrimination
Personal Injury Solicitor or Accident Lawyer in UK: Find personal injury solicitor, accidant Lawyer at contactlaw.co.uk.
Personal Injury Lawyer Vancouver: If you’ve been injured through the negligence of another person, call Lawyershops’ legal experts and get a consultation about your personal injury case.
Dallas Texas Divorce Lawyer & Child Custody Support Attorney - Michael P. Granata: Dallas divorce lawyer attorney specializing in Texas family law, divorce law, child custody, child support, mediation & separation. Practice location includes Collin County, Fort Worth, Denton, Dallas, Texas, Wise, Ellis, Kauffman, & Tarrant counties.
Virtual Law Library: A collection of sites presenting information on legal subjects.
UK Criminal Injury Articles: Information and resources on claiming for compensation if you are a victim of crime.
Attorney Pages: Helping you find the right attorneys and law firm.
National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers: National Network and Directory of Personal Injury Lawyers. Provides a forum, bulletin for personal injury lawyers.
Cornell University Law Library: Home Page for the Cornell Law Library. ... Cornell Law Library has one of the finest collections of rare law books in the country
Accident at Work Compensation Claims UK: Been in an accident at work? The Claimant Law personal injury lawyers are here to give you expert advice on making an ‘Accident at Work’ compensation claim in the UK. Qualified layers, no win - no fee basis, 100% compensation
Legal Glossary: Quality Legal Dictionary and Law Glossary: Legal Glossary is a dictionary of Legal, Law, Lawyers and many more terms with simple definitions and detailed explanations.
FindLaw: Find a local lawyer and free legal information at FindLaw, the award-winning website.
Lexis-Nexis: World's leading provider of information management and workflow solutions to help drive profitability and productivity for legal and professional firms.
Mississippi Personal Injury Lawyer: Get qualified Personal Injury lawyers, attorneys and law firms in Mississippi to help solve your legal needs.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Largest US organization of defense attorneys.
National Partnership for Women and Families: For more than 30 years, the National Partnership for Women & Families has been changing the world in ways that make life better for women and families.
National Senior Citizens Law Center: NSCLC publishes the latest updates on a wide variety of issues and benefits affecting seniors.
National Institute for Disorders and Stroke: The mission of NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of society, by people all over the world.
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Nursing Home Abuse & Injuries

Sharon A. Christie is a nurse and an attorney who represents victims neglect and abuse at nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Sharon is a compassionate advocate for your legal needs. She has successfully represented clients for more than 20 years.

Sharon Christie
401 Washington Avenue
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Towson, MD 21240-4836
410-823-8200
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