Last week I received two pieces of news about Amtrak from different e-mail newsletters I subscribe to. The first concerned the derailment of a passenger train north of St. Louis, Missouri (MO). The second concerned Amtak’s plans to use federal economic stimulus money and some of its own funds to improve tracks and switches at…
Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the pleura (lining of the lung). Due to it’s aggressive nature and the catastrophic effects of the disease, juries are often sympathetic to victims and their families. According to 2001 Wall Street Journal article the average jury award in a mesothelioma case is between one and six million dollars….
A Chicago, Illinois (IL)-area family has received a $7.5 million settlement from a hospital, oncologist and treatment provider because medical records clearly showed that the mother and wife received harmful doses of radiation while being treated for endometrial cancer. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that Patricia Quirk received 17 treatments from Little Company of Mary Hospital,…
In his latest post to the Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro notes that one-third of fatal traffic accidents involving tractor trailers, 18-wheelers and other large trucks occur between 8 pm and 7 am. He explains that so many serious truck accidents occur during the night because truckers do not always get enough…
North Carolina’s new nursing home rating system is being revamped to include stricter guidelines and take in to account a number of new factors.