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Lumberjack Killed by A Falling Tree

March 11, 2011

Blog, Wrongful Death in VA

A grandfather of eight lost his life when a heavy tree fell on him this week as he worked as a lumberjack in Bedford County, Virginia (VA). The Bedford Sheriff’s Department said Jake R. Goff , 72, of Sky Rock Road died while logging with a coworker in the vicinity of Wheats Valley Road, Roanoke.com…

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Mom Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Virginia School After Son’s Suicide

February 27, 2011

Firm News, Wrongful Death in VA

The lawsuit claims administrators knew of the emotional abuse but did nothing to stop it or protect the teenager before he hanged himself.

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Train Strikes Car with Passenger inside in Hickory, North Carolina

February 16, 2011

Blog, Car Accidents

A Hickory, North Carolina man is in critical condition after a train hit the car he was in early Sunday morning. It happened just before 2:30 a.m. at the Union Square crossing at 2nd St. and Main Ave NW in Hickory. The 2010 Dodge Challenger being driven by Cedric Genwright of Lenoir was stopped on…

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Pharmacy Error Prompts Safeway to Alter Procedures

February 16, 2011

Blog, Defective Products & Drug Recalls in VA

Safeway is enhancing its efforts to ensure that pharmacy protocols are followed after a six-week pregnant woman was given the wrong medication at one of its stores. Mareena Silva was given a prescription for Methotrexate–a drug used to treat cancer–instead of the antibiotic ordered by her doctor at a Safeway in Fort Lupton, Colorado (CO)….

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Martinsburg Woman Killed in WV Accident

January 31, 2011

Blog, Truck Accidents in VA

According to the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Department, a woman from Martinsburg, West Virginia (WV) was killed in a car and truck crash on Saturday, January 8th, 2011. The accident was reported at 9:13 a.m. that morning, and the victim, Kimberly Bail, was pronounced dead at the scene.  The blue Chevy Cavalier that she was driving…

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