My colleague Emily Mapp Brannon has written a blog on the Virginia Beach Injuryboard about an airman who was left in a vegetative state after what records revealed to be a series of errors at a military hospital. The case raised hopes the U.S. Supreme Court would finally overturn the Ferres Doctine that protects the federal…
In his latest post to our personal injury law firm’s Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, my fellow attorney John Copper notes that Fourth of July weekend tends to be the deadliest three-period on America’s roads and highways each year. In the interest of lowering the injury and death tolls during the 2011 July 4th holiday and…
In his latest post to our personal injury law firm’s Virginia Beach Injuryboard blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro highlights new 2011 laws in Virginia that impose higher penalties on teens who drive while under the influence of alcohol and which protect children boarding or getting off school buses. He also questions the wisdom and potential…
Strict federal controls on the lengths of working days for truckers hauling fireworks for July 4th celebrations have been temporarily lifted for 2011 amid concerns that some localities would miss out on their fIndependence Day displays if the regulations were enforced. The relaxation of hours-of-operation rules raises safety concerns. “The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration…
A prominent Newport News, Virginia (VA), doctor and Outer Banks, North Carolina (NC), land owner lost her life in a car crash in Currituck County, NC, on June 24, 2011, according to the Virginian-Pilot. Dr. Sarah Elizabeth Forbes, age 85, was driving south, in an H1 Hummer, on Route 158 about 20 miles away from…