Virginia (VA) accident lawyers achieved a good result to help a worker get a recovery from a negligent party in a recent case. On March 5th, 2009, a settlement of $700,000 was reached in a case involving defective equipment. The injured employee, while on the job, in Roanoke County, was moving a drapery cart that weighed about 1,200 pounds.
The Transportation Communications International Union (TCIU) has appointed John C. of Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp& Duffan to serve as one of its designated legal counsel.
As children, we are taught to look both ways before we cross the street. However, these days, we are often in such a rush that we forget to pay attention to many of the dangers around us. On June 16th, a man was killed when he tried to cross Lynnhaven Parkway in Virginia Beach. Although…
DC Metro Crash-NTSB inspecting Railroad/Train track sensor and control systems In a continuing series of articles about the DC Metro crash, as of Friday, June 26, 2009 Metro was manually checking all of the 3000 circuits in the Metro rail system because the National Transportation Safety Board pinpointed a problem in these systems that could…
Does it matter if your injury lawyer files a DC Metro crash lawsuit/case in Maryland, Washington DC, or Virginia courts? The answer may be, yes, it may make a big difference. For example, cases filed in Washington, DC do not have any cap or ceiling on damages in such Metro personal injury cases. On the…