In Virginia Beach a woman was killed Monday morning when her car struck another vehicle, before setting off a chain reaction on First Colonial Road. The accident caused her vehicle to overturn. The Virginian Pilot reported that police dispatchers received a call at 9:30a.m. from a witness that said that the woman’s vehicle sideswiped another…
Last month the Star News took an important look at what North Carolina is doing to protect the state’s health and safety when it comes to medical malpractice. Their conclusions? Although the state has taken important steps towards making sure our doctors are qualified and our hospitals are regulated, the North Carolina Medical Board is…
The Virginian Pilot reported that a 24 year old man was killed early Monday in a crash involving alcohol and excessive speed. According to the Virginia Beach Police the driver of the motorcycle, Joshua Schools, of Virginia Beach was pronounced dead at the site of the crash on Lynnhaven Parkway. Schools was wearing a helmet when he…
Our firm won a major victory for our railroad worker client, and all railroad workers in a North Carolina State appeal which reversed a judge’s grant of a credit/setoff to the railroad for its contributions to the Railroad Retirement system. My partner Randy Appleton won this important victory, and explains the legal points in a…
Medical and scientific evidence indicates that exposure to diesel fumes, if inhaled over prolonged periods of time, may lead to a variety of health conditions including diesel fume asthma, airways disease, reactive airways disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as well as higher rates of lung and other cancers. Notably, a recent study…