The families of two men diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer after exposure to asbestos received a $17 million verdict from a Pennsylvania (PA) jury. The two men were exposed to asbestos through valves and gaskets from Crane Co. and Garlock Sealing Technologies. Internal Norfolk Southern, CSX and Conrail documents reveal that many types of asbestos gaskets were…
Highway construction projects are necessary to revamp and expand our nation’s road system, but they also present a major risk for accidents and serious injuries.
Recently a car accident on Two Notch Road in Columbia, South Carolina, (SC) killed one man, and left others seriously injured. The car accident occurred when the driver of a Pontiac, Darren T. Harrell, lost control of his vehicle on Two Notch Road. He crossed over the median, and struck a Nissan SUV. A third…
There are statutes which regulate what tractor-trailers, 18 wheelers, and other large trucks can do when the weather is treacherous and featuring black ice, snow, etc. Nevertheless, the winter snow storm of 2009 featured many large trucks violating these statutes and causing serious wrecks in Virginia (VA).
When there’s a winter storm in the Carolinas, there appears to be an invariable spike in automobile accidents. During our recent blizzard in the Carolina region, 400 auto wrecks occurred in the Charlotte, NC metro area,according to the Charlotte Observer. Snow walloped roads in portions of the Greensboro and Winston-Salem areas along with Durham, North Carolina…