In her latest post to the Virginia Beach Legal Examiner, my colleague Emily Mapp Brannon notes with sadness that a student at Kempsville High School student died in a DUI accident early in the morning of March 7, 2010. The driver behind the wheel in the single-car crash was another teen. Emily discusses the terrible…
A varsity basketball player for Kempsville High School was tragically killed in a car accident on Avalon Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA). The teenager was a passenger in a 1999 Oldsmobile that was driven by another teen, according to the Daily Press. Police have charged the driver with a DUI and involuntary manslaughter. View…
A drunk driver, who consumed enough alcohol to be roughly three times over the legal limit, hit two pedestrians in a neighborhood located off Highway 904 in Columbus County, North Carolina (NC). One of the victims died at the scene and the other is in being treated at a hospital, according to wect.com. We dont…
My colleague Randy Appleton notes in his latest post to the Norfolk Injuryboard that police officers in Chesapeake will begin carrying tasers. Police in every other Hampton Roads city patrol the streets with stun guns, as well. While the weapons can reduce the need for officers to use guns or other forms of physical force…
Federal and state lawmakers continue to call for “tort reform” as a way to reduce overall health care costs. The politicians argue that making it harder for patients to sue health care providers who commit errors and capping awards to successful plaintiffs would save money. They are doing this despite growing evidence that malpractice verdict…