There is a law on the books that limits the amount of damages a victim can receive from any train accident. This damage cap is set at $200 million. You may be thinking, “Wow, that is a lot of money.” You’d be right, but keep in mind this cap applies to any accident regardless of the…
As I watch a television commercial portraying a sleek new Lexus speeding through obstacles, I wonder if Toyota Motor Company has finally fixed its defective gas pedals and sudden acceleration problems. The Lexus after all was the vehicle that crashed killing a family of four. The driver was California Highway patrolman, Mark Saylor. He had…
Interstate 95 (I-95) was the scene of a horrific accident that led to two people suffering life-threatening injuries. The three-vehicle wreck occurred in Spotsylvania, Virginia (VA) when a tractor-trailer hit the rear end of a box truck. This created a chain reaction crash where the box truck slammed into a pickup truck carrying three horses….
In his latest post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog, my colleague Randy Appleton reports that Amtrak has begun participating in a Federal Railroad Administration pilot program aimed at identifying potentially deadly problems and resolving those problems before any rail employees, train passengers or drivers or pedestrians suffer injuries. The Confidential Close Call Reporting…
A first-year Elon student named Toorialey Fazly had his life turned upside down after he was the victim of a hit and run accident. Mr. Fazly was riding his bike on West Labanon Avenue in Elon, North Carolina (NC) when he was hit from behind by a car. This led to Mr. Fazly being thrown…