After Accidents, Virginia Beach Will Add Bike Lanes To Shore Drive
Following three serious bike accidents in a span of months, Virginia Beach officials have announced a plan to widen the dangerous road and install bike lanes.
NC Man Intentionally Run Over After Bar Fight
A bar fight turned deadly when a man was intentionally struck several times by a vehicle, whos driver then fled the scene. Police responded to the hit-and-run accident at Winston-Saem’s Bar Los Gatos just after 2 am on August 20, 2011, to find the victim, Julio Caesar Chavez-Villalobos, lying in the parking lot and learned…
VA Police Recruit Dead After Head Blows During Training
A lawsuit seeking $35 million in compensatory damages and $350,000 in punitive damages has been filed in Norfolk, VA Circuit Court by the wife of a former police recruit who died in training. The suit alleges the recruit’s death was the result of “repeated, violent blows to the head” by instructors that produced bleeding in…
U.S. Supreme Court Declined to Review Punitive Damages Against Premarin/Prempro Manufacturer
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 20, 2011, declined to review a state court decision in Wyeth LLC, et al., v. Jeraldine Scofield, et al., that affirmed a $35 million punitive damages award in a Prempro/Premarin injury case. The issues before the Supreme Court were: “(1) Whether, when a verdict has been tainted by a…
Bike Rider Killed in Nags Head by Hit-and-Run Driver
Riding a bike on the Outer Banks of North Carolina is a relaxing activity enjoyed by many. When motorists fail to respect bicycle riders, however, tragic consequences occur. Such was the case on August 21, 2011, in Kitty Hawk, NC, when a 21-year-old who was visiting from New York City was hit by a car…