Deadly Virginia Crash May Have Been Caused Trucker On Cell Phone
One Virginia teen is dead after a milk truck struck a car filled with student drivers as it changed lanes on I-81 outside of Harrisburg.
Suit Claims VA Man Died After Poor Medical at Virginia Beach Jail
The Norfolk, Virginia (VA) sister of a man who died at the Virginia Beach jail as filed a $5 million wrongful death suit in federal court, alleging “deliberate indifference”, against the sheriff and the jail medical staff, including the sheriff and Conmed Healthcare Management, according to the Virginian-Pilot. Similar to claims made by the family of…
Virginia Beach Man Injured in Norfolk Light Rail Train Wreck
A van collided with a Tide light-rail train at Brambleton Avenue and 2nd Street in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), on August 17, 2001, when he turned right in front of the light-rail train despite the presence of a “No Right Turn Across Tracks Sign.” The Virginian-Pilot report on the incident noted the crash was the third for the…
Pickup Wrecks in Chesapeake, VA Kill Two, Injure Two
In his latest post to our law firm’s Chesapeake, VA Car & Truck Accident Injury Lawyers blog, my colleague John C. shares the sad news that separate single-vehicle pickup truck accidents claimed two lives in that city within a single week during August 2011. John notes that while police have not announced what caused the…
$10.5 Million Verdict May Be Lost; Blame the Lawyer, Save the Client?
How do you know you have a reputable, ethical personal injury lawyer representing you? That seems to be the question at the center of a controversy involving a $10.5 million settlement in a Charlottesville, Virginia (VA), wrongful death truck wreck case. The injury lawyer who represented the victim’s husband has resigned from the Virginia state…