The new light rail system in Norfolk will launch on August 19, 2011, and begin full operations the following Monday. Downtown drivers who already share the road with pedestrians and bicyclists will now have to contend with Tide trains, and experts believe this will inevitably lead to accidents. Nationally, an average of 14 people lose…
Many Americans may dismiss the news that a man working on a power pole was electrocuted as tragic but a risk associated with the profession. As an experienced Virginia (VA) electrical shock injury attorney, however, I know that such fatal accidents only occur because a regulation for working around electricity was violated. OSHA has some very…
In his latest post to our Carolina personal injury law firm’s Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard blog site, my colleague John C. writes about the tricky liability issues raised by a Swansea, South Carolina (SC), accident in which a tractor-trailer rear-ended a vehicle driven by a teenager who held only a learner’s permit and was not…
The electrocution of a man from Virginia Beach, VA, while working on a power pole in Maryland (MD), on July 20, 2011, highlights the dangers faced every day by contractors and subcontractors who work with electricity. Brian Gillis, 39, from Virginia Beach, VA, was electrocuted while working for a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. subcontractor,…
According to WTKR.com, a 25-year-old pedestrian was walking in the middle of the U.S. Highway 17 bypass outside Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), when he was hit and killed by a NC Highway patrol cruiser. The trooper driving the vehicle struck the man and did not suffer any injuries. Authorities are still investigating the incident…