In his latest post to our Norfolk Injuryboard blog, my Carolina personal injury law firm colleague Rick Shapiro shares important new information about health risks faced by rail employees for work for Amtrak, CSX, Norfolk Southern and other railroads. Rick notes that federal health officials have listed formaldehyde, which is a component of diesel engine…
Patients in nursing homes in West Virginia (WV) will find it easier to launch wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits following a recent state Supreme Court ruling. In a unanimous opinion, the court wrote that nursing homes shouldn’t be able to insert fine print into contracts to avoid getting taken to court if they are…
In his latest posting to the Brain/Head Injuries website, my colleague Randy Appleton reports how universities in North Carolina are developing smart helmets with sensors that wil tell athletes when they have had a serious blow to the head. The move comes as sports becoming increasingly concerned about how concussions are leading to serious brain…
This week alone, there have been two different fatal single-vehicle accidents around the Williamsburg, Virginia (VA) area. The newest one occurred on July 15, 2011. This time, the accident was caused when a tire that blew out causing a truck to flip while it towed a camper. The driver and father of the family died and his wife,…
Related verdicts in favor of a retired plumber have relevance for current and retired railroad employees who worked with and around cancer-causing materials.