An SUV was going the wrong way on State Road 9A in Jacksonville, Florida (FL), which led to a three-car crash. Sadly, this wrong-way car wreck led to the death of a 23-year-old woman, according to news4jax.com. A Toyota FJ Cruiser was traveling in the wrong direction and slammed head on into a Toyota Scion,…
A few recent court awards in Portsmouth, Virginia, have some wondering whether certain regions in the state give larger wrongful death awards than others.
In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk, VA Car & Truck Accident Injury Lawyers blog, my colleague John C. reports on a tractor-trailer rollover accident on Hampton Boulevard that knocked out power to Old Dominion University but, somehow, caused no injuries. John notes that he believes the April 14, 2011, wreck should raise serious…
The verdict was levied against Exxon Mobil which was deemed liable for $12 million in compensatory damages, $12.5 million in punitive damages, and close to half a million in medical bills, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The plaintiff in this mesothelioma cancer case was a 72-year-old man named Rubert Minton. He was a repair supervisor on…
A teenage driver is facing misdemeanor charges after killing her passenger in an North Carolina car crash. Reports indicate the at-fault driver was texting while driving. According to the NC Highway Patrol, the passenger died at the intersection of Old Highway 87 and Fertilizer Plant Road. The driver, age 16, failed to yield, and…