A Virginia State trooper was assisting a disabled tractor-trailer move to the right shoulder of U.S. 258 just after midnight on October 17, 2011, when a car rear-ended the trooper’s cruiser and caused him neck and back injuries. According to media reports, the trooper had his lights flashing, but was parked in a way that…
The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit company made up of professional consumer advocates whose purpose is to educate the public on pharmaceutical companies, has discussed a lawsuit filed against the Japanese drugmaker Takeda and its U.S. partner, Eli Lilly, by a man who alleges his bladder cancer developed as a side effect from taking the diabetes…
Halloween is quickly approaching, and that means costumes and candy. It also means millions of children will be out on the streets trick-or-treating. However, perhaps the scariest aspect of Halloween is that the number of traffic deaths involving young children will increase 4.5 times that evening once the sun goes down. Many drivers have…
My colleague John C. has written a post for our firm’s VA-NC Wrongful Death Lawyers blog site regarding the increased number of pedestrian deaths that occur due to trick-or-treating on Halloween night. He provides safety tips for keeping trick-or-treating fun and accident-free. OEA
Baby and infant product maker B.O.B. joined with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on October 11, 2011, to issue the second major recall of the company’s jogging strollers within 8 months. Both alerts to parents who own the single and double strollers came in the wake of reports that infants had swallowed and nearly…