An accident involving a large tractor-trailer usually results in the other vehicle taking the the brunt of the damage. This is especially true when the other vehicle is a moped. Unfortunately, we saw just how awful this type of accident is when a moped operator was killed on I-95 in Lumberton, North Carolina (NC). This…
A fatal traffic accident along New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina (NC), killed a 39-year-old man and two dogs around midnight in September 2011. According to NBC17, the accident happened near Neuse River Bridge, close to the Raleigh/Knightdale line. The at-faut driver was allegedly intoxicated when he hit the dog walker. Yet, the 23-year-old driver…
My colleague Emily Mapp Brannon has posted a new blog to our law firm’s Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk Injuryboard site in which she discusses how the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a new warning about the diabetes drug Actos and its possible link to bladder cancer. The potential links between Actos and bladder…
There really is nothing more terrifying than being awoken in the middle of the night to the sound of a fire alarm. For nine families, this was the frightening reality when their dehumidifiers caught fire after the defective power connectors short-circuited. Thankfully, no one was killed, but that may only be a matter of time….
Tractor trailers haul things from coast to coast, including grain, furniture and carnival rides. These types of large loads can prove dangerous to other drivers, and even the tractor-trailer drivers themselves. As a West Virginia (WV) truck accident attorney, I know a fully loaded truck can weigh 80,000 pounds (40 tons), while the average car…