The driver of a box truck is being held responsible for the death of two young children — ages 1 and 5 — following a pedestrian accident in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). The fatal pedestrian accident took place at the intersection of West Tyvola Road and Shady Lane as the youngsters crossed the street with…
A retired Norfolk Southern worker I am representing as he pursues a FELA claim against the railroad for exposing him to dangerous chemicals in trains and rail yards has had his life improved and, hopefully, extended, by a newer type of cancer treatment. The technique allowed doctors to easily target and destroy even small tumors…
A man driving a stolen pickup truck led officers from multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase before causing an accident at Brunswick and South Main Street in Emporia, Virginia (VA), that left one person injured. The pickup struck three other cars in all. According to the Independent-Messenger, the incident started with two Greensville…
A West Virginia (WV) deputy’s family is grieving the loss of a loved one after he lost his life to a drunk driver near Morgantown on February 18, 2012. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the at-fault driver was fleeing police after being pulled ver for suspicion of causing an earlier hit-and-run when he slammed into…
In his newest post to our personal injury law firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro reports on a Canadian passenger train derailment that killed two engineers and a trainee. At least nearly 45 passengers and crew members were also badly injured. Rick notes that whatever lessons are learned about what caused the…