Every action has a consequence. It is these consequences that hold people accountable. Medical malpractice lawsuits not only hold doctors and nurses accountable but they also provide compensation to victims whose lives have been changed forever. Medical malpractice caps are unfair laws which limit medical malpractice victim’s recovery as well as giving immunity to those…
1889 was the first year in which data about railroad accidents and injuries was collected. During that year 1,972 railroad workers lost their lives on the job which equates to one out of every 375 employees. Last year there were 15 fatal railroad accidents that took the lives of employees. The acting Chairman of the…
Three children suffered serious, but not life-threatening, injuries when the Ford Mustang in which they were riding ran out of control and flipped over on I-295 in Mechanicsville, Virginia (VA), on the night of September 27, 2014. One of the kids was ejected from the car as it rolled over, and the driver also required…
Our firm writes daily about the tragic accidents that happen on the roads outside our back doors in Virginia, but Virginia residents aren’t just at risk of being in a car accident in Virginia. Virginians travel to neighboring states all the time and are sometimes in serious or even fatal car accidents far from home….
The transportation safety board in Canada issued a 200 page report in August that detailed the breakdown and enforcement of Canadian national rail safety regulations that led to the deaths of 47 people in the oil train derailment disaster in Lac Megantic, Quebec in July 2013. The report detailed 18 causes and contributing factors where…