What Happened Our Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) case client had worked as a railroad conductor for more than 30 years when he developed debilitating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His doctors told him that decades spent in the cabs of diesel-powered locomotives and breathing in diesel fumes damaged his lungs. Following this…
What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client had her intestines cut during an improperly performed hysterectomy and developed life-threatening infections. The woman was 32 and working as a school teacher when she received a diagnosis of endometriosis. Numerous trials of prescription medications failed to relieve her pelvic pain, so her gynecologist recommended a hysterectomy. A…
What Happened Our Virginia car accident clients, JS and DD, suffered leg fractures when a driver hit them as they crossed a street at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Both of the injured pedestrians were in a crosswalk at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 23rd Street when the collision happened. Following the crash at 9:10…
What Happened Our Virginia car accident injury client suffered forearm and lower leg fractures when a negligent driver struck him in a crosswalk in Norfolk, VA. The pedestrian crash happened at dusk near the intersection of Colley Avenue and Spotswood Avenue, and our client spent several months undergoing intensive physical therapy to regain the use…
What Happened Our Virginia railroad injury client was working as a train conductor when he fell while boarding a rail car and suffered a disabling back injury. Extensive surgical repairs and physical therapy did not allow him to return to his well-paid career. The work-related fall happened when the conductor grabbed a ladder handhold and…