What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client was 37 years old when she went to her doctor complaining of pelvic pain. The physician recommended a hysterectomy, and she scheduled the laparoscopic procedure. Following the initial surgery, our client developed a life-threatening infection. Eventually, her medical team discovered that the cause of her postsurgery complications was…
What Happened A car’s driver ran through the grass median of a four-lane road in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), and hit the back of our client’s vehicle. The impact caused our client’s vehicle to spin and move into the path of an oncoming 18-wheeler. The resulting head-on collision with the tractor-trailer inflicted serious physical injuries…
What Happened While working as a railroad brakeman/conductor in the southeastern United States, our client suffered a career-ending back injury after stepping into a depression in the gravel that formed the rail bed. He was performing a physical and visual inspection of the air brakes on his milelong train when he lost his footing and…
What Happened We resolved a transportation railroad worker’s lung cancer and diesel exhaust cancer claim arising from his employment with a railroad. Many railroads are hiding the truth about the railroad work environment (including the crew cabs of diesel engines, and other workplaces laden with asbestos) by insisting on confidentiality clauses in settlements entered with our…
What Happened Our national railroad injury client was forced to take an early disability retirement after he hurt his back while responding to an emergency at a train station. Although the extent of the damage was not immediately apparent, chronic pain and limited flexibility soon forced him to give up a promising career with Amtrak….