During 2018, 88 motorcycle riders died in crashes on Virginia roads and highways. According to reports collected by the state Department of Motor Vehicles, 59 of those fatalities occurred in crashes involving more than one vehicle. The leading causes of all types of crashes in Virginia were following too closely, failing to yield right of…
Accepting that long-term, chronic exposure to diesel fumes causes lung problems ranging from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to cancer took several decades. Federal rules for limiting how must exhaust from diesel engines workers must breathe in only started emerging during the 1990s and early 2000s. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration still has…
During 2018, the U.S. Department of Transportation determined that 71 percent of motorcycle riders across the country wore helmets while on their bikes. That same year, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles recorded 1,762 crashes involving motorcycles in which 88 riders died and 1,495 riders suffered injuries. Traumatic brain injuries remain among the most common…
Getting injured in a hit-and-run accident is one of the most unfortunate and stressful experiences you may encounter. While you suffer the physical and emotional consequences of your injuries, you may also feel helpless and insecure about if at all you can recover any damages because the at-fault party is not within reach. Can You…
Injury compensation under FELA can be larger and more comprehensive compared to a workers’ comp claim. However, an injured railroad worker will have to seek damages from the court under a different set of rules. Time Limits on Filing a FELA Claim The federal law sets the statute of limitations for filing a FELA lawsuit…