FELA cases for CSX and Norfolk Southern (NS) brakemen and conductors have been growing in number recently from cumulative trauma or repetitive stresses on train crews’ bodies after years of service. One of the main railroad work activities which caused a lot of excessive stress on the hips, knees, legs, ankles, and feet of yard…
Matt Megginson was going about his day at Burris Logistics operating a standup forklift when his life ended far too soon. Reports indicate the forklift pinned him down and led to his death. To the credit of his coworkers, they administered first aid immediately but the damage had been done. Mr. Megginson was pronounced dead…
Ronald K. Sharpe Jr. used to teach physical education and health at Azalea Garden Middle School in Norfolk, Virginia (VA). That part of his life ended the night he crashed into the car Alexandria Calamia was driving Sharpe, drunk on beer and high on marijuana according to police evidence and his own guilty plea to…
Tyler Michael Perow, 13, died from an automobile accident that happened around 2:30 p.m. Saturday on Crane Road, near the small town of Witt in Pittsylvania County. Perow was one of the four passengers in the car which was driven by 17-year old teen who is a student at Chatham High School. Those riding in…
There has been a $450,000.00 settlement of a wrongful death claim arising from the Portsmouth Naval Hospital due to a doctor’s failure to reinsert a breathing tube, according to published reports. A 43-year-old wife of a retired U.S. Navy petty officer had a boil on her thigh which became infected and was referred to Portsmouth…