What Happened: A Virginia man is in critical condition after a crash in Rowan County, KY. Kentucky state police say the accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. on US 60 West in Morehead. Officials say a man from Virginia was driving his Harley Davidson motorcycle, when he tried to turn into a private driveway. He was hit by a Jeep Cherokee driven by a Kentucky man. The motorcyclist…
In a new post to our firm’s Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, attorneys with Shapiro, Washburn & Sharpreport on a fatal accident near a hospital where the emergency medical technicians involved had just dropped off a patient. To read more, click over to “EMT Riding in Ambulance Killed in Collision With Semi in Monroe, NC.” EJL
In a new post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, my attorney colleague Rick Shapiro reports on a successful workplace injury lawsuit by a former railroad employee who blamed his career-ending injuries on poorly designed and maintained equipment. To read more, click over to “Unsafe Locomotive Seat Contributed to CSX Engineer’s Disabling Back Injury,…
What Happened: Asheville police have arrested a suspect in the hit-and-run accident that left another man injuredon a crosswalk. Over the weekend, police say Ian Mather was walking his family across a street in front of REI in Biltmore Park in downtown Asheville, NC. As his family made their way across the crosswalk, Mather was hit by a driver who drove up on the…
The owner and the top on-site administrators of two long-term care facilities for disabled and mentally ill adults in Hampton and Williamsburg, Virginia (VA), have had had their state licenses to provide health care suspended. The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that residents and patients at Ashwood Assisted Living and Madison Retirement Center suffered from abuse and…