In a new post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro reports on a deadly crash between two freight trains near Goodwell, OK. The cause of the crash is not known, but Rick notes that investigators and all railroads — not just UP — should suspect breakdowns in communications. To read…
A pickup truck ran out of control during a heavy downpour and severe thunderstorm on the night on June 2, 2012, in Isle of Wight County, Virginia (VA). This would not bear mentioning, except for the fact that the pickup next collided with a car travelling in the opposite direction of U.S. 258, killing the…
A Raleigh, North Carolina (NC), man lost his life on I-77 in Pax, West Virginia (WV), when a tractor-trailer hit his car from behind and pushed it into the back of another tractor-trailer. The force of the impact killed the man instantly. The at-fault tractor-trailer driver failed to stop for unknown reasons. What is known is that…
In only a blink of an eye a trip to the store can turn into a fatal car accident. Think it can’t happen to you? Think again. Sheila Sorrentino was killed, and Anna Pierce and her son suffered serious injuries, in an accident in Brunswick County, North Carolina (NC). Investigators say a careless driver who…
Despite all the recent news about the dangers of NuvaRing (ethinyl estradiol and etonogestrel), the once-a-month pill-free birth control, some women continue to use it. As a Virginia (VA) dangerous drug attorney who has seen the devastating consequences of dangerous birth controls like Yaz (drospirenone and ethinyl estradiol), I wonder why they still do. Maybe…