A former mayor of Belmont, North Carolina (NC), and a passenger in his car were innocent victims of a police pursuit that turned deadly on February 22, 2012. According to WCNC, the fatal situation began when a man who has had numerous run-ins with the law drove around a police checkpoint, almost striking two police…
In his newest post to our personal injury law firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro reports on a Canadian passenger train derailment that killed two engineers and a trainee. At least nearly 45 passengers and crew members were also badly injured. Rick notes that whatever lessons are learned about what caused the…
A West Virginia (WV) deputy’s family is grieving the loss of a loved one after he lost his life to a drunk driver near Morgantown on February 18, 2012. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the at-fault driver was fleeing police after being pulled ver for suspicion of causing an earlier hit-and-run when he slammed into…
A man driving a stolen pickup truck led officers from multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase before causing an accident at Brunswick and South Main Street in Emporia, Virginia (VA), that left one person injured. The pickup struck three other cars in all. According to the Independent-Messenger, the incident started with two Greensville…
A retired Norfolk Southern worker I am representing as he pursues a FELA claim against the railroad for exposing him to dangerous chemicals in trains and rail yards has had his life improved and, hopefully, extended, by a newer type of cancer treatment. The technique allowed doctors to easily target and destroy even small tumors…