In his latest post to our law firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog, my colleague John C. passes along insights from a lifelong trainmen, conductor and rail worker injury investigator into the top 3 causes of back and neck injuries among people who work in rail yards and on trains. John also notes that railroad employees…
The next time you have car trouble and are forced to pull over on the interstate, remember this: The side of the road is a corridor of danger that even trained police officers and emergency personal avoid at all costs. Recently, a woman was killed while attempting to change a flat tire on the High Rise…
Three generations of women from a New York City family died after their SUV flipped several times on I-95 in eastern North Carolina (NC) ,in August 2011, according to Reuters. The 22-year-old driver lost control of her Ford Expedition after the back right tire blew out. In addition to the driver, the woman’s mother and grandmother also…
More people died on the roads of Virginia over the Labor Day holiday than in 2010, continuing a disturbing trend over the holidays. VA State Police said there were 14 fatal accidents in Virginia over the four-day period, compared to 13 in the previous two years, the Washington Post reported. Three separate crashes in Fairfax, Fauquier,…
A tragic accident on Labor Day Weekend 2011 in Falls Church, Virginia (VA), illustrates the dangers of making left-hand turns at busy intersections. According to news radio station WTOP, an elderly couple in their 80s died when the car they were in was struck by a pickup truck. The fatal accident occurred near the intersection…