In his latest post to our Virginia personal law firm’s Railroad Injury/FELA Lawyers Blog, my colleague John C. writes about two recently concluded lawsuits in which switchmen received compensation for partially disabling back injuries suffered on the job. John also comments on the shaky, unbelievable defenses the defendants, BNSF and Belt Railway, used to make…
A new post to our Newport News (VA) car and truck injury site by my colleague John C. highlights how red light running can cause chaos and injury. In this case, a red light runner in Newport News caused a pickup truck to swerve to avoid a collision and to crash into a building. DM
Hurricane Irene drenched North Carolina and Virginia, and was to blame for the death of an 11-year-old boy when it sent a tree crashing through the roof of his home in Newport News, VA. Five other people in North Carolina and Virginia also died — one teen died in a crash at an intersection where…
As many teens will be heading back to school this fall in their first cars, it’s important to review safety precautions before handing them the keys. New drivers are some of the most dangerous on the road — not only to themselves, but to others as well. Timid, tentative drivers frequently make unsafe drivers, so…
Mining, which incldes oil drilling, has long been considered one of America’s most dangerous jobs. It appears to be getting even riskier. As a study on 2010 workplace safety by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics shows, major disasters at a coal mine in West Virginia (WV) and on board a Gulf of Mexico oil…