In his latest post to our law firm’s Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard blog site, my medical malpractice attorney colleague Jim Lewis upbraids lawmakers in the Tar Heel State for enacting legislation that caps pain and suffering awards for patients injured or killed by mistakes or errors in hospital emergency rooms. Jim notes – again –…
In his latest post to our personal injury law firm’s Virginia Beach Injurboard blog site, my colleage Randy Appleton looks at a novel approach to identifyin poor drivers and correcting their mistakes behind the wheel. A doctor in China has spent nearly 30 years studying why some drivers are better than others. Read more about…
An article in the Virginian-Pilot describes the new path medical school administrators are taking to improve physicians’ ability to talk and listen to patients and other health care providers, including other doctors, nurses and pharmacists. At the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute, in Roanoke, Virginia (VA), the nation’s newest institution for…
In a new post to our Newport News, VA injury website, my Virginia law firm colleage John C. writes about the health risks posed by dust from piles of coal at the coal terminal in the city. A study suggests there are higher than average asthma rates in the community near the port, and Newport…
A two-car accident on Highway 70 near Havelock, North Carolina (NC), has killed one person and landed four others in the hospital. North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers determined that on the afternoon of July 16, 2011, a boat being towed by an SUV ran off the side of the road, and hit a post holding…