Three workers repairing an overpass in Craven County , North Carolina were seriously injured when they were involved in a construction accident. All three were hospitalized with very significant injuries with one of them reported as having suffered severe head trauma. According to authorities the overpass construction accident occurred at approximately 6:20pm on the eastbound…
A 17-year-old girl was crossing the street at a marked crosswalk that had no traffic signal. A car drove along and hit the girl. She suffered serious injuries including severe brain damage and was left in a permanent vegetative state. This crosswalk accident raised concerns over the safety of marked crosswalks (i.e. crosswalks with explicit…
In his latest post to VA & NC Medical Surgery Malpractice Attorneys Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro applauds a Winchester, Virginia (VA), jury for recognizing how a surgeon’s negligence harmed a woman who had gone into the hospital for a supposedly routine hysterectomy. Rick notes that patients suffer greatly when surgeons make mistakes. EJL
In his latest post to the Virginia Trucking Accident/Injury Blog, my colleague Randy Appleton shares the sad news that two firefighters lost their lives while responding to an emergency call in Rocky Mount, Virginia (VA). The fatal rollover accident apparently occurred when the driver of an SUV clipped the fire truck as it passed through…
Washington Metro officials are reviewing their security policies after a teenager snuck onto a bus and drove it into a tree on July 9, according to a story in the Washington Post. It’s the latest scandal in a year of public scrutiny of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority that began when two trains collided…