Dog bites and other animal attacks always raise difficult questions regarding fault and liability. How much control can a pet owner be expected to exercise over a pet or working animal’s behavior? Were proper fences, leashes, restraints and cages used? Did bitten or mauled victims provoke the animal into charging, biting and clawing or kicking? A statement…
A new report by the Department of Labor shows that a power line worker died on the job in Spring Lake, North Carolina. The federal agency reported that the worker came into direct contact with 7200 volts, and died instantly at the 2300 block of Ray Road in Spring Lake. The worker was employed by the…
Two children suffered burns while riding the school bus to Carver Intermediate School in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), on the morning of March 21, 2016. According to news reports, the bus was on Oliver Avenue when a heater coil burst and sprayed hot liquid on their legs. The injured schoolchildren required hospital treatment for their burns…
Honda has reached a $605 million economic loss settlement which will cover up to 16.5 million vehicles that were built with the defective Takata airbags. This settlement is meant to cover different types of economic damages caused by the airbags, such as consumers overpaying for vehicles that had substandard or defective airbags. It also covers…
A wreck in Suffolk, Virginia (VA), that originally looked to police like a single-vehicle crash turned into a hit-and-run investigation thanks to information supplied by witnesses. The crash happened in the 1400 block of Holland Road/U.S. Route 58 Business on the afternoon of September 26, 2017, and an innocent woman lost her life. …