What happened: A West Virginia construction company recently settled a wrongful death case two months after losing its motion for summary judgment. Century Steel Erectors has agreed to pay $1 million to the family of Kelly Nestor, who died in April, 2009 from injuries he received from a work accident occurring five weeks earlier. According…
An attorney with the Shapiro, Washburn & Sharplaw firm recently wrote about a lawsuit that has been filed against an armored truck company in West Virginia. According to the victim, he was injured when the truck he was riding in spun out of control on a wet road due to worn tires that the company…
A Virginia truck accident closed all lanes of Route 29 South in Pittsylvania County. The trucker veered over the median and crossed two lanes of traffic.
Researchers have concluded that doctors make thousands of preventable surgical events every year. Referred to as “never events”, these mistakes cost over $1.3 billion in medical malpractice payouts. To learn more, read here. . Study Finds Thousands of Preventable Surgical Mistakes Made Every Year
What happened: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of over 12,000 high-end bicycles because of fall hazards. The bike is manufactured by Specialized Bicycle Components. According to a press release issued by the CPSC, the steerer tube in the front fork can break, posing a fall hazard. There are two…