A Richmond, Virginia (VA), police officer witnessed a two-car accident involving two Virginia Commonwealth University students. Those two VCU students were injured, while a third person died from her injuries. The at-fault driver was charged with driving under the influence, felony manslaughter and refusal to submit to a blood alcohol test. According to the Richmond…
A West Virginia (WV) deputy’s family is grieving the loss of a loved one after he lost his life to a drunk driver near Morgantown on February 18, 2012. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the at-fault driver was fleeing police after being pulled ver for suspicion of causing an earlier hit-and-run when he slammed into…
In his newest post to our personal injury law firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro reports on a Canadian passenger train derailment that killed two engineers and a trainee. At least nearly 45 passengers and crew members were also badly injured. Rick notes that whatever lessons are learned about what caused the…
A retired Norfolk Southern worker I am representing as he pursues a FELA claim against the railroad for exposing him to dangerous chemicals in trains and rail yards has had his life improved and, hopefully, extended, by a newer type of cancer treatment. The technique allowed doctors to easily target and destroy even small tumors…
Each year, U.S. News & World Report publishes a survey of the nation’s best nursing homes. A rating of one to five stars is given to more than 15,500 long-term care facilities, and for 2011, Sentara Windermere in Virginia Beach, VA, and Nursing Center Portsmouth both received the highest score. My nursing home attorney colleagues and…