My colleague Randy Appleton has written a new post for our law firm’s Virginia Beach blog site about safety concerns ahead of the air show at Oceana after two aviation tragedies elsewhere over the last week. Key differences between the Oceana show and a race in Nevada that ended in tragedy mean the Virginia Beach event…
Clifton and Nancy Hayes, natives of Yorktown, Virginia (VA) were enjoying a trip in Monterey, California (CA) driving down the Monterey-Salinas Highway in a rented Nissan Altima when they were the victims in a horrible car crash. The driver of a Chevrolet SUV drifted into the westbound lane and slammed head-on into the Hayes’ vehicle….
Chantix, known generically as varenicline, is a prescription drug designed to help people quit smoking. Roughly 3 million people currently take Chantix, according to Pfizer, the manufacturer of this dangerous drug. The “common” side effects reported include nausea, headache, difficulty sleeping and abnormal dreams. Sounds pretty typical for many prescription drugs. However, in November 2007,…
My colleague Jim Lewis has written a new post for our firm’s VA/NC Medical Surgery Malpractice blog about how doctors and other heath care professionals in Virginia received $7.8 million from dug companies in 2010. The donations have led consumer groups to question the cozy relationship between doctors and pharmaceutical manufacturers and to ask whether the…
No matter whether you’re on I-64, I-95 or I-77, driving on interstates seems to be getting more harrowing. Politician and layman alike are forced to contend with a rash of tractor-trailer drivers eager to pass other vehicles at any cost. Recently, a candidate for West Virginia (WV) governor, Bob Henry Baber, and his two young…