Virginia Railroad Crossings a Constant Danger
A train accident in Argentina left 11 dead and more than 200 injured. A bus was able to slip under a malfunctioning crossing barrier.
A train accident in Argentina left 11 dead and more than 200 injured. A bus was able to slip under a malfunctioning crossing barrier.
The United Transportation Union is reporting that its membership suffered its ninth fatal on-the-job accident during 2011. According to the UTU, a 6-year veteran CSX engineer was crushed and killed between a locomotive and a rail car in Botkins, Ohio (OH), on September 8. The locomotive had been pushing a stalled train, and the accident…
When a tractor-trailer roars by your car on I-64 in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton or Newport News, Virginia (VA), you may only afford it a passing glance. If you were a Virginia personal injury attorney, though, you would realize just how dangerous big trucks are and keep a closer eye on them while sharing the…
The parents of two women who were killed in the Virginia Tech shootings on April 16, 2007, have dropped negligence claims filed against employees of the university’s counseling center. But the wrongful death lawsuits against the university authorities seeking $10 million are continuing because the parents allege the officials failed to provide warnings before Seung-Hui…
Thousands of women who alleged they developed breast cancer and other diseases after taking Pfizer’s estrogen-based hormone replacement therapy products Prematin and Prempro are poised to receive shares a $300 million settlement being proposed by the drugmaker. The dangerous drug lawsuits involved women all over the United States, including plaintiffs in Virginia (VA) and North…