A female truck driver was killed in a rear-end collision caused by a tow truck driver on the shoulder of I-70 north of Frederick, Maryland (MD), on August 8, 2011. According the Herald-Mail, the woman killed was serving as co-driver of a tractor-trailer and had gotten out of the big rig’s cab to do some…
In one of two recent large whistleblower decisions in favor of injured railroad employees, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Norfolk Southern to pay a total of $122,199 to a worker who was repeatedly hurt while doing maintenance on tracks owned by the company. According to an August 12, 2011, report on…
No doubt even routine, noninvasive surgical procedures such as wisdom teeth extraction and appendectomies can leave even patients with dental and health insurance with thousands of dollars in uncovered medical expenses. Needing a more advanced surgery such as an organ transplant or knee replacement can put an uninsured patient on the hook for a few…
We all want the safest cars and vans possible for our kids, but safety reports from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may not be as comprehensive as once thought. Because the agency does not require the use of child-sized crash test dummies in collision studies, how children will be affected in accidents is largely…
Belle Have family physician Dr. Geoffrey Grubb treated Lyme disease patients with narcotics and was accused of failing to follow federal and state laws.