Do you know what the second most dangerous industrial job in Virginia is? Well, according to the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry the answer is non-construction laborers. As an experienced Virginia personal injury attorney I know that fatal industrial accidents are more frequents than you may expect. In fact today in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) police are…
As a Virginia products liability lawyer in a firm handling Johnson and Johnson (Depuy) hip recall cases, I know that the regulation of medical appliances is not what it should be. A panel of medical experts came to the conclusion on Friday that the Government should discard their system for approving medical devices…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of 8,000 non-slip bathtub pads that were manufactured by Prime-Line. The recalled pads do not stick to the bathtub surface, which could cause a person to fall and suffer a serious injury. The vinyl, textured pads are whale-shaped and white and are routinely used to…
If you’re not a doctor or a nurse, you may not know that mortality rates at hospitals rise between 4 and 12 percent in July. What causes this midsummer upswing in deaths? Heat-related injuries? No, and the answer may have you scrambling to cancel any elective surgery slated for July. According to results from a…
A wrongful death lawsuit is being filed by a family member of a Hampton, Virginia (VA), man who was shot dead in his home by members of the Hampton Police Department who were executing a search warrant for illegal selling of prescription drugs, the Daily Press reported. According to the newspaper, the court filing states…