They are supposed to be safety features to help safeguard drivers who are involved in accidents with tractor trailers. But new crash tests and analysis by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety demonstrate that underride guards on tractor-trailers can fail in relatively low-speed crashes, with deadly consequences. See more on our Virginia (VA) Trucking Accident/Injury…
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The jury in a Virginia wrongful death trial found that the doctor being charged in the case was not responsible for his patient’s death after a shoulder surgery
In his latest post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro expresses alarm at the high number of DC Metro rail yard crashes during the first three months of 2011. Rick notes that several Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority employees have been killed and severely injured on the job since 2009….
Coping with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is difficult enough in itself. Now, a new study suggests post injury surgery could cause additional problems for patients.The study concentrated on surgery to remove part of the skull after a traumatic brain injury allowing the brain to swell. It’s meant to relieve pressure in the head. But…