A grandfather of eight lost his life when a heavy tree fell on him this week as he worked as a lumberjack in Bedford County, Virginia (VA). The Bedford Sheriff’s Department said Jake R. Goff , 72, of Sky Rock Road died while logging with a coworker in the vicinity of Wheats Valley Road, Roanoke.com…
Fire investigators were sifting through the charred remains of a hotel room in Newport News, Virginia (VA), this week after a fire that claimed the life of a middle aged man over the weekend. It’s not yet known whether there were any faults at the hotel that could lead to a wrongful death claim, but…
The lawsuit claims administrators knew of the emotional abuse but did nothing to stop it or protect the teenager before he hanged himself.
The widows of two West Virginia miners have had a wrongful death lawsuit dismissed against the Mine Safety and Health Administration. In 2008, they settled out of court with the mining company that was responsible for the deadly worker accident.
A young man was enjoying a ride in his friend’s car in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) when his life came to a sudden, tragic end. The driver of the car crashed into the front yard of a home on Ballahack Road. The passenger did not survive the car wreck. He was only 23 years old. The driver…