A person has died in Maryland (MD) after eating tainted cantaloupe, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. This is the eighth death linked to the melons traced to a Colorado (CO) farm. Fifty-five other people in 14 states, including Virginia (VA), have been confirmed as sickened. The CDC says the death toll could…
Clifton and Nancy Hayes, natives of Yorktown, Virginia (VA) were enjoying a trip in Monterey, California (CA) driving down the Monterey-Salinas Highway in a rented Nissan Altima when they were the victims in a horrible car crash. The driver of a Chevrolet SUV drifted into the westbound lane and slammed head-on into the Hayes’ vehicle….
We all witnessed the shocking news of Michael Jackson’s death last year, and many people were alarmed to learn of just how many prescription drugs he’d been taking. Now, his doctor is on trial on charges of wrongful death for negligence. This isn’t a problem limited to Hollywood – prescription drug related deaths are being…
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…
When someone you love and care about is killed in an auto accident, it’s a traumatic experience. But what happens when the person who killed your loved one flees the scene of the accident? Who is going to pay for the hit-and-run wrongful death of your loved one? As a Virginia motorcycle injury lawyer, I know that…