The vast majority of dog bites take place feet from a person’s home – they are often attacked by aggressive dogs owned by friends or neighbors. Luckily, Virginia has a Dangerous Dog Registry where VA residents can find out if aggressive dogs live near where their families live and where their children play. At the…
My colleague, wrote an injuryboard article about a Kitty Hawk, North Carolina (NC), Pitt Bull attack on another dog, where the cause is still unclear. Pit Bull and other dog bites/attacks cause serious personal injuries and scarring in kids and adults every month, every year.
A Kansas jury awarded $23.5 million to Donna and Terry Frederick for injuries they suffered in a truck/semi-trailer accident case that arose in Mexico (involving their tractor trailer struck by a second truck operated by Robin Getchell). The actual verdict was reduced because the judge found the truck driver defendant was liable for 65% of…
My law partner Jim Lewis has recently done an article on airplane accidents/crashes. Here is an excerpt from the article: Hopefully, you will never experience the trauma of being involved in an airplane accident or crash. However, if someone you know has been through such a disaster, the aviation/aircraft injury lawyers at Shapiro, Washburn &…
My partner recently took the depositions of several railroad employees in a case where a man driving a pick up truck was killed in a collision with a short line railroad freight train, while trying to cross an unmarked private railroad crossing. Our investigation revealed that there were no stop signs or railroad cross bucks…