Authors of an article in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2010 urged hospitals to have clear procedures for notifying the public and patients about errors, coordinating diagnostic testing and treatment and responding to regulatory bodies. Even if this shift toward transparent health care is taking place elswhere, an investigation by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution indicated…
My colleague Kevin Duffan has written a new post for our firm’s Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk Injuryboard blog site about more battery fires in Chevrolet Volt electric cars being subjected to federal crash and safety testing. This video provides an overview of Volt features: DM
In his latest post to our firm’s Suffolk, VA Car & Truck Accident Injury Lawyers blog site, my colleague Kevin Duffy reports on a tractor-trailer wreck allegedly caused by the truck’s driver being under the influence of drugs and operating his big rig recklessly. Kevin notes that fatigue may also have been a factor in…
Do you get butterflies when you hear the sound of sirens close by? What about when those blue and white lights are behind you. Understandably it makes most people nervous.This may have been the case for drivers on Interstate 81 in Virginia (VA) when a Virginia State Trooper was attempting to pull over a car that…
My colleague Randy Appleton recently posted a blog on our firm’s Railroad Injury website regarding the success of the new light rail system, The Tide, in Norfolk, Virginia (VA). As plans are in the works for more use of light rail and less use of the city’s bus system, it is important to ensure safety…