The driver of a box truck is being held responsible for the death of two young children — ages 1 and 5 — following a pedestrian accident in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC). The fatal pedestrian accident took place at the intersection of West Tyvola Road and Shady Lane as the youngsters crossed the street with…
A Richmond, Virginia (VA), police officer witnessed a two-car accident involving two Virginia Commonwealth University students. Those two VCU students were injured, while a third person died from her injuries. The at-fault driver was charged with driving under the influence, felony manslaughter and refusal to submit to a blood alcohol test. According to the Richmond…
A retired Norfolk Southern worker I am representing as he pursues a FELA claim against the railroad for exposing him to dangerous chemicals in trains and rail yards has had his life improved and, hopefully, extended, by a newer type of cancer treatment. The technique allowed doctors to easily target and destroy even small tumors…
In his newest post to our personal injury law firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyer Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro reports on a Canadian passenger train derailment that killed two engineers and a trainee. At least nearly 45 passengers and crew members were also badly injured. Rick notes that whatever lessons are learned about what caused the…
A three-vehicle accident on Route 9 in Charles Town, West Virginia (WV), on February 23, 2012, left three people injured, two of whom had to be airlifted to a hospital in Virginia (VA). It is unclear how the accident happened, but police believe that a GMC Sierra made contact with a Kia Sephia while traveling eastbound near…