The Dangers Patients Face While Going Under Anesthesia
The Cleveland Clinic opens its webpage on anesthesia safety by asking readers, “For some people, anesthesia is one of the scariest parts of surgery. Do…
Wrongful Death
Detached Trailers Become Missile Aimed at Innocent Victims in Other Vehicles
Towed trailers detach and create deadly highway hazards more frequently than most people realize. And negligent tractor-trailer operators are not the only individuals to blame.…
Exactly What Is a Certificate of Merit for a Medical Malpractice Claim in Virginia?
During the three decades that my personal injury and wrongful death law firm colleagues and I have spent helping victims of medical malpractice in Virginia,…
New Virginia Laws Could Affect Safety on the Roads
In an annual tradition, hundreds of new laws came into effect in Virginia on July 1, 2019. My Virginia personal injury law firm colleagues and…
Asbestosis Wrongful Death Lawsuit Results in $5 Million Jury Verdict for Estate of Railroad Worker
As he lay in hospice care contemplating the potential causes of his deadly lung disease, Stephen Fowlkes recalled his extensive exposure to asbestos-containing brake shoes…
Fair Compensation for Wrongful Death
What happens in fatal car wrecks? Like most other states, North Carolina has a wrongful death statute. Under this law, an experienced attorney can provide…
1 Killed, 2 Injured on Ride At Ohio State Fair
The Ohio State Fair will reopen today, one day after one of its rides fell apart during operation. One man died and seven people were…
Florida Rock Band Involved in Serious Truck Crash
The rock band Adrenaline Mob was involved in a fatal tractor trailer accident near Micanopy, Florida on July 14. One member of the band, the…
Maryland and Virgina Inspectors Push Safety After Deadly Fair Accident
It is not clear at this time why a spinning and swinging ride at the Ohio State Fair malfunctioned in July, killing one person and…
Drivers Killed in Crashes Increasingly Found With Opioids in Their Systems
Prescription painkiller abuse and the related resurgence in heroin addiction have reached the point that the recently appointed Presidential Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and…