Accidents caused by someone else leave victims suffering physically and, often, financially. In addition to medical bills, many personal injury victims miss weeks or months or work due to temporary disabilities. Much of that enforced leave goes unpaid. Sometimes, accident victims lose their jobs alt
Auto makers and parts manufacturers announce new recalls daily. The majority of these announcements concern minor defects, but others demand immediate action. For instance, dozens of people have died and hundreds of others have suffered injuries due to poorly designed air bags produced by Takata…
A recent study has found that ridesharing services are responsible for an increase in fatal crashes. According to the study, an increase of approximately 3 percent in car accident fatalities is associated with ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. The study was conducted by researchers…
Over the past few years, vape pens and e-cigarettes have become immensely popular as an alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that produce an aerosol by heating a liquid, usually containing nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. It is estimated that
Unannounced in late August 2018, fleets of rentable electric scooters appeared in downtown Norfolk and at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. A smaller group of the two-wheelers also popped up in Town Center. City leaders responded differently, but all elected officials and public safety personnel expres
When the height of water in the Lumber River reaches 13 feet, low-lying sections of Lumberton, North Carolina (NC), flood. On the Tuesday following the arrival of Hurricane Florence, the river crested at 21.7 feet. Recovering from the worst storm of 2018 will take many…
People who suffer traumatic brain injuries do not always have physical scars, and the damage to their brains does not always show up on MRI or CAT scans. This reality gives insurance companies and defense attorneys in civil trials opportunities to accuse TBI victims of,…
In April 2018, leading pharmacy trade magazine Drug Topics published a feature titled “Your 10 Worst Pharmacy Mistakes.” One pharmacists wrote about directing a parent to give a child a teaspoon of an opioid-infused cough suppressant instead of 1 milliliter. The mistake resulted in the…
The manufacturer of the motorized room partition that killed a nine year old boy in Alexandria, VA stated this month that the product was working properly at the time of the accident. The boy was killed after he was crushed between a wall and a…
A 21 month old girl whose mother died while crossing a street in Florida during an illegal street race passed away in late May. The little girl was being pushed in her stroller by her mother across Bayshore Blvd. in Tampa when both were hit…
A tow truck driver suffered serious injuries in the early morning hours of April 15 when a car on I-395 outside Washington DC lost control and hit him as he was attending to a disabled vehicle. Virginia State Police said the tow truck driver was…
A teenager in Bedford County, Virginia is fighting for his life after a May 6 car accident. A family member of the 18 year old reported on social media that he is in a coma after he and six others under the age of 21…
