Eight in 10 crashes in Virginia occur because of distracted driving, many of those involve a cell phone, according to DriveSmartVA.org. In Virginia, there is a law banning texting while driving. Since its passage, an estimated 328 motorists have been cited. The new law makes texting while driving…
Though it is now widely understood that any student athlete who suffers a head injury should be kept off the playing field until a doctor has cleared them to return, it was never investigated whether the same logic should apply to other activities such as…
Let’s be honest, personal injury lawyers don’t have a great reputation. As a practicing Virginia personal injury attorney for over 20 years, I’ve learned that the best way to overcome inaccurate stereotypes about personal injury attorneys in this field is to simply focus on representing…
If you google OxyELITE Pro you’ll come up with a guarantee that the product is a pharmacist formulated “Super Thermogenic™” so laser targeted, its potency is unmatched. It sounds very impressive doesn’t it? It even goes on to say, “Unlike other fat burners on the…
Anyone who has ever traveled on the interstate has at one point or another driven lane to lane with a tractor-trailer. These massive vehicles tower above passenger cars and drivers have a right to be cautious and wary. The average passenger car weighs only 3,250…
A recent study published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine has noted the disastrous consequences of asbestos exposure on the American workforce. The research, conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, discovered that between 1999 and 2010, more than 427,000
In an important development in the Toyota sudden acceleration debacle, a jury in Oklahoma became the first in the country to declare the company liable for the deaths of innocent vehicle occupants. The jury verdict prompted Toyota to reach a settlement with the injured driver…
In a troubling survey, health experts recently announced that a person’s geographic location could have a major impact on the treatment they receive from doctors. The study, published by the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice, is further evidence that the American healthcare…
Electronic cigarettes have exploded in popularity over the last three years with industry experts estimating that the number of such devices sold in the U.S. has doubled in only the last two years. Others predict that within 10 years there will be more e-cigarettes sold…
A recent personal injury case in Texas ended with a $9.5 million verdict for two families who were injured after an exhausted truck driver slammed into their cars. The tractor-trailer accident happened last year in Victoria, TX and left Calvin Stovall and the Olachia family…
Keeping railroad workers and passengers safe should be the number one priority of railroad companies. However as a railroad accident attorney I have seen railroad companies deny all accountability for their actions. This includes everything from train derailment injuries to deadly mesothelioma exp
Leaps and bounds in innovation and technology are continually making our world a better place to live in. Now technology is making railroads safer and preventing serious crashes from occurring in passenger and freight trains. The new technology consists of a string of fiber-optic sensors that run