Randy Piche, a long-time Hampton Roads Sanitation District employee, died Tuesday morning after falling through an opening on a third-floor walkway at the Army Base Treatment Plant in Norfolk on…
The percentage of people killed in highway accidents has been steadily decreasing over the past few years and we’re at the lowest percentage of highway fatalities since 1961, according to the…
When it comes to legal liability and negligence, the threshold question is generally what attorneys call duty. If I am injured in some way, I cannot recover any damages unless the person responsible…
Questions remain after an explosive tanker truck crash on Interstate 664 in Newport News (VA) near the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel in September that left the truck driver dead. The…
I have long advocated for the overturning of the Feres Doctrine, a nearly 60-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that bars active-duty military personnel from receiving compensation for injuries they…
As an injury lawyer who regularly handles railroad accident cases, there’s been a lot of talk about “RailView” and LocoCAM” being used by many major railroad companies. Some…
Old Dominion Freight Line Inc., which has a substantial presence in Hampton Roads, has been accused of employing a driver who was distracted from the road by a wireless device – a distraction…
It’s rare that an insider whistleblower risks all by admitting personal knowledge of alleged fraud on courts, obstruction of civil justice and conspiracy. But these and further serious…
USA TODAY had an interesting story Thursday about how driver’s education, on the wane in public schools for many years, is becoming more popular. A generation ago, driver’s ed was in…
AAA Mid-Atlantic believes the Virginia-Maryland-Washington D.C. region is going through what it calls an “alarming” increase in hit-and-run accidents, the Washington Post reported…
Everyday, millions of drivers use America’s roadways in their vehicles. For the most part, we all assume that the other drivers around us will play by the rules and drive in a reasonable way….
Edgar R. Mansfield Jr. of Portsmouth (VA) died during the Monday rush hour when he crashed into the rear of an 18-wheeler, WVEC-TV reported. Mansfield, 53, hit the back of the truck when both were…
