How Railroads Try To Pay Workers Less on Railroad Case Verdicts by Claiming an Offset for Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) Disability Benefits

January 7, 2009

The new strategy for railroads in railroad worker personal injury cases
(FELA cases), is to try to reduce the sums juries are requiring them to
pay by filing legal motions that ask judges to give them a “setoff” or
“credit” for the amount of money the railroad has paid to the Railroad
Retirement Board (RRB) for the employer’s portion of RRB Tier II
benefits (paid in the past by the railroad to the RRB).

A Young Couple Dedicated to Cheerleading Die in Single Car Crash on I-64 in Norfolk, Virginia (VA)

January 7, 2009

Blog, Car Accidents

According to an article in the Virginian Pilot, a young couple killed Monday night, January 5, 2008, in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 were dedicated cheerleaders pursuing a future in the sport. Jimmy Arness Roberson, Jr., 20, and Breanne Candera Mahon, 18, died when the car they were in hit a guardrail, went off…

North Carolina Man Killed in Vehicle Crash Identified

January 7, 2009

Blog, Car Accidents

According to an article in the Virginian Pilot, Virginia Beach police have identified the man killed in a vehicle roll-over Monday night, January 5, 2009, as Matthew Lee Burnette, 25, of Knotts Island, North Carolina (NC). To read the entire article about this tragic car accident, click here.

Personal Injury Suits/Claims Stack Up Against Retailers Due to Falling Merchandise/Falling Product Negligence

January 6, 2009

Blog, Virginia Personal Injury

Whether it is Norfolk, Virginia Beach (Va. Beach), Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia (VA) or Kitty Hawk, Hill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Manteo, Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), we have all witnessed the widespread development of big box stores such as Lowes, Home Depot, Sams Club, Price Club, etc. Expansive floor space with merchandise and large…

Virginia/Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers Discuss Recent Personal Injury Case Verdict against Drunk Driver Including Punitive Damages

January 6, 2009

Car Accidents, Firm News

Juries do not have sympathy for drunk drivers who cause serious personal injuries, whether in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC) or elsewhere. Even in a case of very small medical bills, a recent Virginia jury in a conservative state court jurisdiction granted a $281,000 verdict for a teenager injured in a car accident hit by a totally drunk driver with a .32% blood alcohol content (BAC).