This is an issue near-and-dear to my heart since I was involved in a car accident while pregnant. It is one of the most traumatic experiences any expecting mother can go through. I was fortunate in that my baby was okay after the accident, but my neck and lower back were extremely sore. But since…
The family of a forklift operator who spent several years hauling bags of asbestos at a Baltimore, Maryland (MD), National Gypsum warehouse has received a $1.2 million verdict against the maker of the asbestos following the man’s death from mesothelioma. A jury ruled on November 23, 2010, that Union Carbide must pay the award because…
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On the evening of August 2, 2008, two best friends went out boating in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), on the Elizabeth River. Only one man came back. Two years later Kurt J. Riffey stood before the court and was convicted of boating while intoxicated and involuntary manslaughter for a crash that killed his best friend. The judge sentenced…
In his latest post to our firm’s Virginia Beach Injuryboard site, my colleague John C. highlights the dangers of injury and death posed by personal watercraft such as Jet Skis, Sea-Doos and WaveRunners. John notes that while Virginia (VA) requires PWC owners to complete safety training, many young children and untrained adults ply the Chesapeake…