My colleague Randy Appleton recently posted a blog on our firm’s Railroad Injury website regarding the success of the new light rail system, The Tide, in Norfolk, Virginia (VA). As plans are in the works for more use of light rail and less use of the city’s bus system, it is important to ensure safety…
A group of friends were hanging out on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach, VA, when an angry driver ran over the woman and the two men she was with. The woman was thrown over top of the car and had to spend three days in the hospital. One of the men, who was sent to…
State licensing boards, hospitals and medical groups are assigning continuing medical education courses to prevent doctor misconduct that can lead to medical malpractice claims or license discipline. According to amednews.com, CME courses help doctors learn from errors such as prescribing medications to friends and family members who are not patients. Other CME courses address physician-patient communication,…
In his latest post to our firm’s Norfolk Injuryboard blog site, my colleague Rick Shapiro argues that even if funding issues for plans to return Amtrak service to Norfolk, Virginia (VA), are resolved, passengers must fully embrace passenger rail. He also notes that because more trains will be running along Norfolk Southern tracks, drivers, pedestrians…
An 83-year-old female passenger was killed in a car accident on Halstead Boulevard in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), when the car she was riding in was hit by another vehicle. The fatal wreck occurred on November 20, 2011, and the 81-year-old driver of the hit vehicle was left in critical condition. The Virginian-Pilot reported…