What Happened Our Virginia slip and fall law firm client required surgery and months of physical therapy to recover from hand, wrist and arm injuries she suffered at a restaurant. The woman, who worked as an insurance adjuster, had left her table to visit the restaurant’s restroom when she slipped and fell on a wet…
What Happened Our Virginia medical malpractice client experienced serious complications following gallbladder removal surgery because the surgeon left a sponge inside his abdominal cavity. Removing the sponge and repairing the damage done by the foreign object and resulting infection required a follow-up surgery to extensively reconstruct the man’s bowels. The surgical error victim was 55…
What Happened Our client was working as a railroad conductor in the western part of Virginia when he was assigned the task of throwing a track switch called a derail device or derailer. The procedure that the railroad then required employees to follow when operating a derailer placed extreme stress on a worker’s lower back,…
What Happened Our Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA) case client had worked as a railroad conductor for more than 30 years when he developed debilitating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). His doctors told him that decades spent in the cabs of diesel-powered locomotives and breathing in diesel fumes damaged his lungs. Following this…
What Happened Our Virginia railroad injury law firm client suffered a concussion and lower back injuries from a crash in a Portsmouth, VA, shipping container yard. She was working as a conductor trainee for CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT) at the time of collision, riding on the side of a slow-moving rail car. The force of…