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Railroad/FELA Injury Lawyers Use Safety Regulations Against Railroads, Including radio/dispatching regulations-This helps prove responsibility on railoads

May 16, 2009

My partner, Rick Shapiro, one of our railroad/FELA injury law attorneys, wrote an article about how we investigate and use railroad violation of safety regulations in FELA worker injury or death cases.Proving a railroad violated a regulation makes the case proof better and easier, and normally eliminates any rail employer argument that the worker violated…

New Truck Accident Article Added by North Carolina Attorney, John C.

May 14, 2009

Accidents Caused by Trucks in NC, Blog

Your instinct to get out of the way and say a little prayer when you are passed at a high rate of speed by a large semi on Interstate 85 (I-85) headed to Henderson, North Carolina (NC), or on U.S. Route 64 headed to Raleigh is smart. There are a lot of truck-related crashes in…

Locomotive Inspection Act Regulation Violations Involving Diesel Fumes or Toxic Exhaust Fumes, Including Asbestos Insulation

May 14, 2009

Blog, Railroad Injury/FELA

My partner, Rick Shapiro, just settled a FELA case involving a conductor who contracted diesel fume asthma, his doctor believed was caused mainly by years of railroad engine diesel fumes at work. A series of railroad regulations enacted under the Locomotive Inspection Act require that railroads provide locomotives that are safe in general, or that…

Special Precautions Needed When Driving in Fog to Avoid Car Accidents and Serious Injuries

May 13, 2009

Blog, Car Accidents

Rick Shapiro wrote on the Virgnia Beach Injuryboard blog about thick fog leading to delayed school openings on the Eastern Shore and being attributed to car wrecks with serious injuries in Norfolk. He outlines a series of smart tips to avoid serious injury or death also. To read the full driving in fog article, click here….

Beach Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash

May 12, 2009

Blog, Virginia Personal Injury

The Virginian Pilot reported that a 24 year old man was killed early Monday in a crash involving alcohol and excessive speed. According to the Virginia Beach Police the driver of the motorcycle, Joshua Schools, of Virginia Beach was pronounced dead at the site of the crash on Lynnhaven Parkway. Schools was wearing a helmet when he…