Questions remain after fatal tanker crash on I-664 in Newport News (VA)
Questions remain after an explosive tanker truck crash on Interstate 664 in Newport News (VA) near the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel in September that left the truck driver dead. The crash...
View ArticleFall-Related Death of Worker at Norfolk Sanitation Plant Under Investigation
Randy Piche, a long-time Hampton Roads Sanitation District employee, died Tuesday morning after falling through an opening on a third-floor walkway at the Army Base Treatment Plant in Norfolk on...
View ArticleWrongful Death Suit Reinstated in Virginia (VA) Against Parents Hosting...
Courts and juries can find adults who have temporary supervision or custody of children liable for injuries to those children even when the harm resulted from the actions of someone other than the...
View ArticleNor'easter heightens drowning risks to Hampton Roads (VA) residents
The Nor’easter that blew into Hampton Roads Wednesday afternoon may be one for the record books – but hopefully residents will exercise common sense and stay safe. The greatest hazard to human life...
View ArticleNor'easter safety: take care when using generators
As the record nor’easter continues to churn through Hampton Roads Thursday, residents who lose electricity should exercise care when using generators. Most deaths associated with generators come from...
View ArticleChain saws present another post-nor'easter danger
With the skies clear after last week’s nor’easter, attention is turning to cleanup – especially the hundreds of trees and thousands of large limbs that were felled throughout Hampton Roads. The...
View ArticleFalling trees: The silent danger in storms
Last week’s nor’easter has reminded us of a silent danger – large trees at risk of falling down in a storm and injuring someone. The risk of injury isn’t trivial – a 17-year-old Newport News boy was...
View ArticleThe Company You Keep – How Ethics and Results Impact Which Virginia Personal...
Let’s be honest, personal injury lawyers don’t have a great reputation. As a practicing Virginia personal injury attorney for over 20 years, I’ve learned that the best way to overcome inaccurate...
View ArticleProposed Changes to Legal Rules Unfairly Benefit Corporations
Corporations rule, and the American public may be at risk. Washington, DC – President Burton LeBlanc, of the American Association for Justice, alongside other top justice advocates, testified this past...
View ArticleTwo Successive Judges Reversed by Appeals Court For Failing to Honor Jury’s...
After a myriad of appeals, the tides of justice are finally turning in favor of a plaintiff whose case was decided by a Tennessee jury back in 2010. The case is Payne v. CSX Transportation Inc., No....
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