A Virginia family cannot access their condominium due to asbestos dust and they are blaming their landlord. Tests uncovered asbestos dust from some work done on the property while the family was out, and the family has hired an attorney. Asbestos exposure can cause serious health problems, including mesothelioma. The problem began when the...
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Former Voice for Veterans Dies in Car Crash
A 69-year-old Hagerstown man suffered a fatal injury last month when his pickup truck crossed the median on Interstate 70 and crashed into a parked bus. The car accident occurred near the Big Pool exit, and Maryland State Police pronounced him dead at the scene. The victim was Ray S. Linebaugh, former head...
Read MoreHospital Gives Hope to Veterans with TBI
Independence Way is the name of the new traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation unit at the Washington, D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Opened last October, it is the first of its kind at any VA hospital and trains veterans with TBI for re-entering community life....
Read MoreBicycle Riders Testify at Safety Enforcement Hearing
The Committee on the Judiciary’s Public Oversight held a hearing last month on pedestrian and bicycle safety. The hearing’s purpose was to hear testimony on pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement, including distracted driving and its impact on pedestrians and cyclists. In...
Read MoreMetro Assault Video Posted on YouTube
Last month, a video showing a daytime assault in the Washington, D.C. subway system showed up on YouTube. The video, titled “Two DC Youth Fight on Metro after School,” depicted two people assaulting each other while a group of youths watched and recorded the incident. Due to YouTube’s content restrictions, the video is no...
Read MoreTruck Accident on Virginia Interstate Seriously Injures Driver
Last week on Interstate 81, the driver of a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix suffered serious injuries when a tractor-trailer slammed into the back of his vehicle in the northbound lane at approximately 4:20 pm. An eyewitness estimated the truck’s speed at 70 mph. A Dodge Caravan and a second 18-wheeler were also involved in...
Read MoreMaryland Family Gets $2.4 Million Mesothelioma Award
A Baltimore, Maryland, jury awarded $2.4 million to the family of a man who died of mesothelioma in 2008. A Maryland law that caps legal damages reduces the award to $2.2 million. His family claimed he contracted the deadly form of cancer while spending six years moving bags of asbestos with a forklift...
Read MoreTraumatic Brain Injury Conference Set for DC
Treatment of acute and chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the topic of Arrowhead’s Annual Traumatic Brain Injury Conference on March 7 in Washington, D.C. Representatives from the government, military, biopharmaceutical industry and academia will be on-hand to discuss TBI research and development. The overall goal is to realize pharmaceutical management of TBI, even...
Read MoreRedskins Player Assaulted Outside DC Nightclub
Last week, Washington Redskins kick-punt returner Brandon Banks suffered superficial knife wounds in an assault outside a Washington, D.C. nightclub. His agent said he continues to progress in his recovery. The hospital has since released the football player. Banks was with a friend who also suffered injuries in the assault. Banks and his friend got...
Read MoreDC Metro Escalator Collapses
Last week, at least two people fell into a hole when several steps of a Metro escalator collapsed at the Foggy Bottom station. One commuter said the victims were able to pull themselves out, and there were no reported injuries. A witness said the hole was approximately three feet deep and surrounded with steel...
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