A southbound Amtrak train struck and killed a man last month in Fairfax County. The train accident occurred at approximately 11:44 a.m. near the intersection of Lorton Road and Gunston Cove Road near Lorton, according to Fairfax police. The victim’s identity is unknown, but he was African American, and authorities estimated that he was...
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The Chain of Distribution in Product Liability Cases
Consumers trust that the products they use everyday are safe. Many consumers believe that government approval means the products in our homes are safe, but is not always so. More often than you think, unsafe and defective products seriously injure American consumers. If it happens to you, a Washington, D.C. personal injury attorney...
Read MoreU.S. Representative Fined for Lack of Workers’ Comp Insurance
The state of Oregon fined David Wu’s campaign $1,000.00 last October for failing to maintain workers’ compensation insurance for the past three years. David Wu is the U.S. Representative for Oregon’s First Congressional District. A Wu campaign worker filed a workers’ compensation claim last October. When the staffer’s health care provider tried to...
Read MoreWoman Killed in Third Street Tunnel Crash
A 23-year-old woman suffered fatal injuries last month when her Chrysler Sebring collided with a Department of Public Works truck in the Third Street Tunnel. The truck accident occurred just before midnight in the southbound lanes of the tunnel. Workers had stopped the Ford pickup...
Read MoreHearing on Gas Explosion Begins in DC
Earlier this month in Washington, D.C., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a three-day hearing exploring the September 9 natural gas explosion in San Bruno, California. The blast killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. The hearing reflects the growing concern about the stability of gas pipelines in the United States. Just...
Read MoreVirginia Family’s Condo Covered in Asbestos
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...
Read MoreFormer 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...
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