If you would like more information, please contact Peter DePaolis of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. Companies should take care to make sure their drivers are attentive at all times during the course of their working time. Corporations should check the schedules of drivers to ensure they...
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Tempers Flare During Snowball Fight
If you would like more information, please contact Paulette Chapman of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P When you play outdoor winter games, you need to select a location that is out of the way and in a public area. If you are staging a planned or impromptu outdoor...
Read MoreFive People Hospitalized After Three-Car Accident
If you would like more information, please contact Peter DePaolis of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. Whenever a car accident occurs, there is a chance that someone will be injured. An injury suffered from a car...
Read MoreCollision Between Bus and Truck Injures Passengers
If you would like more information, please contact Paulette Chapman of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. Whenever passengers are on board a bus, it can present many problems. If a bus is involved in an accident, it places the passengers in a precarious position. The
Read MoreA Woman and Child Suffered a Hit-and-Run
If you would like more information, please contact Peter DePaolis of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. Drivers have an ethical and legal responsibility to pay attention to where they are traveling and to avoid hitting anyone or anything while they are behind the wheel. Further, drivers have...
Read MoreA Pepco Employee Shot After Hassle
If you would like more information, please contact Paulette Chapman of Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis L.L.P. Employers should take every precaution necessary to protect workers from outside dangers. If an employer notices that workers may be in physical danger, steps should be taken immediately to take them out...
Read MoreInadequately Trained Paramedics Cause Death of Man in Cardiac Distress, Lawsuit Alleges
Lolitha Givens, mother of Edward Givens, today filed a lawsuit against the District of Columbia and Dr. James Augustine, Medical Director of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. The suit charges that they are responsible for the death of her son, Edward Givens, because training of the emergency medical...
Read MoreArlington County Man Electrocuted While Removing Lights
If your organization conducts work around electrical wires or water mains, one of your primary objectives should be checking work areas for any such electrical or water systems prior to beginning work. The safety of your employees is critical to the proper operation of your company or government agency. An employee of Arlington County was...
Read MoreThree People Injured in Washington DC Subway Crash
The safety of employees is perhaps the most important matter an employer can address. If your company operates motorized vehicles, you may find yourself maintaining equipment on a routine basis. During the course of maintenance, it is critical that the vehicle is placed in a secure location away from operational equipment. If this is...
Read MoreMan Killed After Falling Into a Cistern
A Warrenton, Virginia, man died after falling over a wall surrounding a cistern at the town’s visitor center. The wall, measuring 16 inches tall, was the subject of four final inspections that failed. Despite repeated warnings about safety issues the missing guardrail presented, town officials opened the unapproved site. The man, who was exiting a...
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