Virginia Injury Lawyers Promote Safety Measures to Decrease Bicycle Accidents In February, a woman died in Virginia after being hit by a VDOT snowplow. She was cycling to work in winter on the side of road around 5:40 a.m. According to investigators, the woman and the snowplow were going in the same direction on Route...
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What are the Most Dangerous Areas for Pedestrians in DC?
New Initiative Tracks Washington, D.C. Most Dangerous Areas for Pedestrian Accidents Change does not happen on its own. People affected by injustice need to stand up and make their voices heard to fix dangerous situations. Fixing dangerous situations is the goal of Struck in DC, a safety initiative that tracks all the
Read MoreHow Many Americans Suffer Traumatic Brain Injuries Annually?
Did you know that March is Brain Injury Awareness Month? Sadly, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 2.5 million Americans visit emergency rooms, require hospitalization or die because of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) annually. http://youtu.be/IZnFdv-z1T0 Additionally, some 5 million people are estimated to be living with a TBI in the...
Read MoreIs a Superbug Spreading Because of Defective Scopes?
Scarily, a new superbug may be spreading in America because of contaminated endoscopes or duodenoscopes. The devices may be flawed due to the way they were designed, making them hard to clean. Recently, the Associated Press reported that officials at the Ronald Reagan Medical Center at UCLA said that 180 patients might have been exposed...
Read MoreD.C. Begins Push to Reduce Pedestrian Accidents
As we have been reporting in our blog recently, the D.C. metro-area has one of the worst pedestrian accident rates in the country, experiencing about one death per week. With this in mind, according to the Washington Post,...
Read MoreIs Drugged Driving Common?
Sadly, the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health discovered that an estimated 9.9 million people admitted to driving under the influence of illicit drugs during the previous year. This number is simply unacceptable. Driving under the influence of any mind-altering drug, including prescription drugs, is extremely dangerous. Remember, drugged driving can cause delays...
Read MoreNursing Home Injuries: How Can I Check a Facility’s Record?
Remember, if you have a loved one who is a resident in a nursing home, you have a duty to make sure that the staff looks out for his or her best interests. Sadly, this is not always the case at some nursing homes. Each year, countless personal injury lawsuits are filed in the U.S....
Read MoreFDA Warning: Dietary Supplement May Contain Prozac
If you take dietary supplements, you may want to make sure that the product you are ingesting is safe. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration advised against using a popular supplement after an examination of a shipment of the product was found to contain Prozac. http://youtu.be/77BCDbBGA2U According to BuzzFeed, the FDA announced last week that...
Read MoreHave GM Ignition Switch Death Claims Increased?
In an update to a previous blog we brought you, General Motors has announced that it has received an additional 33 claims for compensation over the last month regarding its ignition switch recall. The additional claims bring the total number of cases to 4,345. Of these, GM has received 479 claims for death, 292 for...
Read MoreBirth Injuries: Should I Have My Child’s Case Investigated?
Did you know that medical malpractice and/or the failure of a healthcare provider to act in a timely fashion during childbirth could have disastrous consequences? Common medical mistakes during child delivery include: Failure to respond appropriately to bleeding Failure to respond to fetal distress Failure to anticipate birth complications Misuse of forceps Delay in performing...
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