Nearly eight years after a steam explosion in downtown Washington killed two men, several parties who were sued in connection with the blast continue to point the finger at one another – and at one of the victims – over who was to blame. Joseph Hudert and Francis Stotmeister were employees...
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New Data About On-the-Job Injuries Released
Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. Injury Attorneys Analyze the Numbers The United States Department of Labor recently released new data that gives an insight into the working conditions of the American workforce. In particular, the data focused on patterns of on-the-job deaths across all the nation’s industries. A Glimpse at American Working Conditions The report, called the...
Read MoreFirm Partner Peter DePaolis Selected For “Best Lawyers”
Washingtonian Magazine has selected Virginia injury attorney Peter DePaolis and Washington, D.C. injury lawyers Roger Johnson, William Lightfoot and Paulette Chapman for inclusion on their list of...
Read MorePaulette Chapman Recognized By Trial Lawyers Association
Paulette Chapman received the Women’s Caucus Award from the Trial Lawyers Association of Metropolitan Washington, D.C. The association is the preeminent organization of lawyers in and around Washington, D.C. who represent plaintiffs in personal-injury, wrongful-death, civil-rights actions, and workers’-compensation claims. “As a former President of the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia and...
Read MoreContractor Killed and Two Employees Injured in Welding Accident at Union Station
[ubermenu-map address="Washington, D.C." zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] On October 6, an early morning construction accident at Union Station killed a contract worker and left two Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) employees injured. The crew was replacing a section of track at the station when a fire and blast unexpectedly erupted....
Read MoreWilliam Lightfoot Recovers $1.8 Million In Construction Case
Partner William P. Lightfoot recently recovered 1.8 million dollars for a worker who fell through a hole in a roof while on a construction site. Though the general contractor covered the hole, the cover was not secured and was not properly marked. OSHA found that the contractor did not maintain a safe place to...
Read MoreSpeak to Our Virginia Injury Attorneys after an Accident – We Offer Representation in Alexandria!
[ubermenu-map address="Alexandria, VA" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] Alexandria is a city in Virginia, with a total population of approximately 147,391. Located along the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C. The historic town is the seventh largest and highest income city in Virginia. Public Transportation and Other Forms of Transit Alexandria is...
Read MoreAttorney Marc Fiedler Gives Seminar Presentation On Appellate Practice
Koonz McKenney partner and Washington, D.C. injury lawyer Marc Fiedler gave a presentation with Judge Joseph F. Murphy, Jr. of the Maryland Court of Appeals on the topic, Trial Lawyers in Appellate Courts, on January 22, 2010 at the Workhorse Seminar 2010. The full-day seminar, sponsored jointly...
Read MoreAttorney Thomas McWeeny Successfully Litigates Claim for Catastrophically Injured Worker
On July 21, 2009 the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission upheld the rights of an injured worker whose arm was dragged into a PTO shaft of a post-hole digger after a three hour evidentiary hearing. On February 11, 2008, a string from the worker’s jacket was blown into a post-hole digger causing his arm to be pulled into...
Read MorePaulette Chapman Elected To Board Of Directors for The District Of Columbia Bar Foundation
Koonz, McKenney, Johnson & DePaolis attorney Paulette Chapman was recently elected to be on the Board of Directors for the District of Columbia Bar Foundation. The DC Bar Foundation’s mission is to fund, support, and improve legal representation of the poor, vulnerable,...
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