High-Ranking Executive Criminally Convicted for the Deadliest Coal Mining Accident in 40 Years

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Jun 29, 2016

On April 5, 2010, a coal dust explosion occurred approximately 1,000 feet underground in what was the worst coal mining accident in 40 years. During this accident, 29 of the 30 coal miners in Upper Big Branch Mine died. Investigations...Read More

What Caused This Virginia Forklift Accident?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Apr 4, 2016

Several years ago, a 39-year-old Virginia worker was operating a Hyster forklift in order to move a large roll of paper. His vehicle became stuck, so another forklift driver hooked a chain around it in order to unjam it. Once...Read More

Wrongful Death: Can I File a Lawsuit If My Family Member is Killed at Work?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Dec 17, 2014

If your loved one is killed on the job, you are within your rights to speak to an attorney about a potential wrongful death lawsuit. While no amount of money will ever bring your loved one back to life, if...Read More

Wrongful Death: How Does a Devastated Family Move Forward with a Lawsuit?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Nov 5, 2014

As we reported on Monday, if your loved one is killed in a vehicle accident involving a reckless driver, you can file a wrongful death lawsuit. Each year, more than 30,000 Americans are killed in car accidents. These deaths devastate...Read More

How Many Actually Died Because of an Ignition Flaw in GM Cars?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Sep 26, 2014

Attorney Ken Feinberg was hired by General Motors (GM) to oversee its victims’ compensation fund but has stressed his independence from GM management. Feinberg announced this week how many deaths and injuries he has so far connected to a known...Read More

How Often Are Construction Workers Hurt On Job Sites?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Sep 12, 2014

Every month, more and more construction workers are injured and killed when site managers fail to provide safety instructions and guidelines. Workers should never have their safety compromised for the sake of the boss’ bottom line. A Virginia construction worker...Read More

If I’m in a Hurry, Can I Just Go Around Other Cars?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Sep 10, 2014

Impatience is never a virtue—especially not when driving a car. We all want to get where we’re going in a timely manner, but taking unnecessary risks on the road endangers everyone around us. We need to learn to slow down...Read More

Brake Defect Costs Hyundai $17M in Fines for Failure to Report

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Sep 5, 2014

When a car company manufactures a vehicle component part, it has a duty to do so correctly and safely, testing the product regularly and observing federal regulations. Hyundai’s Genesis models manufactured between 2009 and 2012 were found to have sufficient...Read More

Car Crashes into Building, Kills Retired Md. State Trooper

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Sep 1, 2014

A retired Maryland State Police trooper was killed recently when a car crashed into the building where he had been living. Philip Nolan Jr., 57, left the force in 2005 as a sergeant, after serving more than 20 years and...Read More

Train Derailment Blamed on Faulty Track Instead of Negligent Shipper

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Aug 11, 2014

Many of our nation’s industries rely on trains to get raw materials from one end of the country to the other. The United States is second only to China in the amount of raw materials shipped by freight train every...Read More

Driver Ditches Car and Passengers in Fatal Accident

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Jul 28, 2014

The unwritten social contract tells us that when we drive a car on public streets, we must take responsibility for our actions. We are responsible not only for ourselves, but for any passengers we might take on, as well as...Read More

How Can Construction Sites Improve Safety?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Jul 23, 2014

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that in 2012, on average, almost 100 workers died every week on American construction sites – more than a dozen deaths every day. This number is actually lower than in past years,...Read More

Two Women Die in VA Drunk Driving Accident

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Jul 16, 2014

Sometimes one wonders what it will take to finally get people to stop driving drunk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that almost 30 people in America die every day in crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver. This is...Read More

Do Smart Pumps Really Work?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Jun 25, 2014

Smart pump technology has demonstrably reduced mistakes in the management of intravenous drug delivery, but software malfunctions and other frightening complications continue to occur. The FDA reported last month that CareFusion’s Alaris Pump 8100 was recalled due to a software...Read More

Could My Apartment Be Contaminated By Asbestos?

By Koonz, McKenney, Johnson, DePaolis & Lightfoot, L.L.P. Jun 18, 2014

Tenants of one of Alexandria’s largest affordable housing complexes were horrified at the discovery of asbestos during renovations, and even more horrified at the fact that it took three months for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to stop the work....Read More

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