According to The NY Daily News, a shuttle bus transporting a group back from a birthday party collided with a car and overturned before dawn on March 23 along a highway in Fairfax County, leaving one person dead and sending 16 others to the hospital. The Virginia State Police said the bus was heading south...
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39-Year-Old Mother of Three Dies in Arlington Truck Accident
According to WJLA ABC 7, a 39-year-old mother was killed after a truck struck her in Arlington. The mother was leaning into her vehicle to pull her baby out when a truck drove by and struck her. She was reported in critical condition after being hit, but later died from her injuries. According to police,...
Read MoreMaryland Introduces Legislation That Would Ban Energy Drinks for Minors
According to WJLA ABC 7, Maryland is considering passing a law that would ban minors from buying energy drinks like Monster and Red Bull. This new legislation follows the wrongful death of a 14-year-old teen that died from cardiac arrhythmia brought on by toxic levels of caffeine in December 2011. In the 24 hours leading...
Read MoreWas Your Family Member Wrongfully Killed On The Job? Our Attorneys Explain Your Options
If your family member died on the job, you are entitled to workers’ compensation death benefits. Many families qualify for workers’ compensation death benefits based on the projected income the victim would have earned over a full career; however, securing these benefits often requires the assistance of an...
Read MoreWhat Should I Do if My Child Was Harmed by a Defective Product? Our Lawyers Explain
Dangerous products are frightening, especially when you hear stories about children badly injured or killed by defective products. If a product has injured your child, the manufacturer or seller may be held liable for these injuries. This is true whether the product is a motor vehicle, machine, tool, building material, household appliance, personal care...
Read MoreHow Do I Stay Safe as a Pedestrian? Our Attorneys Discuss Pedestrians Safety Guidelines
The key to avoiding pedestrian accidents is prevention by both pedestrians and automobile drivers. Pedestrians often have the right-of-way, but this does not necessarily mean that drivers are alert enough to avoid hitting pedestrians in all situations. To ensure that you avoid any potential accidents, it is important that...
Read MoreAnother SHA Employee Struck and Killed by Car on I-695, Fifth Worker Since January
According to CBS Baltimore, a 54-year-old State Highway Administration (SHA) subcontractor was killed while clearing trees on the side of Interstate 695 near Liberty Road. Police officials reported that the worker was standing on the right shoulder of the roadway when a pickup truck ran over him. Police are now interviewing witnesses to the...
Read More34-Year-Old Worker Killed and Another Injured in Accident on Suitland Parkway
On January 15, a construction worker was killed and another worker injured after an SUV lost control on the Suitland Parkway in Southeast DC, according to WJLA. Around 11:30 p.m., officials say the driver of a BMW SUV unexpectedly lost control and hit a parked utility vehicle, killing a 34-year-old construction worker and injuring another....
Read MoreGarbage Truck Strikes and Kills Man in Gruesome Pedestrian Accident
According to WJLA, a pedestrian was struck and killed by a garbage truck in Northwest DC on January 17. The accident occurred around 4:25 a.m., when a garbage truck was backing into an alley next to a McDonald’s at the intersection of 13th Street and New York Avenue NW. Officials at the scene stated that...
Read MoreWere You Seriously Injured on Someone Else’s Property? Our Attorneys Can Help
Have you ever been harmed on someone else’s property? If you have, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. As attorney Marc Fielder explains in the video above, premises liability holds landowners responsible when someone else is injured on their property.