[ubermenu-map address="Upper Marlboro, MD" zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] On the night of October 29, a 17-year-old young man was killed in a two-vehicle car crash in Upper Marlboro. The tragic car accident killed him and left three others in the vehicle injured, including his twin brother. The crash occurred at the intersection of Ritchie Marlboro Road and...
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Liability Fight Continues in $30M Wrongful Death Case
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...
Read MoreDefendants Trying to Pass the Buck on Liability in Wrongful Death Case
Defendants in a $50 million wrongful death lawsuit are fighting each other over liability in a 2004 steam explosion that killed two men on 17th Street in Northwest Washington, D.C. After six years of disputes amongst the various defendants, including the federal government, the case is showing signs of moving forward. The parties...
Read MoreDC Construction Worker Killed On-Site
A Washington, D.C. construction worker lost his life last month when a heavy load of clay-like dirt collapsed on him in northeast DC. The construction accident happened when workers were performing utility work in a trench on Evarts Street. According to a fire department spokesperson, rescue workers arrived at the work site shortly...
Read MoreState of Maryland Liable in Pedestrian Death
A Maryland jury found the State of Maryland liable last month in the 2008 death of a woman struck and killed by a car in District Heights. The Prince George County jury awarded $3.3 million to the victim’s relatives, with $2.5 million going to her daughter who was two-years-old when the
Read MoreDrunk Driver Injures DC Police Officer
A drunk driver struck and injured a DC police officer last month while the officer was investigating a separate fatal hit-and-run incident involving a drunk driver. The incident occurred on Key Bridge around midnight. The injured officer is a 9-year-veteran of the Washington, D.C. Police Department. The officer was investigating a
Read MoreSUV Kills Two State Highway Workers
An SUV struck and killed two Maryland highway workers who were picking up trash on the State Route 225 median in Charles County, about six miles west of Waldorf. A police spokesperson said three workers were on the median when a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg veered from the highway and struck two of the men....
Read MoreChildren’s Hospital is Whistleblower on Contaminated Wipes
Last fall, contaminated alcohol wipes at The Children’s Hospital in Aurora, Colorado, caused a string of potentially deadly infections. Doctors at the hospital became alarmed when some young patients developed bloodstream infections stemming from Bacillus cereus - a rare bacteria. The contaminated wipes are the product of the Triad Group in Hartland, Wisconsin....
Read MoreMan High on PCP Convicted in Fatal Car Crash
Last month, a DC Superior Court convicted a 35-year-old man of one count of manslaughter and two counts of aggravated assault. The conviction stems from an accident last April, in which the man slammed his Dodge Ram into another vehicle containing a 37-year-old woman and her...
Read MoreFive-Year-Old Virginian Receives $3.5 Million for Truck Accident that Killed Her Father
A five-year-old Virginia girl will receive a $3.5 million settlement as the result of a truck accident that killed her father. The girl is the only surviving beneficiary of the 25-year-old man who died in the accident. An 18-wheel semi rear-ended the victim’s passenger vehicle. Both vehicles caught fire and the victim died as a...
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