According to WJLA, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has officially launched its Street Safe campaign, which aims to reduce traffic violations, lower the number of crashes and save lives. On November 23, thirty-two stop sign cameras were activated and will issue warnings to motorists through December 29. After December 30, actual tickets will be issued. Motorists could...
Read MoreCyclists and Drivers Complaining About L Street Bike Lane in DC
A bike lane in Washington, D.C. has sparked controversy among drivers and cyclists alike. Drivers are complaining that the L Street bicycle lane takes away street parking and loading zones along the busy roadway. Meanwhile, cyclists are complaining that the lane is unsafe and needs improvements. The separated bike lane runs along the north...
Read MoreNew Report Reveals Concussions are Increasing in Young Athletes
A new report discovered inadequacies in what is known about the risk of concussion or traumatic brain injury for younger athletes, especially for those who are involved in sports before high school. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) and National Research Council stated that it is time...
Read MoreWe Support SOME, So Others Might Eat, Helping the Homeless in Washington D.C.!
[ubermenu-map address="Washington, D.C." zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] SOME, So Others Might Eat, has been in Washington, D.C. for over 40 years, serving the homeless and giving them what they need to break the cycle of homelessness so they may live independently, with dignity. SOME improves people's lives, including the mentally ill and the elderly, who live...
Read MoreFourteen Injured in Northwest D.C. Metrobus Accident
[ubermenu-map address="Washington, D.C." zoom="14" width="375px" height="375px"] On October 18, fourteen people were injured after a Metrobus and a car collided in northwest Washington, according to NBC News 4. The bus was traveling northbound on North Capitol Street NW when it struck a car going eastbound on Rhode Island Avenue NW. Metro stated that the driver of...
Read MoreLiability 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 MoreNew 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....
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