Medical malpractice caps are arbitrary and unfair. These caps restrict how much an innocent victim can receive in a case where a physician’s preventable mistake results in the death of a patient. Fortunately, the Florida Supreme Court recognized how unfair and flagrantly unconstitutional these caps…
The NY Metro North Railroad, the second biggest commuter railroad in the US, has allowed safety to deteriorate significantly while pushing to keep trains running on time. This resulted in a lax culture of poor inspections, bad training, and overuse of cell phones by employees,…
A passenger in a Disabled American Veterans Van died on NC 43 near Falkland. The passenger was killed after a car made an illegal pass that triggered a four-vehicle crash. The van was from the Twin Counties 55 DAV Chapter in Rocky Mount, North Carolina…
Traumatic Brain Injury has been in the news a lot recently. First, with the thousands of lawsuits filed against the NFL by injured players and now with ongoing lawsuits against the NCAA. Athletes across a range of contact sports, including football, hockey and soccer, have…
As you’re traveling to the Outer Banks or Rocky Mount, you’ll likely encounter at least one motorcycle on the road. Keep this in mind as you share the road with a motorcyclist, or you plan to take a ride on a motorcycle in the near…
If you’re thinking of filing a medical malpractice lawsuit, you may need an affidavit of merit. Half of the states in the US now have laws requiring plaintiffs file an affidavit with their lawsuit, including Virginia. An affidavit of merit is a signed document, reviewed by a…
In the aftermath of several deadly railroad oil train accidents state governments are hiring rail inspectors and oil-spill experts and preparing emergency plans. The railroad accidents have become more frequent as oil shipments by train have grown 400 percent since 2005. Recently the U.S. National…
Would you walk into an emergency room if there was a sign on the door that read, ‘This emergency room received a D+ grade’ ? Probably not, unless you were in dire medical need. Unfortunately the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has released the…
One of the new advances in medicine that you may have heard of is a robot that can perform minimally invasive surgery. The name of this machine is the da Vinci robot. Unfortunately, the increased use of da Vinci surgical devices in medical procedures, coupled…
The fatal passenger-train crash in New York (NY) last weekend revived interest in automatic braking systems called Positive Train Control. This seems to be the case every time a major train derailment occurs. The National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates major crashes, has recommend
In an alarming case that demonstrates the increasing dangers posed by personal electronic devices being used behind the wheel, a truck driver in Arizona has been charged after crashing his big rig into three cop cars. Not only did the distracted driver hit the three…
Railroads cross many parts of our country and haul important goods. But what happens when these railroad tracks are already used to capacity and yet the railroad companies want to put even more trains on the tracks carrying hazardous materials? The result could be deadly. …
