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• Airplane crash claims for U.S. citizens on domestic flights.

  John Cooper | July 24, 2009 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The modern world is a complex place. Almost everything we wear, eat, and use has been made somewhere else from components that came from yet more places. As the world grows more complex and more...

• High-Speed Chase Ends With Crash in Newport News

  Randy Appleton | July 16, 2009 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that a high-speed chase that began in Chesapeake and roared through Norfolk just before midnight Tuesday ended after the driver being pursued for suspicion of drunk...

• Bus Driver Caught Reading While Operating City Vehicle

  Emily Mapp Brannon | July 14, 2009 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The bad news continues for public transportation in and around the D.C. area. After the worst D.C. Metro crash in history, which killed nine people and injured over 40, and two embarrassing...

• DC Metro Worker Caught Texting While On the Job

  Rick Shapiro | July 09, 2009 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  If you thought the news surrounding DC Metro couldn’t get any worse in the wake of a horrendous Metrorail crash, the most devastating in the city’s history, you’d be mistaken. A...

• Night in the Hospital II: An Injury Lawyer’s Diagnosis

  Jim Lewis | July 08, 2009 9:53 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Why are preventable deaths and prolonged illnesses resulting from hospital neglect and malpractice more common during weekend and night shifts? As a Virginia medical negligence attorney, I think it...

• A Patient’s Rights: Night in the Hospital

  Jim Lewis | July 08, 2009 9:51 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  According to an article in Reader’s Digest, fatal accidents in a hospital tend to be more common during late night shifts and weekends, leading to an increase in medical malpractice. Hospital...

• Recalled Unsafe Products for Children Pose Risks of Injury or Death

  John Cooper | July 08, 2009 8:56 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  If you’re a new parent and have a young child, you’re probably going to be in the market for a crib and, if you have or live near a pool, you’ll want a baby float. During your...

• GM Aims to Shirk Responsibility with Current or Pending Lawsuits

  John Cooper | July 01, 2009 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  General Motors Corp. is currently re-organizing itself and plans to emerge as a new company post-Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company will be aptly named “New GM.” Unfortunately, this...

• Fentanyl/Duragesic Patch Claims: A History of Death and a Dangerous Drug

  John Cooper | June 30, 2009 3:21 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Fentanyl, a drug approximately 100 times stronger than morphine, has been linked to many fatalities due to inappropriate use and medical error. Fentanyl, also called Duragesic, was developed in...

• Veterans Affairs Centers Lack Proper Training to Perform Endoscopies and Other Common Procedures

  Jim Lewis | June 29, 2009 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  When a member of the military visits a Veterans Affairs (VA) center to get a check-up, treatment, or procedure they put their trust in the employees of that center to be up-to-date and capable of...