Posts tagged accident

• Falling trees: The silent danger in storms

  Jim Lewis | November 20, 2009 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Last week’s nor’easter has reminded us of a silent danger – large trees at risk of falling down in a storm and injuring someone. The risk of injury isn’t trivial – a...

• A Trillion Text Messages in the Next Two Years?

  Rick Shapiro | November 12, 2009 2:30 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  There were 800 billion text messages sent in 2008, according to the Strategic Mirror Report. This increased by four times compared to 2006. If we continue on this trajectory, we’ll hit one...

• Deer: A Major Danger and Expense on Virginia Roadways

  Jim Lewis | November 07, 2009 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Close to 50,000 Virginians will file insurance claims for deer-related accidents at an estimated cost of nearly $15 million, according to the Fairfax Times. Virginia (VA) is currently ranked...

• Wrongful Death Suit Reinstated in Virginia (VA) Against Parents Hosting Visting Teen

  Rick Shapiro | November 06, 2009 6:41 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Courts and juries can find adults who have temporary supervision or custody of children liable for injuries to those children even when the harm resulted from the actions of someone other than the...

• Driver Fatigue Contributes to Serious Car Accidents

  Jim Lewis | November 05, 2009 8:56 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Millions of people were reportedly involved in car accidents, or came very close to getting into a serious car accident, due to driver fatigue, according to a study conducted by the National...

• Budget Cuts Ground Virginia Aerial Traffic Monitoring, Will Traffic Accidents Increase?

  Jim Lewis | November 01, 2009 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  You’ve probably seen the signs – “Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft” - when traveling down Interstate 64 (I-64), Interstate 264 (I264) and other heavily traveled highways....

• Halloween Horror: Trick or Treating Leads to Higher Incidences of Pedestrian Traffic Accidents

  John Cooper | October 30, 2009 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Halloween is all about ghouls and goblins, dressing up, eating some delicious candy, and maybe even enjoying a scary movie. But there’s a truly terrifying aspect Halloween few people seem to...

• “Wiihab” Proving to be a Powerful Rehabilitation Tool

  Rick Shapiro | October 27, 2009 8:19 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Hospitals routinely struggle to keep their patients motivated and active in the traditional rehabilitation routine. Why? Because most routines are repetitive, cause pain, and are not very...

• Rail Operators Shift to Opposing Safety Upgrades for Being Too Costly

  Randy Appleton | October 27, 2009 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Federal rules due to become final before the end of 2009 will require freight, passenger and commuter rail operator to install safety systems along their tracks that automatically slow or shut...

• Fall-Related Death of Worker at Norfolk Sanitation Plant Under Investigation

  Rick Shapiro | October 23, 2009 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Randy Piche, a long-time Hampton Roads Sanitation District employee, died Tuesday morning after falling through an opening on a third-floor walkway at the Army Base Treatment Plant in Norfolk on...