Countless personal injury cases are brought to lawyers every year, but many are turned down. Whether or not a case is accepted is defined on 6 points, according to John Day, a personal injury attorney from Nashville, TN. The first point is whether or not there is legal responsibility. An example of this would be…
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In Philadelphia, an Amtrak train crashed and killed seven people. Over 200 passengers were injured. Investigators are trying to determine why the train derailed while rounding a curve. The speed limit just before the curve is 70 mph. The speed limit on the curve is 50 mph. One source claims it is believed the train…
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The family of Ellen Brody has filed a notice of claim against the Metro-North Railroad, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Westchester County, and the Town of Mount Pleasant, NY for failing to install safety precautions at a dangerous railroad crossing. The attorney representing the family has stated that he expects to file a lawsuit in the…
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A recent article in the Houston Chronicle describes efforts made by the Houston Police Department to educate people about wrong-way driving accidents. Although such car accidents are relatively infrequent, they often result in catastrophic injury or death when they do occur. This is especially true on freeways and ramps, where speeds are likely to be…
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Media accounts report that, at about 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, there was a wreck involving multiple vehicles-including an 18-wheeler-in the southbound lanes of U.S. 59 near Cleveland. Eight people were injured, but, thankfully thus far no fatalities have been reported. The crash closed the lanes for many hours afterwards. The incident began when an…
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The Texas Supreme Court recently held that a lawsuit based on a slip-and-fall that occurred in a hospital did not qualify as a health-care liability claim. Lezlea Ross was leaving St. Luke’s Hospital after visiting a patient when she slipped and fell in an area where the floors were being cleaned. She sued St. Luke’s…
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On May 6, 2015, another train transporting oil and gas derailed and erupted into flames. The accident marks the fifth high-profile case in as many months and serves as another reminder of the dangers of domestic oil-and-gas production absent safe infrastructure to move it. The derailment occurred in North Dakota, about 100 miles northeast of…
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James Ednie’s sister, appointed as the wrongful death representative for Mr. Ednie, filed suit in federal court against FedEx Ground Package Systems, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations and its various subsidiaries, and CLR Transportation. She alleged the defendants negligently caused or substantially contributed to Mr. Ednie’s death. Mr. Ednie died in a head-on collision. A westbound…
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