Serious injuries after a car accident may lead you to experiencing a myriad of financial and physical difficulties. Though your insurance may cover some of the expenses resulting from your needed medical care and other damages, you may need to take further legal steps...
Month: January 2017
Car accident victims sue Apple over distracted driving feature
Emergency response personnel in West Virginia and around the country are being called to more and more accidents caused by distracted drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked electronics manufacturers like LG, Samsung and Motorola to...
Hurt in a slip-and-fall accident? It may not be your fault.
If you fell while you were walking on public or privately-owned West Virginia property, you may be quick to blame yourself for what happened. While you may assume that clumsiness or inattentiveness played a role in your slip-and-fall accident, in many cases, these...
2 dead in crash following police chase
On Jan. 22, it was reported that a car accident that occurred in West Virginia left two people dead. The single-vehicle accident occurred after the driver attempted to flee when a police officer tried to pull the vehicle over for a traffic stop.At approximately 1:30...
4 dead, 3 injured in head-on collision
On Jan. 11, a West Virginia sheriff reported that four were killed in a car accident when a truck crossed the median and collided head-on with a flatbed truck. Another three people suffered injuries. A third vehicle, a passenger car, was also involved.The sheriff...
Keeping miners safe from hand injuries
Coal mining is not only an arduous occupation, but it has many hazards as well. For these reasons, West Virginia coal miners may be interested in reading an advisory warning issued by the Mine Safety and Health Administration. According to the agency, from the...
Train derailment injures 104 people
Train accidents sometimes happen in West Virginia and around the country. One in New York demonstrates what can happen when engineers, brakemen and conductors are negligent.In the accident, a commuter train that was carrying 430 passengers derailed at a terminal that...
Will drivers soon be forced to put their phones down?
Distracted driving has caught the attention of safety officials around the nation. The issue has been on the rise in the past few years, resulting in climbing traffic fatalities. Eight people die and 1,161 people are injured every day due to distracted drivers in this...
Accidents involving commercial trucks may be especially severe
Kanawha County is strategically positioned in West Virginia around the confluence of three interstates. As a gateway to all four points of the compass, the area receives its fair share of commercial truck traffic. While truck drivers are generally well trained and...