Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

• Five Charlotte-Mecklenburg elementary school students involved in bus accident sent to hospital

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 16, 2009 11:44 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A Charlotte-Mecklenburg school bus was involved in an accident on May 13, 2009 when a vehicle hit the bus from behind as it was making a right hand turn. The bus was carrying 12 students from...

• InjuryBoard member leads the fight to hold Southwest Airlines accountable for passenger poisoning

  James Cool | May 16, 2009 6:06 PM | 7 CommentsKing County, WA

  Injury Board attorney Alisa Brodkowitz recently appeared on Seattle’s King 5 local news (click for video) to discuss her Petition against Southwest Airlines on behalf of twin sisters poisoned...

• NTSB Investigation Into Flight That Killed Jacksonville Law Student

  Eddie Farah | May 14, 2009 9:00 PM | 3 CommentsJacksonville, FL

  Jacksonville has a connection to the airline crash that is the focus of a National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearing. A local law student was one of the 49 passengers aboard who died when...

• Davis Prepares for Possibility of Bus Crash

  John Demas | May 14, 2009 12:54 PM | 1 CommentChico, CA

  The city of Davis is taking a proactive step toward lessening the damage that can be caused by bus crashes. In recent months we have seen the devastation they can cause. Four bus crashes have...

• Kinston Teenager’s Death by Train Casts Doubt on Cause as Investigators Change Initial Findings

  Randy Appleton | May 13, 2009 9:56 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  It is always a very sad day when police find a dead person at an accident scene, but none more tragic when it is a young girl just 13 years old. According to Kinston,North Carolina (NC)...

• Aviation attorney discusses hearings over Flight 3407.

  Wayne Parsons | May 13, 2009 5:26 PM | 2 CommentsHonolulu, HI

  On The Early Show on CBS News (5/12), Julie Chen spoke with attorney Mary Schiavo and the sister of one of the crash victims of Flight 3407. Schiavo said the fault lies with the airline because the...

• Rules Limiting Rights of Land Owners and Consumers Being Tested By N.C. Railroad with Help from Federal Regulators

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 13, 2009 5:37 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The steel rail from Charlotte to the coast that was synonymous with progress when its tracks were first laid in the 1850s is once again on the front-burner to the state's plans - and once again...

• Man Struck By Long Island Rail Road Train

  Chrissie Cole | May 12, 2009 11:42 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Steven Gould, 44, of Plainview is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a Long Island Rail Road train (LIRR) in Hicksville. The train accident occurred Tuesday morning when a New York...

• Investigators examine details of plane crash.

  Wayne Parsons | May 12, 2009 2:13 PM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI

  The Wall Street Journal (5/11, A1, Pasztor) reported on its front page, The captain of a commuter plane that crashed Feb. 12 near Buffalo, N.Y., had flunked numerous flight tests during his career...

• Colgan Air Flight 3407: Airline Accountability and Ensuring Passenger Safety

  Cecelia Prewett | May 12, 2009 11:36 AM | 3 CommentsVoices

  The National Transportation Safety Board has begun its public hearing on the Colgan Air Flight 3407, part of their ongoing investigation into the causes of the Buffalo crash. Kreindler...