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• Bus Crash Injures Dozens of Students and Kills One Teacher - Update (2)

  Bret Hanna | October 14, 2009 4:48 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  This is my third post on this tragic accident. The first provides the details of the accident and highlights the heroism of Heather Christensen, the music teacher that tried to prevent the accident,...

• Metrolink Settles Most Cases from 2005 Glendale Train Crash

  Paul Kiesel | October 14, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the Los Angeles Times: After years of legal wrangling, Metrolink has settled most of the outstanding lawsuits arising from the 2005 Glendale crash that killed 11 people and injured about 180,...

• Bus Crash Injures Dozens of Students and Kills One Teacher - Update

  Bret Hanna | October 12, 2009 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsSalt Lake City, UT

  This is an update to my post from last evening, which detailed the tragic bus accident Saturday that injured scores of students and took the life of a treasured high school music teacher. A memorial...

• Bus Crash Injures Dozens of Students and Kills One Teacher

  Bret Hanna | October 11, 2009 10:34 PM | 1 CommentSalt Lake City, UT

  The American Fork High School band traveled to Pocatello, Idaho, over the weekend to participate in a band competition, and they took first place. But their fun trip took a tragic turn on the return...

• Car/Bus Accident In Mendota Heights

  Mike Bryant | October 08, 2009 12:53 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Tuesday morning, there was a chilling sight of a car/ school bus collision in Mendota Heights. On the school bus were 26 students from the Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy in Inver Grove Heights which...

• Is 2009 is becoming a record year for Airplane/Airliner crashes?

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | October 07, 2009 3:21 PM | 1 CommentMiami, FL

  As 2009 has unfolded, we have read about several high-profile airline crashes, many of which resulted in fatalities and serious injuries. While accidents are nothing new, the combination of the...

• Does RailView or LocoCAM Accurately Reflect the Visibility of a Railroad Engineer?

  John Cooper | October 06, 2009 3:09 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  As an injury lawyer who regularly handles railroad accident cases, there’s been a lot of talk about “RailView” and LocoCAM” being used by many major railroad companies. Some...

• Texas and Mississippi Train Accidents A Reminder Of Railroad Crossing Dangers

  Brett Emison | October 06, 2009 12:33 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Two recent railroad crossing accidents provide a reminder that drivers must be extra cautious when approaching a train crossing. The Mississippi collision appears to have occurred when a motorist...

• Public Justice Formally Joins Bleed Air Lawsuit

  Brandon West | October 05, 2009 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  For Terry Williams, the health effects of contaminated bleed air have been life altering. A flight attendant for 17 years, Ms. Williams suffered injuries preventing her from working, from taking...

• Detroit Bus Crash Injures Six Students

  Devon Glass | September 30, 2009 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  An accident involving two Detroit school buses resulted in injuries to six students on Monday. The collision occurred in metro Detroit, at the intersection of Plymouth Road and West Outer...