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

• FAA system failure raises safety concerns

  Emily Mapp Brannon | November 19, 2009 11:59 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The system that failed is the behind-the-scenes communication network the Federal Aviation Administration uses to track flight times and paths, The New York Times reported. Without it,...

• Railroad Diesel Exhaust Fume Disease & Pollution: Interview with Dr. Dick Van Steenis, British Authority on Diesel Pollution

  Rick Shapiro | April 18, 2008 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Diesel exhaust fumes health and safety issues have been pushed to the forefront of health news by passage of new U.S. governmental regulations pertaining to railroad locomotive engines and other...

• The Deadliest accident in Metro history

  Doug Landau | June 22, 2009 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  One onlooker described the scene as a mangled roller coaster, equating the deadliest crash in the history of the DC transit system to a smashed amusement park ride. The Washington Metropolitan...

• Woman Gets $8 Million Verdict from Richmond, Virginia (VA) Jury

  John Cooper | November 24, 2009 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  A Richmond Circuit Court jury has returned an $8 million verdict to a Richmond woman in a law suit against the Greater Richmond Transit Bus (GRTC), the company that provides mass transit throughout...

• Three People Injured After Virginia Beach Plane Crashes in South Carolina

  Jim Lewis | November 10, 2009 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A multi-engine Beechcraft B200 King Air airplane crashed before arriving at the runway of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina (SC). Three people were injured including...

• High-Speed Rail Plan Moves Forward for Southside Virginia (VA)

  John Cooper | November 10, 2009 8:59 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Taking cars off Hampton Roads highways is the surest way to reduce traffic congestion, increase driver safety and ensure that economic growth in the area extending from Suffolk to Williamsburg...

• Long Term Railroad Worker Diesel Exhaust Fume Exposure Linked to Asthma Lung Disease and Cancers-Part 2 of Two Reports

  Rick Shapiro | March 26, 2008 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  By: Rick Shapiro, Attorney Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton Law Firm focus on Federal Regulations and Railroad. Historical Knowledge of Health Dangers. There is a growing body of evidence that long-term railroad worker exposure to diesel exhaust fumes can lead to a condition called diesel asthma; a form of COPD, and additional evidence shows an increased incidence of lung cancer rates among such workers.

• Railroads Try New End Run Around FELA Jury Verdicts: Motions For Verdict Offset Due To Railroad Retirement Collateral Source Payments

  John Cooper | January 07, 2009 8:42 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The new strategy for railroads in railroad worker personal injury cases (FELA cases), is to try to reduce the sums juries are requiring them to pay by filing legal motions that ask judges to give...

• Field Hockey Team Bus Crash in Suffolk One of Too Many Such Accidents

  Emily Mapp Brannon | September 29, 2009 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  I was alarmed to read that 11 members of the King's Fork High School field hockey team got injured when their school bus ran off the road in Isle of Wight, Virginia (VA), on Monday night. I was...

• Bus Driver Caught Reading While Operating City Vehicle

  Emily Mapp Brannon | July 14, 2009 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The bad news continues for public transportation in and around the D.C. area. After the worst D.C. Metro crash in history, which killed nine people and injured over 40, and two embarrassing...