Posts tagged serious

• Crash Test Dummies and Crash Testing: Focus More on Women

  Greg Webb | March 27, 2012 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The female Anthropomorphic Test Devices’ (ATDs), a.k.a. crash dummies’, less-than-perfect performance in a variety of vehicles illustrates the need for more study of women and smaller...

• Shanghai Subway Crash Injures 271 People

  Emily Mapp Brannon | September 29, 2011 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A tragic train accident in Shanghai added to an unease that safety may have been sacrificed in China’s rush to develop, according to the New York Times. Some 271 people were injured when one...

• Delayed Sweatshirt Recall Costs Virginia Beach Souvenir Shop

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | September 02, 2011 9:04 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  While no one expects great quality in products they buy from souvenir shops by the beach, everyone should expect anything they buy to be safe. Sunsations, Inc., a chain of souvenir shops based in...

• Virginia Roofer Burned in Electrical Accident While Repairing Newport News Church

  Emily Mapp Brannon | August 13, 2011 9:05 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  My colleague Richard Shapiro has reported on our firm’s Virginia personal injury attorneys' website that a roofer was seriously injured after making contact with an electrical line on top of...

• Children Become Victims of Burn Injuries When No Preventive Measures Taken

  Emily Mapp Brannon | August 03, 2011 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  In February 2011, the burn unit at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Virginia held its annual reunion for burn trauma patients in conjunction with National Burn Prevention Month. Recovering from a...

• Driving Tips to Save Virginia Lives During July 4th Weekend

  Emily Mapp Brannon | June 29, 2011 2:41 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The first week of July is usually one of the busiest and deadliest U.S. travel times of the year. Many people use the holiday for driving vacations, resulting in many DUI citations and car...

• Improper Supervision and Set Up of Bounce Houses Result in Serious Injuries

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 09, 2011 7:01 PM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  Bounce houses in Virginia look like fun when they are shaped like castles and ships, but accidents involving the inflatables have resulted in serious injuries and death all over the United...

• Norfolk, VA Puts Red Light Cameras on Hold

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 08, 2011 8:51 PM | 3 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Budget concerns in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), may stop red light cameras from going up, according to WAVY-TV 10. Norfolk, Virginia City Council approved the red light cameras in December 2011 to...

• Neuropsychological testing reveals cognitive deficits after car crash

  Doug Landau | May 17, 2011 11:53 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  As the result of a violent head-on collision, an injured motorist sustained a brief loss of consciousness at the scene of the Prince George County Virginia car crash. However, it was only several...

• Tractor Trailer Truck Drags Virginia Cyclist

  Doug Landau | May 14, 2011 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Aggravated liability often results in significant verdicts and settlements. A cyclist was riding a bicycle on the right-hand side of a two-lane road. At the toward an intersection there was a stop...