Fire Truck Accident Apparently Caused by SUV Kills Two Firefighters in Rocky Mount, VA
Firefighters — and police, EMTs and other emergency responders — put their lives on the line every day at accident scenes, fires and disaster sites. They accept that risk on our behalf. Arriving where their services are most needed should be the least of their worries.
July 28, 2010
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Safety a Major Issue for Highway Reconstruction Projects
By Randy Appleton
Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton - ”All We Do is Injury Law”
A large portion of the Recovery and Reinvestment Act is dedicated to infrastructure projects like revamping and reconstructing our highway system. But with this increase in highway work projects comes an increased risk of serious injury due to accidents.
Highway work zone accidents have [...]
December 25, 2009
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U.S. Senate Vote Approaches for Destructive and Deadly Overweight Truck Exemption
There is a special interest provision that has been quietly inserted in federal transportation budget bill without public input or congressional hearings despite a federal agency’s dire warnings. What is being ignored is the fact that they will be allowing 100,000 pound trucks on Maine’s Roads and Bridges.
Without heeding the warnings of [...]
September 15, 2009
Tags: Appleton, death, federal agency, injury, injury lawyers, overweight truck exemption, tractor trailer, U.S. Senate, vote Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
