West Virginia residents may be familiar with a deadly incident that made national news in June 2015, the collapse of a California balcony during a birthday celebration. The incident resulted in the deaths of six college students as well as the injury of seven...
Year: 2015
Dangers of brain trauma in West Virginia
Getting proper treatment for a head injury is essential to a person's ability to recover, but it is often hindered by the fact that the level of injury is not properly established. If someone has suffered a head injury, there may be few physical signs of problems, but...
Making roads safer for West Virginia drivers
For most people, driving is the riskiest thing that they will ever do. Although plane crashes may get more attention, the fatality rate is 300 times higher when traveling by car compared to traveling by plane. To make driving safer, there will need to be steps taken...
Understanding the laws of attractive nuisances
Virginia residents may want to learn more about laws governing attractive nuisances. Generally speaking, attractive nuisances are defined as objects, conditions or structures that are hazardous and also enticing or inviting to children. The property owner may be...
Driving while drowsy may cause fatal accidents
West Virginia motorists may not realize how dangerous driving while drowsy can be, but a recent AAA survey found that around 43 percent of drivers admitted they had fallen asleep at the wheel at least once in their lives. A representative from the National Highway...
Possible stadium litigation over football injury
A season-ending injury sustained by Reggie Bush on the sidelines at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis may have been noticed by West Virginia NFL fans. The San Francisco 49er was injured during a slip and fall on concrete just past the sideline, raising a mass of...
Brain injuries prevalent in competitive cheerleading
Competitive cheerleaders in West Virginia often perform dangerous stunts that expose them to a higher risk for brain injuries, spinal injuries and death. Though cheerleading has yet to be recognized as a sport, cheerleading accidents are the cause of over half of the...
Autonomous cars and accident liability
Ready or not, autonomous cars are coming to West Virginia and the rest of the United States. The Mercedes-Benz S550 already features semi-autonomous abilities, and Tesla began testing its self-driving car this summer. Google is also testing autopilot cars, and Apple...
Public service ad campaign aimed at teen drivers
New public service ads on television and online will remind teenagers in West Virginia that drinking and driving is the 'ultimate party foul." On Oct. 19, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Ad Council announced that they were launching a...
Tennis star sues USTA over U.S. Open accident
Tennis fans in West Virginia likely recall Eugenie Bouchard's performance at Wimbledon in 2014 when she reached the women's singles final. The 21-year-old Canadian was once ranked fifth in the world before a Sept. 4 accident at the U.S. Open. Bouchard slipped and fell...