... by President Bush on December 19, 2007 and was put in place to prevent drownings and other injuries caused by drains that do not have proper drain covers to prevent such drownings and entrapments. You can read the federal law at Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act. Having safety precautions in place at a swimming pool can help avoid personal injuries and drowning deaths. It is also important to have diligent supervision both by lifeguards and parents when ...
July 3, 2009 04:00 am
... the Declaration for your reading enjoyment and appreciation as part of the weekend celebration. Thomas Jefferson was part of a Virginia delegation that planned to ask the Second Continental Congress to sever its ties from Great Britain. While that historic ... them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To ...
July 1, 2009 01:10 pm
... large campaign contributions from interested parties create the appearance of bias. By a 5-4 vote in a case from West Virginia, the court said that a judge who remained involved in a lawsuit filed against the company of the most generous supporter of his ... to deploy an inadequately trained anti-submarine force jeopardizes the safety of the fleet. The most serious possible injury to environmental groups would be harm to an unknown number of the marine mammals the groups study, justices said. Decided ...
July 1, 2009 11:21 am
... Arons v. Jutkowitz Results in New … LexLibris: RAQ: Recently Asked Questions personal injury law round-up #35 Medical News: Offering to Pray for Patient's Well ... doctor and hospital sued for medical malpractice Health Care Law Blog: Blawg Review #44 Virginia birth-injury program may bar entrants tennessee medical ... Judge Nominated to First Appellate District Probate Summary Administration « Nassau Florida Family Law … taxonomy: legal specialties Mr. President, Be The Advocate Your Mother Needed Dems ...
June 30, 2009 08:31 pm
... operation charges following an accident that left a 78-year-old woman with life-threatening injuries. Police want the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles to evaluate whether the man's license ... this week the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles took away the driver's license of Virginia Nelson, an 86-year-old Malden motorist. She is accused of hitting and ... to renew their Massachusett's driver's license. Under current state law, individuals must only pass a vision test every 10 years. There ...
June 30, 2009 06:18 pm
... Northern District of West Virginia, which granted Firemen's motion for summary judgment on the grounds that the "employment-related practices exclusion [ERP]" in its policy provided no coverage for personal injury arising out of ... , evaluation, reassignment, discipline, defamation, harassment, humiliation, discrimination or other employment-related … acts.'" The court looked to West Virginia law in interpreting this provision, specifically the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia's decision ...
June 30, 2009 08:26 am
... Metro system on numerous occasions, and we got to talking about how preventable this tragedy was. I grew up in Alexandria Virginia riding the Metro and was deeply disturbed by how unnecessary this Metro train crash was. Although the the National Transportation ... . There have been many nights that I have spoken with neighbors trying to explain the watchdog role that Atlanta injury lawyers play in uncovering carelessness, failures to maintain and sheer laziness. The civil justice system provides an ...
June 27, 2009 07:41 am

Traffic Cameras in Orange Park

(Jacksonville Personal Injury Blog)
... shown to substantially reduce red light running, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. When they were installed in Fairfax, Virginia and Oxnard, California, cameras reduced red-light running by about 40 percent, and reduced intersection crashes by up ... often the ticket revenues don't even pay for the purchase of the cameras and the billing system that generates the tickets. Florida law states you should stop at a yellow light before an intersection if you can. If not and it is ...
June 26, 2009 05:00 am
... justice. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is the creation of a compact between the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. If the Metro collision had taken place just a few thousand feet north in Maryland, the ability ... can fully compensate those who have been killed or those who have suffered serious permanent injuries. There is some solace in knowing that at least the laws of the District of Columbia do not artificially limit recoveries. Judges and juries are able ...
June 24, 2009 02:24 pm
... was dating and recruited the others to join in the beating. She said the victim sustained injuries mostly to the face, including two broken teeth and swelling on one side of ... s father. The charges against these men carry significant maximum punishments in Virginia. Per Virginia Code § 18.2-41, malicious wounding by mob is a Class 3 felony ... maximum punishment of 5 - 20 years imprisonment and/or a $100,000 fine. Under Virginia Code § 18.2-22, conspiracy to commit malicious wounding by mob constitutes ...
June 24, 2009 04:40 am
... bill and its signing by the governor, Blum said. A more recent model for success is the West Virginia five-year plan, enacted within the past month. Again, local conditions ... for all is more expensive than treating the small numbers of cases of any illness or injury that could have been prevented and (b) the people who benefit from such care ... simply break down as we get closer to the massive financial issues at stake in the debate. David Harlow The Harlow Group LLC Health Care Law and Consulting
June 23, 2009 02:25 pm
... , and disregarding NTSB recommendations. I've been emailing my friend Rick Shapiro, a Northern Virginia/DC personal injury lawyer, who happens to be one of the top railroad injury lawyers in the country. Rick's a former head of the American Association for Justice Railroad Law section (and now one of Rick's partners currently holds that post), and he's written extensively on railroad safety. It's really too early to ...
June 23, 2009 02:51 am
... colonoscopy tubes, Walter Reed hospital infested with rats. Here in Southwest Virginia, our firm has successfully represented a veteran of the Iraq war, who underwent an orthopedic surgery stemming from an injury sustained while in the military. The surgeon (who as ... the recovery, and he deserved every penny. Please do not hesitate to call Frith Law Firm with questions about care received at Virginia Veterans Administration Hospitals. Although we cannot guarantee that this successful result will ...
June 23, 2009 02:50 am
... to be a problem with suction that could, in turn, trap a child and lead to a drowning and serious personal injury or death. A federal law requires that drain covers be placed over drains to prevent these kind of tragedies. The federal law requiring such a drain cover is named after a child (Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act) who got caught in a drain in Florida. You can read more about this story at Spokane County Washington ...
June 18, 2009 05:00 pm
... malpractice titled "Treating the Medical Hit and Run." A medical hit and run is when a doctor or hospital causes a preventable injury or death and then denies that anything happened. Medical hit and runs occur all the time. Hospital investigations are performed behind closed doors and rarely are the results shared with the patient. In fact there is a Virginia law that allows hospitals to keep their investigations secretive. For many families the only avenue to the truth is through a ...
June 17, 2009 06:00 am

LAW.COM Newswire Highlights June 17, 2008

(New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library Blog)
... Associated Press A federal appeals court has refused to reconsider the obscenity convictions of a Virginia man who discussed his fantasies about child sexual conduct in e-mails. The 4th ... Becomes First to Quit 'Fiercely Competitive' China Legal Week Leading Finnish law firm Hannes Snellman is in the process of closing its Beijing and Shanghai offices, making ... just taken over a busy personal injury practice and Greg, who passed the bar exam but never practiced law, had the business acumen she needed ...
June 17, 2009 01:12 am
... that their occupants would also have suffered moderate to serious injuries. Adrian Lund, president of the Arlington, Virginia based institute said, "Though much safer than they ... . If you have been seriously injured in an car accident in Seattle, the Bernard Law Group can help you determine if the manufacture was at fault. They have been ... product attorneys represents those persons who have suffered monetary loss, serious injury, personal loss and future damages due to negligence, including but not ...
June 15, 2009 08:00 am
... as a result of her husband's death was denied by the carrier, Zurich American Insurance Company, as well as the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, which stated in its April 2009 decision that: "The evidence [is] insufficient to support a reasonable inference ... from his fall, the family probably would have won the case. Virginia law generally presumes that when a person dies at a work site, it is considered a work-related injury. But because Pierce was severely brain injured and remained ...
June 14, 2009 02:39 pm

Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act: What Does It Mean for Consumers?

(DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog)
... or conditions may apply to their purchases. For car buyers, knowing about their rights under warranty laws may prevent them from being stuck with a "lemon" vehicle. A previous posting on the DC Metro Area Personal Injury Law Blog covered warranty issues relating to car purchases and lemon laws. Listed below are the lemon laws for the DC Metro Area. District of Columbia Maryland Virginia
June 14, 2009 05:43 am
... can develop their own solutions to transportation problems." He said, "This idea, called mode-neutrality, enables states like Virginia to make their own decisions about how to spend federal money as long as their investments meet accountability standards and promote ... national network, reduced corridor congestion and petroleum consumption, reduced CO2 emissions, and reduced fatalities and injuries. States and regions whose investments performed well against those goals would be entitled to bonus ...
June 10, 2009 08:38 am
 
 

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