A recent single-vehicle accident claimed the life of one man. The man was driving his truck, and it suddenly left the roadway and hit a tree. He was not wearing a seatbelt, and he was ejected from the vehicle. This tragedy serves as a reminder that single car accidents are more deadly than other types […]
A recent nine car pile-up accident left three people dead and several others injured. The cause of the wreck is under investigation. The fiery wreck took hours to clear and serves as a reminder to drivers that accidents can happen quickly and without much time for you to respond to them. When you drive anywhere, […]
A recent accident involving three tractor trailers and other vehicles claimed the life of a UPS truck driver. The accident occurred on Interstate 20 in Newton County. The driver of one of the trucks and his passenger got hurt in the wreck, and the driver of the third eighteen-wheeler was not injured. This accident started […]
Did you know that an average of one American worker dies on the job every two hours? This sobering statistic is just one of many numbers that describe the picture of workplace deaths in America as compiled by the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization’s (AFL-CIO) twenty-fifth annual Death on the Job […]
A dump truck driver went missing after the truck he was operating slid down a slope and into a river. The man was picking up slag rocks off of barges when the accident happened. Rescue crews with boats worked through the night trying to locate the driver in the water, and search and rescue teams […]
When a whistleblower complaint gets filed under the False Claims Act, the United States Department of Justice needs time to investigate the allegations of fraud. The government’s interest in the secrecy of the complaints is so crucial that the defendants in these types of claims are not even served with the complaints until the cases […]
A young professional is out of a job after he informed the public that there are lead joints in Jackson’s water distribution system. The man was working for the Jackson Public Works Department as an engineer-in-training was working on a water main replacement job when he discovered a band of shiny, corroded lead connecting two […]
A woman recently died when the ATV that she was riding got hit by a train. A man was driving the ATV, and the woman was riding with him. The train struck the ATV while the man was trying to free the ATV’s tire from the rail because it was stuck. This horrific accident illustrates […]
In a first-of-its-kind decision, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) challenged the validity of a severance agreement clause that companies have used to prevent employees from collecting severance pay in situations where the employees notified Federal agencies of rule violations at their former employers’ firms as the employees were leaving those businesses. As […]
This blog is the second installment in our two-part blog post reviewing common types of negligence and risk factors that contribute to injury accidents involving motor vehicles. Although the list of factors that might contribute to a severe crash is virtually endless, this article guides injury victims regarding the most common types of negligent conduct […]
