NHTSA Suggests Driver Error in Toyota Accidents | Fairfax Auto Accident Attorney

In the wake of dozens of Toyota vehicle accidents blamed on sudden acceleration and the massive recalls that ensued, the U.S. Department of Transportation is analyzing the data recorders from the cars involved.
Preliminary findings show that the throttles were wide open, and brakes weren’t engaged at the time of crash, insiders told the Wall [...]

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Trucker Sentenced in Fatal I-81 Crash | Virginia Wrongful Death Attorney

Last July, Pawandeep Singh of Reston was driving his Peterbilt tractor-trailer down I-81 through Shenadoah County.
When traffic backed up due to another crash on the road ahead, Singh was caught not paying attention, and rear-ended the Honda ahead of him. The car, driven by a pair of brothers in their early twenties from Houston, [...]

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6 Year Old Dies During Dental Procedure | Fauquier Wrongful Death Attorney

Most kids hate going to the dentist, but Crystal Lewis, of Richmond, Virginia, never expected the trouble to come. Her six-year-old son, Jacobi Hill, died last Tuesday while under anesthesia.

Hill brought her son to the Virginia Commonwealth University dental clinic to get several teeth capped. According to the Lewis/Hill family, Jacobi’s pediatrician had cleared him [...]

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Off-duty police officer kills mother of 2 in DWI tragedy

People ask a lot of questions as to what makes PI attorneys do what they do. The case of Sonia Baker is a tragic reminder of the answer.
When the Fort Worth, Texas resident went to pick up breakfast for her family the morning of December 11, 2009, she expected it to be a quick [...]

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Jury Awards $16 Million for Death from Water Drinking Contest

On January 12, 2007, 28-year-old Jennifer Strange participated in a radio contest called “Hold Your Wee for a Wii” by Entercom Sacramento radio station KDND 107.9 that awarded the person that could drink the most water without going to the bathroom a Nintendo Wii video game system. After drinking nearly 2 [...]

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Swimming Pool Safety – Unsupervised 19-Month-Old Toddler Drowns in Backyard Pool

Our heartfelt condolences goes out to a mother in White Plains, Maryland after she discovered that her 19-month-old son had drowned in a residential backyard pool after mistakenly believing that the toddler was being watched by his 15-year-old cousin on July 7, 2009. The teenager was apparently not aware that he was to [...]

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Shocking Deaths in This Week’s News

WILLIAM CORNELIUS – June 17, 2009
William Cornelius, a 79-year-old man from Vienna, Virginia, died on June 17, 2009 after a dispute with a Verizon FIOS technician. Apparently William Cornelius was dissatisfied with the installation of his new Verizon FIOS service and attempted to stop the technician from driving away when Mr. Cornelius was [...]

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