Concerns over nursing home abuse and neglect are ongoing for families that put their loved ones’ care into the hands of others. Now, another incident of abuse and neglect have given leverage to the fears these families face. According to West Virginia State Police, a report was filed against the Golden Harvest Nursing Home concerning […]
$150,000 Settlement for Man Attacked While Coaching Youth Football
Heavens Law recently represented a man who was attacked following an on-field altercation during a youth football game. Our client, Lamar Shaw, was punched in the face by the opposing team’s football coach, Lawrence P. Simpson Simpson, 41, of Claymont, Delaware, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to two years of probation and […]
West Virginia Coal Miner Dies in Machine Accident
A West Virginia coal miner was recently killed in a machinery accident. According to the regulators from the Office of Miner’s Health, Safety, and Training, Roger W. Herndon was struck in the side of his body by a piece of steel auger drill. Herndon, 33-years old and from Rainelle, was an auger helper at the […]
Fall Kills Man on the Job
Gregory Boasela, a construction worker from Columbiana, Ohio, was recently killed on the job after falling about 60 feet off a building. The event occurred while Boasela was working on the expansion project at Ellwood Quality Steel. Boasela was 32 years old and died at the scene from blunt force trauma. He reportedly was working […]
Utility Company Blamed for Gas Explosion
UGI Utilities is being blamed for a gas explosion that killed a 54 year old man and injured two employees. The explosion occurred at a home at 206 Springdale Lane in Manor Township in July 2017. A formal complaint has been filed by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commissions against UGI for violating state and federal […]
Ladder Recall Issued by Werner for Ladders from Home Depot and Lowe’s
A recall was issued in June 2018 for nearly 78,000 ladders sold at Lowe’s and Home Depot stores. According to the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the ladders were recalled because they can break while in use. At least one consumer has fallen from one of the recalled ladders and suffered elbow and left side […]
No Charges Filed against Driver in Delaware 1 Crash
No charges have been filed against Alvin Hubbard III, the driver of a pickup truck that crossed the median into oncoming traffic on Delaware 1, causing a multi-car crash that killed five people. Hubbard, 44 years old and from East New Market, Maryland, was driving a Ford F-350 truck. In addition to the fatalities, which […]
Maryland Company Involved in Recent Accident Has History of Traffic Violations
The Maryland Company that owned the truck at blame for a recent crash in Harrison has been linked to several other accidents. The most recent wreck occurred at the intersection of US 50 and West Virginia 98 in mid-June. Several vehicles were involved including the water truck. The accident proved fatal for two Harris County […]
Driver Identified in Delaware 1 Crash
The victims killed in a vehicle accident on Delaware 1 have been identified as Audie Trinidad, aged 61, and his four daughters, ranging in age from 13 to 20. The mother of the children, 53 year old Mary Rose Ballocanag, is still listed in stable condition and is in the hospital. The driver of the […]
Lowe’s Employee Accused of Injuring Vendor with Forklift
A vendor employed by Wood Plus Hardwood Flooring is taking legal action after he was injured in an incident at Lowe’s Home Improvement Center. According to the claim, Christopher Billings was injured on the job when a Lowe’s employee drove a forklift over his foot. Billings filed a complaint in January in the US District […]
