A fiery truck crash on the Interstate 75 Clays Ferry Bridge claimed the life of the truck driver, whose body was found on the river bank below. According to Authorities, the tragic crash occurred at about 6:20 a.m. on the southbound side of the bridge, and disrupted traffic for up to nine hours. Battalion Chief […]
Allentown Girl Dies From Fall Out of Apartment Window
In Allentown, residents and landlords are prohibited from installing bars on windows. According to the city’s building and housing codes, it is to allow residents to escape, and to avoid interference with responders during a fire or emergency. However, the issue of the bars on windows has arised in the wake of the death of […]
Couple Sues Over Yeager Airport Landslide
A couple from Charleston, West Virginia is suing Central Regional West Virginia Airport Authority for damages they endured during the landslide at Yeager Airport. On March 12, 2015 about 130 homes were evacuated after a large portion of the hillside slipped into Two Mile Creek. One home and Keystone Apostolic Church were destroyed, and many […]
3 Dead, Over a Dozen Injured in Tour Bus Collision
Three people are dead and over a dozen are injured after an Italian tour bus and a tractor-trailer collide. Last Wednesday, Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania reported to the scene of a head- on collision between a tour bus carrying Italian tourists and a tractor-trailer, that left three people dead and sent to over a dozen […]
Energy Company Sued for Work Injuries
A Morgantown, West Virginia man, has filed a lawsuit against URS Corporations, after he was injured on the job. According to a complaint filed in Mongolia Circuit Court, on May 15, Timothy Street was employed by URS Corporation, formerly known as Flint Energy Services Inc. On May 17, 2013, Street was directed to work on […]
Railroad Worker Sues Employer for Negligence
A Wyoming County, West Virginia railway worker has filed a lawsuit against his employer, a Virginia-based commercial freight line carrier, for liability on a series of workplace incidents occurring between 2010 and 2014. These incidents allegedly caused or added to, and intensified injuries. The railway worker, James Malay filed the complaint on April 2, 2015 […]
West Virginia Towing Company Sued for Injuries
A West Virginia man is suing McGuire’s Towing and Recovery, claiming he was injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by one of the company’s employees. The man, Carl Frisk, has named Gary Michael McGuire, owner of McGuire’s Towing and Recovery, as well McGuire’s employee, Jonathan Matthew Napier, as the defendants in the lawsuit. According to […]
12 Injured in Cheat Lake Boating Accident
This past Memorial Day holiday ended in a tragic way for 12 boaters on Cheat Lake, West Virginia. Authorities investigating the accident say, the cause of the 23- foot ski boat crash still has not been uncovered. The large open bow ski boat belonged to a college freshman, according to the local marina owner, Barry Frey. […]
Amtrak Sued by More Crash Victims in Costly Personal Injury Claims
The deadly Amtrak crash that killed eight people on May 12, left over 200 passengers injured in the derailment. Amtrak now faces what could be more than $200 million in personal injury lawsuits filed by the victims of the crash. When Amtrak Train 188 lost control at the Frankford Junction in the Port Richmond area of […]
Passengers Identified in Philly Amtrak Crash
The passengers of this month’s Amtrak crash in Northern Philadelphia have been identified. The Amtrak Train 188 was travelling from Washington D.C. to New York, when it derailed in Northern Philadelphia around 9 p.m. The crash killed eight of the passengers and injured about 200 passengers and crew members. The first amongst the eight deceased […]
