An off-road accident recently resulted in the death of Monroe County Assessor Norbert Netzel’s wife, Erin Netzel, aged 60. Mrs. Netzel’s sister, Kelly Crosier, is hospitalized with severe injuries and in stable condition at a Roanoke, Virginia hospital. Claire Gibson, the third injured person, suffered a leg injury. According to Monroe County Sheriff Jeff Jones, […]

According to Cumberland, Maryland Police, the driver of a vehicle that recently drove under a tractor trailer was sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to police, the accident took place at the intersection of Howard and South Mechanic Streets. West Virginia driver Douglas Dorsey was attempting a right-hand turn from Howard onto […]

Investigators at the state and federal level have launched an investigation into the death of a gas drilling worker in Montrose, Pennsylvania. According to Cabot Oil & Gas, the contract worker suffered injures while working in Susquehanna County. The injured worker was transported to Montrose Hospital and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Officials are […]

In most cases, legal action regarding injuries that occur on-the-job do not warrant civil lawsuits. Instead, they trigger workers’ compensation claims. However, in some cases, a person injured while working needs more compensation for their injuries than is provided from workers’ compensation claims. This is especially true for those injured in auto accidents while on-the-job. […]

Dram shop laws are laws that allow someone to file a lawsuit that holds a third-party accountable in a personal injury or wrongful death case. These laws focus on businesses that serve or sell alcohol. If a bar, restaurant, or store sells alcohol to an intoxicated or underage person and that person goes on to […]

Women have been a part of all realms of the workforce for decades and as such, are at risk for the same injuries as male employees. They are also entitled to the same benefits. Whether they are working in factories or warehouses, traveling the nation’s highways in sales jobs, working in the medical community, dealing […]

A Chancery Court ruled Luke Chapman, the ex-husband of Meredith Chapman who was killed in a murder-suicide is entitled to the proceeds from his ex-wife’s life insurance policy. A Delaware Court had previously determined that Chapman should relinquish the proceeds.’ The second ruling came as a result of conflicting state laws. The Delaware court was […]

The victim in the recent Optima Chemicals Company plant explosion in Belle, West Virginia has been identified as John Gillenwater. The family released a statement to the public, sharing their devastation and thanking everyone for their prayers. A donation fund for the family has also been established and the statement explained that John was the […]

A recent collision between a car and a tractor-trailer in Pittsylvania County left one dead. The name of the victim has not yet been released, nor has the driver of the tractor-trailer been identified, but the truck is owned by R+L Carriers. Authorities have also not said whether or not there were passengers in either […]

Fire is to blame for the deaths of five children in their home near Williamsburg, ranging in age from one to seven, according to Greenbrier County Sheriff Bruce Sloan. The children’s mother was found dead in the yard outside of the house, but investigators have not yet released her cause of death. Sloan explained the […]