Heavens Law recently represented a minor child who was assaulted on a school bus. Our firm showed that the school district and the company with which the district had contracted were negligent in the case. The event occurred after the district hired a third-party bus company to transport children to and from school. Their goal […]

Two people were injured, one fatally, after an explosion in Jessamine County. According to police, the explosion occurred on Brannon Meadow Way during a welding project on a dump truck. Two people experienced burn injuries and both were taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital for treatment. Police reported that James Padgett (31) eventually died […]

Police reported a garbage truck hit an RV on Interstate 84 recently near Mt. Cobb. The RV was stationary on the shoulder of the road on the westbound side. Floyd Welborn (82) of North Carolina was killed in the crash. Three other people, including the driver of the garbage truck, were all taken to the […]

A vehicle accident in Monongalia County left two people injured enough to need emergency medical attention. The accident occurred around 8 pm on Interstate 79 South at mile marker 157. The incident resulted in two flipped vehicles that included a camper and a truck. The two injured parties were transported to the hospital from the […]

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 […]