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Unusual Railroad Crossing Accident Shows Need For Working Lights & Gates

This Chicago Sun-Times article describes a somewhat unusual train accident in that it involves a parked train, however, it highlights the dangers that railroad crossings can pose. A freight train…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 14 Feb 2011

Representing the Injured Tourist

The Five Basic Considerations When Representing a U.S. Citizen Injured in the International Travel Marketplace Each year millions of U.S. residents travel overseas as well as to…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Jan 2011

North Asheboro Middle School Bus Wreck

Around 10:30 a.m. on December 20, 2010 three school buses from North Asheboro Middle School in Randolph County, NC were involved in a wreck in Cary, NC that sent 38 students to hospitals in the…

By Lawrence Egerton

/ 22 Dec 2010

Why Do Medical Helicopters Keep Crashing?

Another medical helicopter has crashed — this time in a small Missouri town. An Associated Press report suggests the helicopter lost an engine on take off and crashed at the landing zone in central…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 19 Dec 2010

Did You Know… Most Railroad Crossings Are Not Protected?

Recent Department of Transportation studies have shown that more than 90% of railroad-related fatalities occur at railroad crossings. One of the reasons: according to the Federal Highway…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 13 Dec 2010

Philadelphia Bus Accident

Philadelphia Bus Accident involving Septa bus and car occured in SW Phila at 62nd and Dickens Ave. Safety for our traveling public must be our paramount concern. In today’s accident there were a…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 2 Dec 2010

Railroad Crossing Crashes Highlight Need For Better Train Safety

In the last 10 years, there have been more than 29,000 railroad crossing collisions resulting in more than 10,000 injuries and more than 3,500 deaths. Train accidents and, specifically, railroad…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 15 Nov 2010

Philadelphia Lawyers File Second Megabus Lawsuit

A local Philadelphia resident a 79 year-old woman who retired after years of service with the US Embassy, has suffered serious injuries after the Megabus accident that occurred last month. She was…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 22 Oct 2010

School Bus Accident in Overbrook Park Section of Philadelphia

Another school bus crash Today, our City awakens to the news of another school bus crash. A school bus flipped over on its side and there are reports of injuries. School buses carry the most…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 22 Oct 2010

Pass STOP, Pay $200

If you’ve noticed heavier-than-usual law enforcement presence near your child’s school or during your daily commute through a school zone this week, your eyes are not deceiving…

By Pierce Egerton

/ 19 Oct 2010

Texas, California and Illinois Lead Country In Railroad Crossing Accidents

Statistics compiled by Operation Lifesaver and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) show that Texas, California and Illinois lead the nation in both car-train crashes and resulting fatalities….

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 12 Oct 2010

Randolph County School Bus Crash

Six or seven Seagrove Elementary School students were taken to area hospitals when a car hit a rear wheel of their school bus on Southrock Road on October 1, 2010. One student was air lifted to UNC…

By Lawrence Egerton

/ 4 Oct 2010