Charleston Personal Injury Attorneys
Published by Sonny Johnstone in Coal Mining Injuries on
Long-term, repeated inhalation of coal dust can cause pneumoconiosis, better known as black lung disease. The respiratory condition has been linked to 76,000 miners’ deaths since 1968. Disease awareness, industry regulations and mine safety policies reduced black lung coal mining injuries…
Published by Sonny Johnstone in Car Accidents on
Contributory and comparative negligence apply to a court’s determination of fault in civil claims when a plaintiff shares responsibility for his or her injuries. Claims Journal outlined the difference between the two in an article published last year. West Virginia…
Published by Sonny Johnstone in Car Accidents on
Troubles snowball when a person flees from responsibility. The initial mistake is just the beginning of a series of lies or missteps that can lead to more wrongdoing and sometimes catastrophic results. For most, but not all West Virginia drivers,…
Published by Sonny Johnstone in Car Accidents on
No one disputes West Virginia farm work is hard work, but the occupation also can be dangerous. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 476 farm workers’ deaths in 2010, among 1.8 million farmers or farm employees nationwide. The…
Published by Sonny Johnstone in Nursing Home Neglect on
In the death of resident of a West Virginia nursing home, the Supreme Court of that state heard oral arguments on March 5th in an appeal that resulted from a $90 million award for nursing home neglect. The suit was…
