Blog Posts in 2019

How to Stay Safe as an Uber or Lyft Passenger

Ridesharing apps such as Uber and Lyft are a convenient way to secure a ride almost anywhere, at any time of the day. The popularity of these apps has revolutionized the transportation industry. Unfortunately, the nature of the ridesharing business model and the lack of safety regulations on these services can subject passengers to risks. The safety of Lyft and Uber was widely questioned when the ...

Asbestos Found in Claire’s Cosmetics Products Raises Product Liability Concerns

Asbestos contamination was found in products sold by the children’s retailers Claire’s and Justice, per a U.S. Food and Drug Administration, raising concerns of product liability. Claire’s, which filed for bankruptcy in March 2018, issued a recall of nine talc-based products in December 2017, after lab tests conducted by the Scientific Analytical Institute found that 17 products acquired from ...

West Virginia Car Accident Statistics

As car accident lawyers , we are fully aware of the car wreck epidemic in our state. West Virginia, the Mountain State, has a reputation for dangerous driving conditions and dangerous drivers. As a matter of fact, the state is home to one of the highest rates of traffic accidents and traffic fatalities in the country. The state has a rugged terrain and many rural roads, but there is also a high ...

Increase in Drugged Driving Fatalities in West Virginia

West Virginia has a growing heroin and prescription drug abuse epidemic and, with it, a surge of drugged driving arrests. Per data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), West Virginia alone has some of the nation’s deadliest drugged drivers. Statistics show there are 2.33 fatal drug-related car wrecks per 100,000 residents in West Virginia. Drugged driving deaths have ...