Defective products, especially those that find their way into our cars and trucks, can cause devastating and permanent injuries. While not all of us drive cars as old as the one shown to the left, even newer tires can separate, leave the manufacturing plant with defects or be unsafe for other reasons. So, here is…
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In most personal injury negligence cases, the Defendant is supposed to use “reasonable care” to prevent causing harm to the innocent victim. However, when the company causing the injury is a “common carrier,” then they are held to an even higher “standard of care” according to DC metro area injury lawyer Doug Landau, shown at…
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A subway, train, railroad, ferry, bus and shuttle service are all generally Common Carriers. They convey passengers without refusal if the approved fare or charge is paid. The second definition in the Blacks Law Dictionary goes on to state that a Common carrier is “One who holds himself out the public as engaged in business…
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The death toll stemming from a six-car Metro train crash in Washington, D.C. tonight has risen to four, with multiple other injuries. At least 6 people were killed in the crash, which occurred at the height of tonight’s rush hour. The crash took place on the red line, the 40 year old Metro system’s busiest.…
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Working in emergency medical settings requires a rapid method of assessing the situation and distributing resources to help those injured victims who can be helped effectively. InjuryBoard member Doug Landau has worked with a number of doctors and emergency rescue workers who are required to employ triage techniques regularly. Triage is the sorting of and…
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