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People were out and about on Sunday, December 22, 2019, near Williamsburg, Virginia, doing thing like attending church and holiday shopping. All of that came to a literally crashing end just after 8:00 in the morning when a catastrophic multi-car accident occurred on Interstate 64 in York County. Involving 69 vehicles, the massive accident scene took a good part of the day to clean up. The interstate did finally open later in the day. In the immediate aftermath of the…

A fire at a Las Vegas “residential hotel” has left 6 people dead and at least a dozen injured. Initial reports are suggestive that the owner’s negligence may have played a significant role in this tragedy.

An engine on a pre-dawn flight traveling from San Diego to Chicago burst into flames not long after takeoff on Monday, December 16, 2019. The aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Albuquerque. A passenger onboard the airliner managed to video flames shooting out from the debilitated engine. The man evidently was only one of a few people awake at the time of the fire and initially aware what was going on. In addition to videoing the engine…

During an otherwise uneventful Sunday, dozens of people in Houston, Texas were exposed to mercury that somehow was spilled at a trio of locations in the city. According to Houston city officials, potentially dangerous mercury was discovered at three locations in the community. Mercury was discovered outside a Walmart, a Sonic Drive-In, and a gas station. The three sites are in relatively close proximity to one another. According to officials, the presence of mercury on the ground at these locations…

Weight Loss Surgery and Medical Malpractice At The Doan Law Firm, we are shocked by the number of medical malpractice cases that come to our attention which involve bariatric (weight-loss) medicine, particularly surgical procedures that are intended to alter the patient’s digestive system. In many such cases the operating physician 1) had not tried non-surgical weight-loss interventions (e.g. dietary restrictions and exercise programs) prior to surgery, 2) failed to inform the patient of the risks associated with surgery involving any…