As the weather heats up, more bikers are taking a turn toward safety to avoid bicycle accidents in DC by getting closer to cars.It may seem counterintuitive, but riding in the road may be safer than riding on the shoulder. Biking on the side of the road poses many risks, such as cyclists swerving into traffic to avoid obstructions. Bikers…
A snowstorm that swept over Northern Virginia on January 9 caused trouble for commuters—and a massive pile-up for cars on the highway.According to Virginia State Police, the trouble started early Saturday when a collision between a truck and a tractor-trailer occurred suddenly on I-95, near Dale City.Due to icy roads and blustery weather conditions, the vehicles following those in the…
On Monday September 13 the results of a RAND study were published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The study found that while many patients spend time researching a physician’s medical malpractice history, the history that is publicly available is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Specifically, the researchers found that there was no consistent correlation between malpractice payments…
Not well, according to a recent study released by Allstate Insurance Company. Earlier this month, Allstate released its sixth annual “Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report.” The study ranked the 200 largest cities according to which city had the best drivers and the comparison was not favorable to Northern Virginia and Washington D.C.According to the Allstate study, Washington D.C. ranked at…
A recent study published in the August 2010 Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology suggests that some people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, may not actually have that condition. Instead, the study suggests that some professional athletes, soldiers, and others who are diagnosed with ALS instead have brain injuries that eroded the central nervous…
Thomas G. Smith and Michael J. Shevlin have been named by Virginia Super Lawyers magazine as two of the top attorneys in Virginia for 2008 in two areas of law — Medical Malpractice and General Personal Injury. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers. The selections for Super Lawyers are made by Law…