Personal Injury Representation
We handle catastrophic injury claims in Charleston and the surrounding West Virginia areas.
Explosions are a common sight around coal mines. While most companies exercise extreme caution when they’re blasting, there are some risks that the miners and their employers should be aware of. The issue with blasts is that they can cause catastrophic injuries, some...
The coal-mining industry has long been pockmarked with the untimely deaths of the men who toil deep within the bowels of the earth to bring coal to the surface to power America. But it would be a mistake to not connect all the deaths of the men in women who work in...
Since 2008, the Marcellus Shale has been a hotbed of activity for fracking, drilling and mining. The region is located in the Mid-Atlantic states and covers most of the Appalachian Basin up to New York state. Its lands have produced billions of barrels of oil and...
A person who suffers from a brain injury can suffer a host of difficulties. Some of these can have such a significant impact on their daily life that they’re unable to function normally. While there are several factors that affect how the brain injury will impact the...
This March 14, 2021, marks an annual occurrence that many have come to dread: The spring switch in the clocks called “Daylight Saving.” While most people recognize that they’re about to lose an hour’s worth of sleep when all the clocks are bumped ahead, few may...
We have all had it happen. You are driving down a road in West Virginia and you glance in your rear-view mirror. To your annoyance, you notice a vehicle behind you that looks like it’s much too close to your bumper. If you have to stop with little or no warning, there...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) describes the coal mining industry as a relatively dangerous one. The federal agency contends that miners have a more substantial likelihood of suffering injuries, falling ill or dying on the job than most other private-sector...
There is something about driving fast that captures people’s imagination. Every time you head onto the highway, you risk encountering someone who dreams they are Steve McQueen in “Bullit” or Vin Diesel in “Fast and Furious.” Unfortunately for you and anyone else...
If you or someone in your family works at a coal mine, you will be well aware of how dangerous a job it can be. Despite vast improvements in safety culture over the years, too many people still lose their lives or suffer severe injuries while working to extract coal....
Coal mining deaths in the country dropped to an all-time low last year. Five coal miners died at work, compared to 11 in 2019, according to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA). That is a massive improvement from a century ago,...
