On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Mar 4, 2020 | Personal Injury
Drivers as young as 18 can obtain a CDL in West Virginia, though they are limited to intrastate travel until they turn 21. All states except Hawaii follow this rule. A new bill, however, proposes to do away with this restriction and let truckers under 21 travel...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Feb 27, 2020 | Personal Injury
Teen drivers frequently cause car crashes out of inattention, drowsiness and clear acts of negligence. If you were the victim of a teen driver in Charleston, West Virginia, then you should know that multiple factors may have influenced the teen’s behavior. One...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Feb 14, 2020 | Personal Injury
Property owners in West Virginia and throughout the country should understand how to minimize the possibility of slips, falls and other accidents. Doing so can minimize the chance of a lawsuit or a property owner’s insurance rates going up. In some cases,...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Feb 5, 2020 | Personal Injury
From 2001 to 2003, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration conducted a large-truck crash causation study. In January 2020, the FMCSA announced that it would be conducting a new study on the same subject, one that would take into account all the changes that...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Nov 21, 2019 | Personal Injury
A man and his wife both used Roundup repeatedly, and now they have both been diagnosed with different — but similar — types of cancer. They believe those two things are closely related. The woman was diagnosed with cancer five years ago. She has a...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Nov 1, 2019 | Personal Injury
Two people have passed away after getting involved in a car accident in West Virginia. One of the vehicles involved caught on fire in the aftermath of the wreck, as emergency crews rushed to the scene.According to reports out of Wheeling, the accident happened on...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Oct 15, 2019 | Personal Injury
You don’t see exactly what occurs, but a car in front of you collides with a semitruck. The truck goes out of control and hits your vehicle and three others before everyone comes to a stop. It’s a chain-reaction crash that shuts down the highway and puts...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Sep 25, 2019 | Personal Injury
A high school in West Virginia is mourning the loss of a 16-year-old student, who was killed in a crash on Monday, Sept. 23. The young man was a student at Lincoln County High School. According to reports, two pickup trucks were going in opposite directions around a...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Sep 8, 2019 | Personal Injury
Think that it’s safe to check that text message while you drive? Wondering if you need to pull over to give your child some snacks in the back seat, or can you just hand them back while staying behind the wheel? Considering when is the best time to change the...
On behalf of Powell & Majestro P.L.L.C. | Aug 14, 2019 | Personal Injury
Having someone tailgate you is dangerous and unnerving. When that car is right on your back bumper, you’re all too aware that, if you have to stop quickly, they’re probably going to hit you.People tailgate for all manner of reasons. Some of them do it...
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