Addressing the deadly Washington D.C. train crash Debbie Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board said the operator of the train that “slammed into a stationary train in front of it apparently had activated the emergency brakes in a failed effort to stop before the accident.” as reported in the Washington Post. Hersman said the “emergency brake button, known as the ‘mushroom,’ was depressed, and the steel rails showed evidence that the brakes were engaged.”
Fire Gel Recall Expands
September 19, 2011
As a products liability attorney in Western New York and the Buffalo area, I am concerned when products reach store shelves with the potential to cause serious injury to its users. The Consumer Products Safety Commission and nine manufacturers of portable gel fuels this week expanded the voluntary