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.”

Attorney Employment Contracts Must Be Fair
As an attorney who practices law involving attorney employment agreements, I have read many cases where the contract is unenforceable because in impinges on the clients’ right to freely chose their counsel. Attorney employment agreements are unenforceable that state that when an attorney leaves a firm and takes