--- description: When you have questions about Washington, DC injury laws or wish to read recent news from the Washington, DC area, read our personal injury law blog for the information you seek! title: Personal Injury Blog | Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. --- Personal Injury Blog | Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. ## In The News Trusted Content [Home](https://www.chaikinandsherman.com/) » Recent Posts The I-95 Bus Crash in Stafford County: What Happens Next, and What Virginia Law Means for the Families Legally Reviewed by Allan M. Siegel Published May 30, 2026 | Last Updated May 30, 2026 Five people are dead after a charter bus failed to slow for a work zone on Interstate 95 early Friday morning, and two families hundreds of miles away are now living through the worst Read More » Allan Siegel Testifies At For-Hire Vehicles Roundtable Senior Partner, Allan Siegel, Invited to Testify at Public Oversight Meeting on For-Hire Vehicles The Committee on Public Works and Operations in Washington, D.C., convened a public oversight roundtable meeting to examine “The state of the For-Hire Vehicle Industry.” The meeting was chaired by Councilmember Brianne Nadeau and brought together Read More » Catherine Torney’s Petition Returns to the Supreme Court of Maryland: Motion for Reconsideration Filed in Premises Liability Case Raising Questions of Public Importance On May 7, 2026, attorneys for Catherine Torney filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Maryland to reinstate Torney v. Towson University — a premises liability case the Court dismissed on April 21 as improvidently granted. The motion was filed by CSCS partner Joseph Cammarata. Read More » Supreme Court of Maryland Dismisses Torney v. Towson University as Improvidently Granted — What the Order Means, and What It Does Not By Joseph Cammarata,Partner, Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. Editor’s Update — May 14, 2026: On May 7, 2026, attorneys for Ms. Torney filed a motion asking the Supreme Court of Maryland to reconsider the dismissal addressed in this post and to reinstate the writ of certiorari. For the legal Read More » Partner Joseph Cammarata Argues Before the Supreme Court of Maryland in Landmark Premises Liability Case Editor’s Update — May 14, 2026: The Supreme Court of Maryland subsequently dismissed the writ of certiorari as improvidently granted on April 21, 2026, and on May 7, 2026, attorneys for Ms. Torney filed a motion asking the Court to reconsider that dismissal. For the most recent development in this Read More » Tour Bus Crash on Baltimore-Washington Parkway: What Victims Need to Know   By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. — Bus Accident Lawyers Serving Baltimore & Washington, D.C. A serious tour bus accident on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway has left at least one person critically injured and dozens more shaken. According to local reports, the bus, carrying approximately 40 passengers, overturned on one Read More » Walter Johnson High School: What We Know, What the Law Allows, Where We Stand By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.Legally Reviewed by Allan M. Siegel, PartnerPublished April 25, 2026 · Last Updated April 25, 2026 BETHESDA, MD — Our hearts are with the students and families of Walter Johnson High School. What has come to light in the past two weeks is the Read More » Pentagon Bus Collision Injures 23: What Commuters and Injured Passengers Should Know About Transit Liability in Virginia By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.Legally Reviewed by Allan M. Siegel, Partner — Past Chair, American Association for Justice Bus Litigation GroupPublished April 24, 2026 · Last Updated April 24, 2026 ARLINGTON, VA — A morning-commute collision between two government-affiliated commuter buses at the Pentagon Transit Center injured 23 Read More » Metro Center Collision Under Federal Investigation: A Known Pattern, Open Questions By Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C.Legally Reviewed by Allan M. Siegel, PartnerPublished April 24, 2026 · Last Updated April 24, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Shortly after midnight on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, a Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) work vehicle struck a stationary Silver Line train at the Read More » Partner Joseph Cammarata Selected for the Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is proud to announce that senior partner Joseph Cammarata has been selected as a Class of 2026 Virginia Lawyers Hall of Fame Honoree by Virginia Lawyers Weekly, the Commonwealth’s leading legal publication. The announcement appeared today in the print edition and Read More » ## Get free advice about the compensation you deserve. At Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C., our car accident attorneys fight tirelessly to secure the compensation you deserve, handling every aspect of your case to protect your rights. Trust us to stand by you and advocate aggressively on your behalf. 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