Latest Blog Posts By Category

• Car Accidents
  • What Are the Costs and Long-Term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries?
    Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) pose a serious threat to individuals who have suffered head traumas due to various causes. According to the Brain ...
• Chemical and Toxic Exposure
  • Cases Filed Against Dupont Alleging Water Contaminated with Chemical C8 /PFOA Caused Cancers
    Fitzsimmons Law Firm recently filed four individual lawsuits against Dupont on behalf of the Firm’s clients who allegedly developed cancer as a result ...
• Child Sexual Abuse and Molestation
  • The Steubenville Rape Case - A Story About A Young Girl's Courage
    The Fitzsimmons Law Firm recently represented the victim and her family in what is now known as the Steubenville Rape Case. Attorney General Mike ...
• Coal Mining Accidents
  • Coal Miner's Widow and Family Obtain $8.5 Million Settlement
    Fitzsimmons Law Firm PLLC has obtained an $8.5 Million recovery for the widow and family of a coal miner who was wrongfully killed in an underground ...
• Employment Discrimination
  • Intolerance in the Workplace is Unacceptable
    Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this week should have caused us all to reflect upon the many advancements in civil rights our country has made ...
• Firm News
  • Fitzsimmons Center for Litigation & Advocacy Established With $1.25 Million Donation
    Fitzsimmons Law Firm PLLC is proud to announce that the Fitzsimmons Foundation has pledged a charitable gift of $1.25 million to the West Virginia ...
• Insurance Bad Faith
  • What is Insurance Bad Faith?
    What Happens When You Buy an Insurance Policy? When you buy an insurance policy, the law requires the insurance company to treat you fairly. Our laws ...
• Motor Vehicle Accidents
  • What Are the Costs and Long-Term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries?
    Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) pose a serious threat to individuals who have suffered head traumas due to various causes. According to the Brain ...
• Nursing Home Abuse
  • West Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Arbitration Agreement in Nursing Home Abuse Case
    Often times, admission to a nursing home is conditioned upon signing an Arbitration Agreement and foregoing your right to sue the nursing home if it ...
• Oil & Gas Industry Accidents
  • Causes of Drilling Accidents
    Energy industries, such as coal, oil, and gas, employ a large number of workers in West Virginia. You may be hard-pressed to find someone who does not ...
• Personal Injury
  • What Are the Costs and Long-Term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries?
    Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) pose a serious threat to individuals who have suffered head traumas due to various causes. According to the Brain ...
• Trucking Accident
  • How Are Truck Accidents More Dangerous than Car Accidents?
    Truck accidents can have devastating consequences, often resulting in severe injuries and significant property damage. In this blog post, we will ...
• Whistleblower Claim
  • Whistleblowers & Retaliation
    The term "whistleblower" was coined in 1970 to describe someone who tells the public or another authority figure that their company is engaged in some ...
• Workers' Compensation
  • Fitzsimmons Part of UCLA Research Team Studying Military Brains Has Journal Article Published
    Bob Fitzsimmons co-authored a recently published article relating to a UCLA study using FDDNP, a molecular tracer, to diagnose chronic traumatic ...
• Workplace Injuries
  • What Are the Costs and Long-Term Effects of Traumatic Brain Injuries?
    Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs) pose a serious threat to individuals who have suffered head traumas due to various causes. According to the Brain ...
• Wrongful Death
  • Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Truck Driver and Trucking Company
    Fitzsimmons Law Firm PLLC recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a trucking company and its driver when the driver allegedly caused a severe ...