Latest Blog Posts By Category

• Car Accidents
  • Driving Related Fatalities On The Decline
    There has been a significant decrease in trucking accidents over the past several years. There has also been a 25% decrease in driving related ...
• 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
  • Enjoy Jamboree in the Hills Responsibly This Year
    It is an annual tradition for many residents in the Ohio Valley and beyond that dates back to 1977. Every July, nearly 100,000 country music fans from ...
• 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
  • $1.42 Million Settlement Obtained for Plaintiff Injured in Multi-Vehicle Truck Accident
    Fitzsimmons Law Firm PLLC recently secured a $1.42 Million settlement for its client who was severely injured in a three-vehicle collision involving a ...
• Trucking Accident
  • $1.42 Million Settlement Obtained for Plaintiff Injured in Multi-Vehicle Truck Accident
    Fitzsimmons Law Firm PLLC recently secured a $1.42 Million settlement for its client who was severely injured in a three-vehicle collision involving a ...
• 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
  • Long History of Poor Coal Mining Conditions in West Virginia
    Since the early 1900s, West Virginia has seen a string of devastating coal mining accidents with little true response in regulations or accountability ...
• 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 ...