Breast cancer awareness is a cause close to our hearts here at Burnett & Williams, and our very own Kathleen Ikonomidis shares her journey with this disease that touches too many of our family and friends. October is Breast Cancer…
Our newest paralegal is making us proud with her service as a second lieutenant engineer in the Army Reserves of the Corps of Engineers. In January we were happy to welcome our newest paralegal, Ashley Anderson, to the Burnett &…
The company alleged to have helped create the nation’s deadly opioid crisis has so far not admitted to doing anything wrong. This week the maker of OxyContin, Purdue Pharma, announced a $270 million settlement with the State of Oklahoma over claims…
It was bizarre, and undoubtedly the worst scenario Nike could have imagined, but it's unlikely last week’s failed shoe spectacle will result in an injury lawsuit. by Matthew E. Bass, attorney, Leesburg, Winchester Millions of people recently tuned in to…
Loss of Joy? When the Saints lost to the Rams on Sunday, many fans came away sure that a bad call late in the game was the deciding factor that kept the Saints from making it to Super Bowl LIII.…
With Hurricane Florence barreling toward the East Coast as an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, the number one priority for everyone in the storm’s path should be physical safety, both for themselves and for family, friends, and neighbors. Virginia’s Governor…
When a tour boat capsized in Branson, Missouri yesterday, 17 people died and a number of passengers were injured. This tragedy suddenly cut short the lives of more than a dozen people, some of them feared to be children. Because…
As a country, we’ve gone a little bit crazy for supplements and vitamins. And why wouldn’t we? After all, they promise to help us lose weight, give us more energy, and make us healthier in myriad ways. Over 150 million…
The collapse of the pedestrian bridge connecting Florida International University to the city of Sweetwater on March 15, 2017, is a tragic reminder of the unanticipated hazards we face in everyday life. Major news outlets have reported that there are…
An unusual workplace injury made the news this week with reports of injuries at the new Apple Computers headquarters. Employees are literally walking into glass walls at Apple’s new state-of-the-art campus in Cupertino, CA. Steve Jobs once called the project…