A quirk in Virginia law allows drivers to operate without insurance as long they pay an annual fee. This, along with the ever-present danger of hit-and-run drivers (4,521 cases in 2017), put injured crash victims at risk for bearing all the financial costs of recovering…
This is a question that has a short and incomplete, but generally serviceable, answer. A much longer answer also exists, and it is important for parents and teenagers to understand the discuss the complexities with a knowledgeable Virginia personal injury lawyer. Basically, Virginia sets the…
A preexisting injury or medical condition can definitely make collecting an insurance settlement from the at-fault driver difficult. The key to overcoming the insurance company’s resistance to compensating you is proving that you experienced a new injury in the crash that was caused by the…
Your medical bills are piling up. Your car remains in the shop. Your recovery will keep you out of work for weeks even if you had transportation. You understand that receiving settlement money will take time, but you can’t even get the insurance adjuster on…
One key to succeeding with any personal injury insurance claim or civil lawsuit is proving that an injury occurred. Medical records establish this fact most directly and convincingly, but the records must be used wisely. The lawyer who advises and represents the injury victim must…
Accidents caused by someone else leave victims suffering physically and, often, financially. In addition to medical bills, many personal injury victims miss weeks or months or work due to temporary disabilities. Much of that enforced leave goes unpaid. Sometimes, accident victims lose their jobs alt
Auto makers and parts manufacturers announce new recalls daily. The majority of these announcements concern minor defects, but others demand immediate action. For instance, dozens of people have died and hundreds of others have suffered injuries due to poorly designed air bags produced by Takata…
A recent study has found that ridesharing services are responsible for an increase in fatal crashes. According to the study, an increase of approximately 3 percent in car accident fatalities is associated with ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft. The study was conducted by researchers…
Over the past few years, vape pens and e-cigarettes have become immensely popular as an alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes are battery-operated devices that produce an aerosol by heating a liquid, usually containing nicotine, flavorings, and other chemicals. It is estimated that
Unannounced in late August 2018, fleets of rentable electric scooters appeared in downtown Norfolk and at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. A smaller group of the two-wheelers also popped up in Town Center. City leaders responded differently, but all elected officials and public safety personnel expres
When the height of water in the Lumber River reaches 13 feet, low-lying sections of Lumberton, North Carolina (NC), flood. On the Tuesday following the arrival of Hurricane Florence, the river crested at 21.7 feet. Recovering from the worst storm of 2018 will take many…
People who suffer traumatic brain injuries do not always have physical scars, and the damage to their brains does not always show up on MRI or CAT scans. This reality gives insurance companies and defense attorneys in civil trials opportunities to accuse TBI victims of,…
