While there are pesonal injury cases where head or brain injury is diagnosed immediately, the more common scenario involves diagnosis through specialists well after the injury occurs. Some of the common questions are answered below.What is a traumatic head/brain injury?A traumatic brain/head injury is an injury to the brain caused by an outside force, which results in an impairment of a...
I am often asked by my clients if they can recover for vacation time or sick time that they have to use because of injuries from a motor vehicle accident or other type of personal injury claim. Are these compensable and recoverable--even if the person was paid while out of work but had to tap into sick leave?The answer is usually "yes". Virginia's courts have long held that having to utilize...
It looks like lawmakers in Lebanon Township, PA, may want to look into installing better safety measures at a railroad crossing where there have apparently been three train accidents in eight months.Cynthia Dunlap was hit by a train traveling 38 MPH in a 50 MPH train zone. According to witnesses, she was thrown from the driver side window of her car but was conscious when police arrived on the...
A Virginia Beach police officer was injured Monday morning when a car made a left turn in front of him. Officer Troy Cornett was traveling north on Princess Anne Road around 8:30 AM when Mary Homesly pulled out in front of him while making a left turn from Newstead Drive. The force of the crash threw Cornett from his motorcycle. At last report, he was at the hospital in stable...