Can Ice on the Road Absolve a Speeding or Reckless Driver From Liability for Crash Injuries?
The short answer to the title question is no. A driver who operates negligent or recklessly cannot use wet or slick pavement as an excuse…
Legal Issues
Should a Victim Take a Personal Injury Settlement?
The majority of personal injury cases are resolved with settlements before they even head to trial. Settlements can benefit both parties for a number of…
5 Reasons to Speak With a Virginia Personal Injury Attorney Before You Accept an Insurance Company’s Settlement Offer
Do not be surprised if the first phone call you receive after getting home from the hospital comes from a claims adjuster for the at-fault…
What Can You Do if You Get Injured While Riding an Electric Scooter?
Urban planners and transportation engineers describe them as “micro-mobility solutions.” Riders consider them convenient and fun. Emergency room physicians increasingly see them as a risk…
Understand Your Legal Rights if You Are Injured by a Public Bus Driver
Getting hit and hurt by an HRT bus or a public school bus raises a host of legal difficulties that most traffic accident victims will…
Virginia Accident Victims Must Know the Difference Between Contributory Negligence and Comparative Negligence
Virginia, along with North Carolina, is one of four states that still imposes the outdated and, frankly, unjust common law principle of contributory negligence. A…
Should I Use My Health Insurance if I Was Injured by a Negligent Driver?
In a word: Yes. In another word: Absolutely. Using your own health insurance to cover emergency room, hospital and follow-up care after a car crash…
Understand Your Rights When an Uber Driver Hits and Injures You
Virginia requires drivers who work for what state laws call transportation network companies (TNC) to carry full auto insurance liability and collision coverage. Rideshare companies…
It’s Past Time to Remove Virginia’s Cap on Punitive Damages
A federal appeals court decision in a case out of Tennessee could invalidate unjust statutory caps on punitive damages in many other states, including Virginia.…
Top 10 Civil Justice Stories for 2018: Part Two (i.e. the Top Five)
We have reached the top five civil justice stories of 2018. This is Part II of Legal Examiner’s annual compilation of the 10 most important…