Since August 4, 2011, when it was first spotted, the Great Dismal Swamp fire has been in the headlines nearly every day and has been affecting those of us living in the Hampton Roads area. And now,...
If you are injured as a result of someone else’s failure to exercise reasonable care, you can bring a straightforward negligence lawsuit, right?
Well, not so fast. Your ability to recover...
According to the Daily Press, the Virginia State Supreme Court, which has been has been short-staffed since the retirement of Justice Lawrence Koontz Jr. and the death of Justice Leroy R. Hassell...
The busing industry has faced much criticism for the many passenger and driver lives lost in tour bus accidents during the firt seven months of 2011.
Fifteen people died when a bus crashed in...
When I read about cases like those of Staff Sgt. Dean Witt, it seems hard to justify a doctrine that places strict limits on the ability of active-duty military personnel to sue military doctors for...
With June in full swing, those of us who live on the Atlantic Coast have now officially entered Hurricane season, which peaks between August and October and lasts until the end of November. During...
Perhaps you have seen those annoying, opera-like J.G. Wentworth TV commercials offering to buy up your structured settlement in exchange for a lump sum return. In reality, a structured settlement is...
Several accidents involving school buses have recently occurred in the southeast Virginia (VA) and northeast North Carolina (NC). The most recent occurred last week in Suffolk, Virginia, and...
In Virginia, there is no statute that prevents skiers from suing the resort if they were injured for negligent actions leading to the injury. There have been a few major cases of skiing injuries...
Dogs are known as man's best friend, but sometimes they can also be man's worst enemy. Dog bites are a huge problem in America, and pose a serious, albeit easily preventable, health risk.
According...