An experienced personal injury attorney with dual licensure in Virginia and North Carolina, Eric Washburn received a B.B.A. in Finance from James Madison University.
The National Council on Aging estimates that 10 percent of Americans who are older than 60 have fallen victim to some form of abuse or exploitation. The council lists the types of mistreatment experienced by older people as including physical, sexual and financial abuse; involuntarily…
For many people, their cell phone is their lifeline, not only used for its telephone functions, but also for email communication, texting, social media, bill paying, bank account access, web searches, and more. A dead battery isn’t just an inconvenience but can mean have a…
The government is issuing a recall for a surgical stapler after reports that seven patients were seriously injured, and one died. According to news reports, the medical device, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit, is used to simultaneously cut and staple tissue back together…
Roughly 20 years ago, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) created a controversial program for medical device manufacturers to submit alternative summary reports regarding known risks involving their devices. This program allowed device manufacturers to hide reports from the general public; report
Accidents happen, even when you are on vacation. Our personal injury law firm learned this painful truth from a case in which a man who lived in Florida slipped and fell on loose steeping stones sunk into a hillside at a Virginia lake house. Our…
Over the past several years, there have been more than 42 million vehicles recalled that were equipped with 52 million defective Takata airbags, that affected at least a dozen vehicle brands. The defective airbags could explode potentially send shrapnel into the face and body of…
In a word, no. Explaining that you hit a batch of black ice or that you could not stop in time on snowy, slushy pavement will not get you out of a ticket or prevent you from settling insurance claims from people you hit and…
One of the most frequent types of medical malpractice is medical errors. While most people may think of surgical errors or misdiagnosis are the only medical errors that may occur, medication errors are also one of the most common – and dangerous. A recent incident…
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about one million people end up at the hospital each year for treatment of injuries they sustained in slip and fall accidents. Injuries range from bumps and bruises to fractured bones and even…
Getting hurt on the job in Virginia usually entitles you to seek workers’ compensation benefits. Some restrictions apply. For instance, a select few employers such as railroads are exempt from participating in the workers’ comp program, and you cannot receive workers’ comp if you were…
Nearly every one of the arguments insurance adjusters use to deny or minimize settlements for personal injury claims boil down to the schoolyard bully’s taunt of “Aw, ya ain’t hurt all that bad!” Waiting to receive medical care after a traffic accident, slip and fall,…
According to reports in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), medical negligence is the third most common cause of death in this country. In one year alone, more than $3 billion is paid in medical malpractice lawsuit awards. Recently, the prevalence and tragedy…
