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.
There’s a different mode of transportation that many people who live or visit Virginia and other states around the country are trying – pedicabs. Pedicabs are tricycle shuttle services. They are essentially bicycle rickshaws because they are like the early Japanese rickshaws that were developed…
New Year’s Eve is one of the biggest celebrations of the year, as friends and family gather to welcome the new year. Part of many celebrations is alcohol and unfortunately, that alcohol often leads to dangerous and deadly car accidents. National statistics show that New…
According to one recent estimate, 1 in every 69 Americans suffers a dog bite or an attack by a canine each year. The overwhelming majority of these incidents result in no serious injury, but hospitalizations and deaths do occur. One particularly shocking dog attack occurred…
Just four states and the District of Columbia still recognize the ancient and unjust legal principal of contributory negligence. Two of those states being Virginia and North Carolina means that many of the car crash victims we help out of our Virginia Beach personal injury…
Any fire has the potential to be devastating, with the risks of victims suffering debilitating injuries or even death. One of the most common types of fires that occur involves propane and the tanks that are used to store the gas in. Propane comes from…
Use the crosswalk. Wait for a green light or walk signal. Look both ways. Cross quickly. We have these rules for safely crossing streets drummed into us from the day on which we take our first steps. This is a good thing because the rules…
When you are in a car accident caused by another party, a claim must be filed against the at-fault party’s insurance company. But it is critical to know that the conversation you have with that insurance company can determine how the company handles your claim.…
Study after study shows that as a society, we are stressed. This stress is evident in many things we do in our daily lives. One of those ways is driving. Stress causes people to drive aggressively, as well as engage in distracted driving behaviors. Distracted…
Each day, victims are injured or killed because of a defective or dangerous product. Almost on a weekly basis, we read or hear news reports about the latest recall or accident caused by a product that turned out to be dangerous. Vehicle recalls – such…
There are more than two million people who are injured in car accidents each year in the United States. Those injuries can wreak havoc on a victim’s life. Not only do they have to deal with the pain and recovery, but they often face financial…
The traditional view of a traffic accident is limited to a collision between drivers, with one or the other at fault. While this understanding of traffic accidents covers many different types of crashes, some crashes are not the fault of either driver. For instance, some…
Last year, a tragic auto accident in Boston made national news and raised the question of liability when it pertains to road conditions and what responsibility municipalities and the state have when a vehicle accident occurs because of a road hazard. The fatal incident occurred…
