Mark Force, while driving a ’93 Escort, was hit by a Ford Mustang on July 1, 1996. His seat belt, which had a motorized shoulder belt and a manual lap belt, did not work properly. The lap band locked but the motorized shoulder belt failed to restrain him. He was thrown forward and slammed into a roo
According to published reports, a Virginia (VA) jury recently gave a surprisingly strong award for a “soft tissue” auto injury case. While driving, a 39 year old flight attendant was rear ended. The next day she saw a chiropractor and, after six months of chiropractic therapy for soft tissue injurie
Brain injury is a major cause of death and disability of people under age 45 and a significant medical/legal issue in tort and insurance law today. According to the Brain Injury Association of Virginia (VA) 28,000 visits to an emergency room occur in Virginia (VA) each year as a result of traumatic
Saturday, at Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia VA), Omon Graham, a nine year old boy, died suffering head injuries. While on Airline Boulevard in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) he and his friends attempted to cross the congested street. Omon stepped out onto the street and
Do the various United States Constitutional rights and privileges that we think of as being protections against criminal prosecution apply even in a personal injury case? The answer, at least in Virginia (VA), is yes, all constitutional protections apply even in a personal injury or other type of ci
There are three types of brain injury depending upon how bad the injury is. Lawyers who handle traumatic brain injury cases have to be aware of the medicine and science related to the different categories of brain injury. The injury lawyer who handles automobile accident cases, slip and fall cases,
New Virginia (VA) law allows doctors and hospitals to apologize to the people they hurt by medical errors and not have it used against them in court. This law was part of a compromise worked out between doctors and lawyers in a recent Legislative Session. Getting this law passed was a smart play by
Editor Note: My partner, Rick Shapiro, posted a May 2009 update article on surgical sponges/towels and a new technology that embeds a bar code and wand system that tracks sponges to prevent serious…
Insurance company advertising seems to involve lots of jokes these days. Obviously, some advertising executive has convinced the insurance companies that they can increase their profits [44 billion in 2006] and market share by having comic ads about insurance. If you watch TV you’ve seen these insur
After a report was published by Cornell University saying approximately 704,000 workers in New York are misclassified as independent contractors, Governor Spitzer has promised to focus on identifiying and classifying workers correctly. The state loses out on unemployment insurance taxes and workers’
Two tractor-trailers were driving on Interstate 70 Friday morning when they collided, causing one truck to spill corrosive chemicals. The trucking accident happened in Frederick County. The accident happened when an Arnold Trucking tractor-trailer ran out of fuel as it traveled up South Mountain, tr
The Mount Carmel Nursing Home in Greenfield, Wisconsin was cited for numerous violations and needs to have them fixed before any new admissions will be paid for with state funding. The home was in danger of being closed in 1998, but since then has had a record of very few violations. The nursing hom