Legal

The law affects every part of daily life. Our legal section offers clear, practical explanations of new laws, court rulings, and local and national legal developments. Whether you’re following a major lawsuit or seeking to understand how a new law impacts you, this section keeps readers informed about what’s happening in Virginia’s courts and legislature.

How Safe Is Your Virginia Hospital?

When a person goes to the hospital, whether in an emergency medical situation or scheduled medical care, the expectation is that they will receive quality and professional care to help them heal. What they don’t expect is that due to the negligence of a medical…

By Eric Washburn

/ 15 Apr 2022

Filing a Virginia Personal Injury Lawsuit

When a victim suffers a personal injury caused by another party, they may face a mountain of financial issues, including medical expenses, loss of wages from being unable to work, and other losses and expenses due to their injuries. In many cases, such as car…

By Eric Washburn

/ 8 Feb 2022

Filing a Virginia Personal Injury Lawsuit

Thousands of Walmart Nail Guns Recalled Due to Injury Hazard

Whether you are a construction worker by trade or you just like to putter around your home, you may want to check out your tools to make sure the nail gun you have is not one of the almost 16,000 nail guns recently recalled. The…

By Eric Washburn

/ 12 Nov 2021

Thousands of Walmart Nail Guns Recalled Due to Injury Hazard

Pursuing Damages for Amputation Injuries in a Virginia Personal Injury Lawsuit

Losing a limb has an impact on every aspect of a person’s life. When that loss occurs due to the negligence of another party or parties, the loss can be devastating. Under Virginia law, when a victim suffers an injury and subsequent losses, they may…

By Eric Washburn

/ 5 Nov 2021

Pursuing Damages for Amputation Injuries in a Virginia Personal Injury Lawsuit

Why Are There More Fatal Car Crashes at Night Than During the Day?

According to national statistics, almost 50 percent of all fatal vehicle accidents occur at night, yet only 25 percent of all vehicle travel takes place during the nighttime hours. This means your chances of being injured or killed in a car accident dramatically increase once…

By Eric Washburn

/ 29 Oct 2021

Why Are There More Fatal Car Crashes at Night Than During the Day?

Virginia State Police Stop Drunk Driver Going 152 MPH

Virginia State Police report that they pulled over a drunk driver in Rockbridge County who was clocked going 152 mph in a 70-mph zone. According to information released by the agency, the incident occurred on Interstate 81 in the early hours of Sunday morning. The…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 17 Oct 2021

Virginia State Police Stop Drunk Driver Going 152 MPH

The End of DST Brings an Extra Hour of Sleep, But Also Extra Car Accident Risks

Daylight Savings Time (DST) officially ends on November 7th. This is when we turn the clocks back one hour. Although many people will enjoy that extra hour of sleeping in, there are many who will also lament that hour loss of daylight. But research has…

By Randy Appleton

/ 12 Oct 2021

The End of DST Brings an Extra Hour of Sleep, But Also Extra Car Accident Risks

Common Causes of Virginia Motorcycle Accidents

The very thing that the majority of motorcyclists love about riding is the very thing that makes riding the most dangerous – the freedom of being part of the open road. Unlike other types of vehicles that offer protection to occupants if they are struck…

By Eric Washburn

/ 22 Sep 2021

Common Causes of Virginia Motorcycle Accidents

Evidence Needed to Have a Viable Injury Claim in an Outer Banks Jet Ski Accident

Personal watercraft like jet skis are one of the country’s most favored forms of recreation activities in the open water, usually linked to high adrenaline, beach-partying fun. Every year, the number of jet skis out on the country’s oceans, lakes, and rivers, keeps on increasing.…

By Randy Appleton

/ 21 Sep 2021

Evidence Needed to Have a Viable Injury Claim in an Outer Banks Jet Ski Accident

Evidence Needed to Have a Viable Injury Claim in a Crosswalk Accident

Normally, as a pedestrian, you should not be worried about risking an injury if you do not cross the street except at a crosswalk. However, motorists often do not pay attention to or fail to come to a stop in crosswalks, resulting in serious accidents…

By Eric Washburn

/ 12 Sep 2021

Evidence Needed to Have a Viable Injury Claim in a Crosswalk Accident

Report: Are State Medical Boards Doing Their Jobs?

The Virginia Board of Medicine is the state agency that has oversight responsibility for physicians and other medical professionals who practice medicine in the state. The agency is responsible for enforcing regulations, licensing, and other administrative tasks. It is the Board of Medicine that has

By Eric Washburn

/ 7 Sep 2021

Report: Are State Medical Boards Doing Their Jobs?