Although people have adjusted the way they socialize during the pandemic, trampoline parks across the country are still open for business. The indoor recreational facilities with their wall-to-wall trampolines and party areas make them an easy way to celebrate birthdays or other special events. Some…
If a drunk driver injures you in a collision, the immediate aftermath of the accident may consume your focus. Once the dust settles and you consider legal action, you may wonder how much compensation you can seek for medical bills, physical injuries, physical pain, mental…
In York County, Virginia, a massive 75-car pileup happened on Interstate 64 on December 22, 2020. The accident caused injuries to fifty-one people. After an investigation, police determined the cause was black ice. The accident in York County is a recent example of the dangers…
Distractions like cell phones lead to thousands of deaths on the nation’s highways every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that in 2018 alone, 2,800 people in the United States were killed, with 400,000 more injured in crashes involving a distracted…
The statistics are staggering. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration, on average, 4,900 fatal car crashes occur on slippery roads in the U.S. every year. It also found that icy roads accounted for an average of 1,800 deaths and 136,000 injuries…
There is no getting around it—car insurance is complicated. It really should not be, especially since the point of car insurance is to cover injury or losses sustained during a very stressful event. But an insurer’s job is NOT, despite flashy commercials claiming otherwise, to be…
You’ve probably seen commercials urging people who have suffered an injury due to a product to contact an attorney, but maybe not thought much about it. What if you were one of those injured people? What if you purchased something, and you or someone you…
Accidents happen. Unfortunately, along with the bad luck of a car accident, comes injuries, medical bills, dealing with insurance, lost wages, and in many cases, lawsuits. In Virginia, two possible legal defenses can be raised to defend someone from liability in a lawsuit involving an…
Let us start with a hypothetical situation. A passenger is in a vehicle that was being operated by a drunk driver who hits a tree. Suppose that passenger knew that the driver had been drinking and was intoxicated before the crash. In that case, he…
What happens if a dog bites or attacks you and causes an injury? The odds are, unfortunately, higher than you may think. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, more than four million people in the U.S. are bitten by dogs every year. If you are…
