Beginning July 1, 2021, Virginia’s General District Court limits will increase from $25,000 to $50,000 for cases that do not involve “any claim to specific personal property or to any debt, fine or other money, or to damages for breach of contract or for injury…
In my last blog, I discussed who would potentially be at fault in a motor vehicle collision involving a truck. Another difference between trucking collisions and passenger vehicle collisions is the insurance requirements. In Virginia, pursuant to Virginia Code § 46.2-472, every vehicle that has…
Truck drivers keep America going in so many ways. Unfortunately, they’re often involved in some of the most devastating traffic accidents, and those accidents are often more severe than those involving passenger cars. The stats bear this out, as someone in the U.S. is hurt…
All of us have pleasant memories of riding bicycles as kids, our first taste of speed and independence. For many of us, me included, the love of the bicycle and the freedom it provides has been a joy. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many people…
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.
Black ice is clear in color, and it gets its name from how it looks on asphalt – dark with a clear glaze and incredibly slippery. Who makes sure the public is protected against potentially dangerous black ice conditions?
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.
New “bad faith” laws went into effect in Virginia on July 1, 2024. Learn more about the updates here. 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 injuries or…
Product liability lawsuits serve an essential purpose beyond just compensating a consumer injured or killed by a defective product. Such lawsuits force manufacturers into improving the safety of their products.
Pregnancy should be an exciting time for expectant mothers, and they take great care in ensuring their baby is in good health. But traumatic events still happen; the experience of a personal injury while pregnant can be extremely stressful and expensive. A pregnant woman who…
