No one wants to think about it. Few people talk about it openly. But my Virginia Beach-based personal injury and wrongful death law firm colleagues and I can tell you from experience that a large number of car and truck passengers who get hurt in crashes know the at-fault driver. The numbers conform our perceptions….
When a loved one dies because of another’s fault, the emotional pain is worse for the surviving family members. At the same time, the family may go through financial challenges following the wrongful death of an earning member. Virginia law enables the deceased’s family in these cases to hold the at-fault party liable for damages…
Wrongful death laws in Virginia restrict who might be eligible to file a claim upon the death of a loved one due to someone’s negligence. In many cases, the lawsuit is filed by the administrator or executor of the decedent’s estate. The personal representative of the estate may be the executor, if the decedent had…
Any measurable amount of alcohol or controlled substances in a driver’s system can impair that person’s physical and mental performance. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, a blood alcohol concentration as low as .02 makes it more difficult to visually track moving vehicles and reduces the ability to multitask. Imagine what that means…
Virginia and the rest of the country are grappling with back to school plans and how best to both protect our children and still provide them the education and other services they need. While many districts have decided on hybrid or full distance learning, eventually, once the COVID-19 pandemic is brought under control and eventually…