Under Virginia law, businesses have a duty of care towards pedestrians who visit their property. This duty is non-delegable, which means it cannot be delegated or outsourced to a third party. The Concept of Non-Delegable Duty in Premises Liability Cases The basis of any premises liability case is that a business owner is responsible for…
Under Virginia law, business owners have an obligation of care towards their customers and visitors. The question is – is the obligation of care limited to the premises alone or is it applicable to the parking lot as well? In other words, if you are injured in the parking lot of a business establishment, can…
An in-depth analysis of police reports on crashes involving motorcycles and one other vehicle revealed that 6-8 percent of fatal wrecks involved large trucks such as 18-wheelers, other types of tractor-trailers, haulers and construction equipment. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study also found that motorcycle riders were overwhelming likely to die in collisions…
You were injured in a Virginia truck accident – but who was really at fault for the crash? The Large Truck Crash Causation Study (LTCCS), conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), examined 141,000 truck accidents across America in order to discover what the most…
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other forms of social media has become so much a part of ourculture that it has become odd to encounter someone who does not live some part of their life online. However, utilizing these social media platforms after suffering an injury in a car accident, truck accident, motorcycle wreck, etc. carries serious risks…