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…
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…
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…
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…
Under Virginia law, an accident victim (the person who suffered economic and non-economic losses in the accident) can file a personal injury case against the liable party (the party who caused or contributed to the accident) in a general district court or a circuit court, depending on the amount of compensatory damages they seek. If…