The services of a qualified personal injury attorney can help clients decide on the best course of action, allow them to understand what to expect as their case progresses, and negotiate a fair settlement on their behalf. However, many accident victims and families choose to handle their claim by themselves. There are some standard stumbling…
According to reports compiled by the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles during 2018, three of the leading causes of crashes on state roads and highways are “failure to yield,” “improper turn” and “ran traffic control.” Each of these avoidable errors by drivers could result in a car or truck colliding with a motorcycle as the…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), one out of five falls causes a serious injury such as broken bones or a head injury. More than 800,000 patients a year are hospitalized because of a fall injury, most often because of a head injury or hip fracture. Medical bills for fall victims…
Defendants in slip and fall cases often try to claim that plaintiffs knew or should have known that a risk for injury existed.
Ninety-six percent of the people who died in crashes involving large trucks and other vehicles on U.S. roads during 2018 were drivers and passengers outside the trucks. Further, notes the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Highway Loss Data Institute, a total of 4,136 individuals died in wrecks with tractor-trailers, flatbeds and construction vehicles. Roughly 15…