According to an article in the Virginian Pilot, a young couple killed Monday night, January 5, 2008, in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 were dedicated cheerleaders pursuing a future in the sport. Jimmy Arness Roberson, Jr., 20, and Breanne Candera Mahon, 18, died when the car they were in hit a guardrail, went off…
According to an article in the Virginian Pilot, Virginia Beach police have identified the man killed in a vehicle roll-over Monday night, January 5, 2009, as Matthew Lee Burnette, 25, of Knotts Island, North Carolina (NC). To read the entire article about this tragic car accident, click here.
Whether it is Norfolk, Virginia Beach (Va. Beach), Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Virginia (VA) or Kitty Hawk, Hill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Manteo, Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), we have all witnessed the widespread development of big box stores such as Lowes, Home Depot, Sams Club, Price Club, etc. Expansive floor space with merchandise and large…
Juries do not have sympathy for drunk drivers who cause serious personal injuries, whether in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC) or elsewhere. Even in a case of very small medical bills, a recent Virginia jury in a conservative state court jurisdiction granted a $281,000 verdict for a teenager injured in a car accident hit by a totally drunk driver with a .32% blood alcohol content (BAC).
My colleague Rick Shapiro has posted a full article discussing how juries do not have sympathy for drunk drivers who cause serious personal injuries, whether in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC) or elsewhere. Even in a case of very small medical bills, a recent Virginia jury in a conservative state court jurisdiction granted a $281,000 verdict for…