When a senior citizen gets to the point in their life where they are no longer able to safely be left alone or care for themselves, their family may decide to place them in a nursing home so that they can receive the care they need. Many families are not in a position to care…
By nature, claims of medical malpractice often involve complex medical concepts combined with allegations that a healthcare provider failed to appropriately apply those concepts under the circumstances experienced by a particular patient. With this in mind, it makes sense that expecting an average member of the jury to understand and fully grasp the issues involved…
Properly valuing a Virginia personal injury settlement demand or lawsuit demand after a negligence-based accident is a complex and surprisingly deceptive task. Along with identifying the exact damages you sustained as a direct result of someone else’s misconduct, you will also need to evaluate whether, and to what degree, your own actions contributed to your…
Virginia car accidents take place all across the state each and every day. The really unfortunate thing about this is that most of these accidents could have easily been prevented if the drivers involved had avoided some common driving errors. The National Safety Council reported that roughly 40,000 people were killed in car accidents nationwide…
If you are injured in a personal injury accident, you have the right to file a claim and recover compensation from the party responsible. However, Virginia’s pure contributory negligence laws can significantly impact the outcome. What is Contributory Negligence? Virginia is one of four states that uses a pure contributory negligence system. Under…