Motorcycle accidents sometimes happen out of the blue, when there are no apparent dangers. Take the case of my client, a motorcyclist who was riding on Newtown Road in Virginia Beach, VA, and whose injury case was recently settled for $105,000. The wreck happened in the middle of an otherwise perfect day. The sun was out,…
When a Virginia car accident occurs, a criminal case against the at-fault driver often goes forward separately from ny civil lawsuit involving insurance claims or personal injury calims against the driver who caused the wreck. Prosecution by the police does not really determine the outcome of any injury case, but key facts may be revealed…
Within weeks of the announcement that a widely used artificial hip was being recalled by its manufacturer because of high failure rates, patients who had experienced pain, mobility problems and health problems ranging from heart failure to flu-like symptoms began contacting personal injury, medical malpractice and defective products attorneys. Nearly 1,000 Americans who had DePuy’s…
The 2011 July 4th weekend brought tragedy to Virginia’s roads in central Virginia, according to the News & Advance. Two siblings from Lynchburg, VA died in a head-on collision on US 460 in Prince Edward County, VA right before 3 am on Sunday. According to the Virginia State Police, the brother, age 21, and sister,…
Two CSX trains traveling in the same direction have collided in DeWitt, New York (NY), causing both trains to derail and leaving two people injured. Fortunately those injuries were minor, the Eagle Bulletin reported. The crash occurred on July 6, 2011, near Barnes & Cone Architectural Masonry which is on Court Street Road. It caused…