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…
Children under the age of 18 (considered “minors” and including teenagers under 18) are generally considered to be legally incapable of entering into binding contracts and consequently the settlement of personal injury actions involving children are subject to court/judge approval and supervision of the disbursement of the settlement proceeds, whether the claim arises in Virginia…
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.
My colleague, Rick Shapiro posted a good article about car damage, rental cars, and “totaled” car values, because our personal injury law firm only practices injury law and we field weekly phone calls from personal injury victims with questions about how claims adjusters with car insurance companies must compensate for car property damage or cars totaled…
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).