Under Virginia law, a person who is injured in an accident has the right to file a personal injury claim or lawsuit against the person whose negligence caused or contributed to the accident. It is, however, a time-bound right, which needs to be exercised within a period of two years, as dictated by the state’s…
Authors of a 2019 overview of electric shock injuries and electrocutions in the United States included the following statistics and insights Approximately 1,000 electrocution deaths occur each year, with around 400 of those coming from high-voltage electrical injuries. At least 30,000 nonfatal shock injuries occur each year. Five percent of all burn unit admissions in…
One of the questions that people often ask regarding personal injury lawsuits is whether they can recover medical expenses from the defendant (the person who caused the accident) even if their health insurance company pays their medical bills. The short answer to the question is – yes, you can. Recovering Medical Expenses in Virginia –…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an announcement on April 1, 2020, that it is implementing a full recall of all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. The brand name for these drugs is Zantac, the popular heartburn medication. There are concerns that the medication could introduce a cancer-causing…
Every premises liability case is unique, and will involve an evaluation of the legal duty of care that the premises owner owed to the injured person. In Virginia, slip, trip, and fall injuries occur most commonly on residential as well as business premises owned by another party. Public spaces such as broken pavement, defective elevators,…