Virginia Wrongful Death Lawyer The United States has sovereign immunity laws that state that the federal government and state governments can’t be sued in some cases. On the federal level, a person cannot sue the government unless the government agrees to be sued or waives its right to immunity. Sovereign immunity is a legal doctrine…
Unfortunately, thousands of consumers are seriously injured or killed every year by defective and faulty products that have not been properly manufactured, inspected, or tested to ensure that the products will not cause serious injuries or even loss of life. When a family member is permanently injured or even killed due to a defective or…
Q.) I was injured by another company’s forklift operator while I was making a delivery, do I have a workers compensation case, or do I have a personal injury case against the forklift operator and his company? A.) You potentially have both avenues for compensation. If you are injured while working in the scope of…
Every year, there are over 225,000 vehicle crashes that occur in North Carolina. More than 110,000 victims will sustain injuries from these crashes, and another 1,200 people will not survive those injuries. There are a number of reasons why car accidents occur, many of them preventable because they were within the control of the driver…
In July 2019, the state of Virginia enacted a new car seat law that requires children to remain rear-facing in their car seats until age 2 or the minimum weight limit called for by the car seat manufacturer. This was in response to the recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics that rear-facing car seats…