Holding corporations liable for the conduct of their employees depends on a legal doctrine called respondeat superior. While the language varies from state to state, businesses and corporations are only liable for the negligent conduct of their employees when the negligence “arises out of and in the scope of their employment.” Essentially, as long as…
Under section 8.01-243 of the Code of Virginia, adults have two years from the date on which another party’s actions resulted in their brain injury to file claims for compensation from the responsible party. Individuals and companies can be named as defendants in brain injury lawsuits. That same statute sets a five-year statute of limitations…
This article features some of the biggest personal injury multi-million dollar settlements and verdicts in Virginia (VA).
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Virginia law creates strict liability for pharmacists who supervise pharmacy technicians. Proving a medication error was made and that a patient was sickened, hospitalized or killed makes the medical malpractice case for the patient.