In May 2014, a Tennessee appeals court found for the plaintiff in a wrongful death lawsuit being pursued by the widow of a lifelong railroad worker who died from mesothelioma. State and federal courts side with people who sue companies all the time, as our Virginia-based personal injury and wrongful death law firm’s long track…
Caratoke Highway/U.S. 158 through Moyock, North Carolina (NC), was the scene of two related tragedies early in the morning of August 30, 2020. Separate vehicles struck and killed two pedestrians within minutes of each other at around 2 am. According to information released by the Currituck County Sheriff’s Office, the first fatal collision was a…
Virginia requires every auto insurance policies issued in the state to provide uninsured motorist (UM) and underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. As personal injury attorneys based in Virginia Beach, we consider this one of the better provisions of the state code. Carrying UM coverage makes it possible to request compensation for medical bills, lost wages and…
No one wants to think about it. Few people talk about it openly. But my Virginia Beach-based personal injury and wrongful death law firm colleagues and I can tell you from experience that a large number of car and truck passengers who get hurt in crashes know the at-fault driver. The numbers conform our perceptions….
When a loved one dies because of another’s fault, the emotional pain is worse for the surviving family members. At the same time, the family may go through financial challenges following the wrongful death of an earning member. Virginia law enables the deceased’s family in these cases to hold the at-fault party liable for damages…