Even as an experienced Virginia personal injury attorney there are still some news stories that elicit an audible response from me as I read them. This was one of those stories. Three children were injured in McDowell County, Virginia (VA) when a coal truck smashed into the church bus they were riding on. How in the…
Local government has agreed to expand the Mid-town Tunnel, extend the Martin Luther King Freeway, and make improvements to the Downtown tunnel. However, to pay for the construction, it would require new tolls at two Norfolk tunnels. According to Gov. Bob McDonnell, it would mean for the state to sign a $1.9 billion…
A 70-year-old woman who had just moved from Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), died at the scene of the accident after colliding with an 18-wheeler in North Carolina. According to the Virginian-Pilot, the woman was driving a Toyota Corolla when she turned in front of a truck hauling concrete mix. The driver of the truck also suffered injuries….
A leaking fuel line appears to have caused a 2011 Chevrolet Traverse SUV to catch fire on I-64 close to the Little Creek Road exit in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), on July 3, 2011. The conflagration killing the 38-year-old driver and injured the man’s wife and young child, according to the Virginian-Pilot. No recalls have been…
Texas, Gov. Rick Perry just signed into tort reform law a new “loser-pays” bill which will hurt the poor and middle class who try to sue for medical malpractice