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‘Alcohol-Involved’ Crash Kills Motorcycle Rider in Virginia Beach

October 5, 2020

Blog, Car Accidents

An early morning collision between a Jeep and a motorcycle in Virginia Beach, VA, left the motorcyclist dead and the woman driving the larger vehicle facing charges. The fatal crash happened shortly after midnight on October 4, 2020, near the interchange between I-264 and Lynnhaven Parkway.     State police and emergency medical personnel declared…

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Driveway Pullout Crash in Virginia Raises Questions Over Whether Injured Driver Can File Insurance Claims

October 1, 2020

Blog, Car Accidents

A tragedy occurred in rural Middlesex County, Virginia (VA), on the evening of September 25, 2020. At around 7 pm, a woman exited a private driveway onto Route 33 and was struck by an oncoming pickup truck. The 73-year-old woman died at the scene of the T-bone crash west of the intersection with Route 625….

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Backover Accidents: A Serious Risk for Toddlers and Younger Children

September 30, 2020

Blog, Truck Accidents in VA

The following list of tragic facts appears on the Kids and Car website: In the United States, at least 50 children are being backed over by vehicles every week. The predominant age of victims is one year old (12-23 months). More than 60 percent of backing up incidents involved a larger vehicle such as a…

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How Do I Prove Who Caused the Car Crash That Injured Me?

September 25, 2020

Blog, Car Accidents

Assigning fault for a car crash or truck accident in Virginia determines whether victims can file and collect on claims for personal injuries or wrongful deaths. Since Virginia follows the rule of contributory negligence, answering the question of who caused a collision is particularly important. Victims who materially contribute to causing their own injury forfeit…

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How the Rule of Contributory Negligence Works in North Carolina

September 24, 2020

Blog, North Carolina Personal Injury

  Let’s start with some definitions, both from the authoritative Legal Information Institute (LII) at Cornell Law School.   Comparative negligence [is] a tort rule for allocating damages when both parties are at least somewhat at fault. In a situation where both the plaintiff and the defendant were negligent, the jury allocates fault, usually as…

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