No matter how friendly their commercials may seem, no insurance company is on your side after a car accident. One common defense is they may try their hardest to devalue or deny your claim by asserting you were partly or totally at fault, and given Virginia’s pure contributory negligence laws, they always examine whether they can…
In personal injury cases, the principle of mitigation of damages often comes into play. Mitigation of damages (also known as the doctrine of avoidable consequences) refers to the obligation of the injured party to take reasonable steps to minimize the extent of their losses or injuries following an accident or injury caused by another party….
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration considers an illness or injury to be job-related if “an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing injury or illness.” Although most employees who are hurt on the job know they are eligible to file a…
After being injured in an accident through no fault of your own, you are entitled to pursue damages, including lost wages, via a personal injury lawsuit. “Lost wages” refers to the money you lost when you were unable to work due to your physical injuries. Unfortunately, many personal injury victims have no idea what evidence…
Since 1985, the lawyers affiliated with Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp have dedicated their practice to helping people when they need it most and to fighting against injustice in the civil trial practice. Our personal injury attorneys have spent almost four decades fighting for clients who are unable to fight for themselves and seek to balance…