A Chicago-area mother spent more than a year fighting to hold the negligent property owner accountable for serious injuries she suffered when the second-floor deck detached from her rental home and threw her to the ground. The deck collapse occurred in 2009, and she finally received a settlement for $1 million 16 months later. This…
Five vacationers went to hospitals with a variety of injuries on the night of September 13, 2020, after a second-floor deck on the vacation home they had rented in the Sandbridge section of Virginia Beach collapsed. This was at least the second such incident in the Resort City during the already tough summer of 2020….
Virginia is considered one of the most bicycle-friendly states in the country. Many Virginians bike to work every day and hit the trails in the weekends with their family. While biking is a terrific way to get some exercise and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Commonwealth, it is not an entirely risk-free activity. Cyclists…
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…
Auto insurance companies are, at root, financial institutions. They exist to make money. This is true of State Farm, Allstate, Nationwide, GEICO, Progressive, USAA, The Hartford and the rest. Yes, insurers do pay claims, but they only do that after exploring every opportunity to avoid paying. Settling with victims of car crashes and losing personal…