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Gloucester, VA – Driver Charged in Fatal Truck Accident at Rt. 17 and T.C. Walker Rd

Virginia State Police have launched an investigation into a fatal chain-reaction accident involving a tractor-trailer. The deadly truck accident took place at about 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 24th at the intersection of T.C. Walker Road and Route 17 in Gloucester.  Do I need to hire an attorney after a Virginia truck accident? According to…

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The Exploration of Private Autopsies in Virginia

What is a Private Autopsy? Private autopsies can play a critical role in wrongful death or medical malpractice cases or claims. Private autopsies are unique in that they are specially requested postmortem examinations used to determine the cause of death conducted by a pathologist rather than an employee from the coroner’s office.  A family member…

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Insurance Secrets 101: What Your Insurance Company Does Not Want You to Know – From A Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer

Let’s face it… Most of us don’t have a significant amount of experience with how to best manage the logistics and repercussions after a car accident occurs. For most, this isn’t a frequent enough event in our lives to become well versed in the nitty gritty details. Generally, when someone gets into a car accident,…

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Cary, NC – Driver Under the Influence Causes Fatal Accident on Rt. 1

One person died during a three-vehicle collision near US 64 in Cary on Saturday, August 12th. According to a spokesperson from the Cary Police Department, the fatal accident took place at about 3:30 a.m. when a northbound driver suspected of being under the influence entered the southbound lanes of US 1. One driver was killed…

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