After being injured in a Virginia car accident, many victims are in shock and unsure of what to do. They might also be severely injured, in pain, and trying to deal with their personal injuries in the hospital or at home. For most people, it takes some time to process exactly what happened, and even…
As a matter of practice, car accident claims are commonly undervalued by insurance carriers. This allows them to pay out the smallest amount of financial compensation possible to victims. In most cases, there is a considerable difference between the insurer’s initial settlement offer and the amount an experienced Virginia Beach car accident lawyer is able…
Most car accidents are the result of driver negligence, but mechanical failures can also lead to serious accidents. Mechanics have a responsibility to their customers to exercise reasonable care when repairing or servicing their vehicles. If they fail to uphold their duty of care and that failure results in an accident, the mechanic could be…
No matter how friendly their commercials may seem, no insurance company is on your side after a car accident. One common defense is that 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…
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…