The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an announcement on April 1, 2020, that it is implementing a full recall of all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. The brand name for these drugs is Zantac, the popular heartburn medication. There are concerns that the medication could introduce a cancer-causing…
One of the questions that people often ask regarding personal injury lawsuits is whether they can recover medical expenses from the defendant (the person who caused the accident) even if their health insurance company pays their medical bills. The short answer to the question is – yes, you can. Recovering Medical Expenses in Virginia –…
Under the Virginia personal injury law, you can recover lost income (current and future income) – where the loss directly occurred because of the injuries you suffered due to another’s fault. It does not necessarily have to a regular weekly or monthly salary. You may be a temporary worker or an hourly wage worker, or even…
Every premises liability case is unique, and will involve an evaluation of the legal duty of care that the premises owner owed to the injured person. In Virginia, slip, trip, and fall injuries occur most commonly on residential as well as business premises owned by another party. Public spaces such as broken pavement, defective elevators,…
Federal trucking law requires that all truck loads be secured safely in order to minimize the risk of debris falling off the truck an injuring other people on the road. Unfortunately, federal laws don’t apply to vehicles outside of the commercial trucking industry. This means that anyone can haul a load of furniture or an…