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…
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, just under 95 percent of personal injury lawsuits settle before they go to trial. These settlements are usually reached after negotiations between the injured party’s Virginia Beach personal injury lawyer and the at-fault party’s insurance company. Sometimes, the negotiation process is resolved quickly and efficiently, while other times,…
Under Virginia law, anyone who has been injured in an accident caused by another party’s negligence is entitled to pursue legal action in order to obtain financial compensation for the losses their injuries cause them. If the victim dies because of those injuries, the law allows their survivors to pursue for the loss of their…
The story of a woman winning the annual Christmas tree-throwing competition in Ennis, County Clare, Ireland, has gone viral. But it’s not her status of being the champion for throwing a 5-foot Christmas tree further than anyone else in the competition that is causing her story to spread like wildfire – it’s the dismissal of…
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…