In Virginia, the statute of limitations sets the time limits within which a party must initiate a personal injury lawsuit or legal action. These time limits are designed to ensure that claims are brought promptly, facilitating fair trials by preserving evidence and ensuring that parties do not have to face uncertain liabilities indefinitely. However, the…
Does Virginia law recognize any special exception to our two-year personal injury statute of limitations in cases where there’s a belief that someone committed fraud, misrepresentation, or concealment? There are exceptions in Virginia for those situations. If you believe the health care provider, hospital, nurse, surgeon, or doctor committed fraud or misrepresented facts in the…
Virginia follows a two-year statute of limitations from the death of a person to either settle or sue in court. However, there is an important exception to the two years, and that has to do with the fact that a personal representative has to be appointed to represent a person in a wrongful death case….
Several years ago, our firm won a major product liability case in which a lawnmower exploded and killed the man riding it. Because the fire had completely eviscerated the lawnmower—there was no plastic left at all—Attorney Rick Shapiro had to find examples of the same mower to thoroughly investigate the case. He even purchased parts…
All the clients want to know what their case is worth. That’s the reason they’re calling our personal injury lawyers. The first thing we must do is determine whether we have good negligence or good liability. Assuming that we can prove that the defendant is responsible for our client’s injuries, we look to several factors…