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Bankruptcy and Your Virginia Car Accident Case

Posted on March 12, 2009
If you were injured in a car wreck in Virginia, what happens if you have to go into bankruptcy because of the financial strain on your family? What effect does a bankruptcy have on the value of your injury case? Do you need to tell the bankruptcy court about the car crash case? Do you get to keep the money for the injuries even though you have had to file bankruptcy? The basic answers to these legal questions are addressed in a 'frequently asked question (FAQ)' item on our law firm's web site...

Car Cell Phone Use as Dangerous as Drunk Driving

Posted on March 09, 2009
If the driver who struck your car with his pickup truck was talking on the cell phone causing your wife to be hospitalized, it is just as if he was driving while intoxicated. As a Virginia injury attorney, I follow the studies about cell phone use in automobiles which show that drivers talking, even on a hands free device, are driving with only half of their brain...

Diagnostic Mistakes Do Happen at Virginia Hospitals

Posted on March 09, 2009
My law partner John Cooper wrote an interesting piece about misdiagnosis at emergency rooms. Although our area is blessed with many great hospitals, including Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters (CHKD), Sentara Norfolk General, Sentara Leigh and Portsmouth Maryview Medical Center, emergency rooms are more prone than other types of healthcare settings for misdiagnosis resulting in catastrophic injury...

Severe Injuries in Motorcycle Accidents

Posted on March 09, 2009
I am a baby boomer lawyer and love to be on the road in my daily commute from the Outer Banks (OBX) of North Carolina to my law office in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA). There are a lot of people my age who have taken up motorcycling for fun to enjoy the pleasure of the open road...

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Virginia Beach Woman's Family Recovers Nominal Damages for Wrongful Death/ Negligent Homicide against German Government Official in Skiing Death Case

Posted on March 05, 2009

Kansas Jury Awards $23 Million To Family Members in Trucking Accident

Posted on February 15, 2009
A Kansas jury awarded $23.5 million to a husband and wife for injuries they suffered in a truck/semi-trailer accident that arose in New Mexico (involving their tractor trailer struck by a second truck operated by Robin Getchell). The actual verdict was reduced because the judge found the truck driverwith Swift Transportation was liable for 65% of the total fault of the accident...

Consumers Suffering Peanut Butter Salmonella Poisoning or Death Still Have Valid Claims Despite Bankruptcy Filing By Peanut Corporation

Posted on February 15, 2009
Consumers and/or persons suffering peanut butter related illness or wrongful death still have valid personal injury claims despite the bankruptcy filing of the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). Most food companies have liability insurance to protect them from liability claims for food poisoning (or wrongful death from food contamination) such as peanut butter related Salmonella poisoning that is involved in the recent outbreak...

Recovery of Colorado Airplane Crash Victims Delayed Until the Spring

Posted on February 06, 2009
My law partner James Lewis wrote an article on a Canadian couple that were killed in a plane crash in the Colorado Mountains. According to an article on FoxNews.com, Costilla County officials say the bodies of 67-year-old Gerrit Maureau of Calgary and his 65-year-old wife, Sheila Malm, will be recovered when it is safe to send a recovery team to Vermejo Peak...

Mediation is Key to Best Outcomes in Virginia (VA) Wrongful Death Cases

Posted on January 24, 2009
The handling of a wrongful death case in Virginia or any state is one of the hardest kinds of cases that a personal injury lawyer is called upon to handle. The need to really get to know your client by visiting the family home and perhaps going to the gravesite of their deceased loved one is critical to understanding and being able to present the losses and grief caused by someone else’s fault...

Wrongful Death Cases and Family Stress

Posted on January 23, 2009
When our law firm handles a wrongful death matter in a car accident case in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC) or elsewhere, we try to not only do a great job at getting the most money we can from the insurance company, but also helping the survivors to cope with the emotional toll that the situation has put the family into when someone has been killed as the result of the fault of another driver...

Virginia Has Special Medical Malpractice Law on Retained Surgical Towels

Posted on January 22, 2009
The law of Virginia (VA) related to lawsuits against hospitals or doctors for leaving a foreign object like a surgical towel in your body after an operation has a special discovery rule that gives the patient one year to bring the claim forward after realizing that the surgical sponge or towel has been left in their body...

Obama Administration Quickly Halts Effect of Bush Administration Pending Regulations That Snuff Out State Civil/Tort Remedies

Posted on January 21, 2009
One of the first official acts of the Obama administration was to halt the effect of any “last minute” Bush administration “corporate protection” regulations that would wipe out consumer rights to pursue state court lawsuits...

Hampton Roads Car Accident Lawyers Need Multi-State Skills

Posted on January 19, 2009
As a personal injury lawyer in southeastern Virginia (VA), you often face issues of car accident and insurance law that involve more than one state at a time. First, we have the North Carolina (NC) border which touches the cities of Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and Suffolk, Virginia (VA)...

Farm Trucks Can Cause Serious Injuries

Posted on January 18, 2009
My law partner, John Cooper, an experienced automobile accident lawyer, makes a good point in an article he recently wrote about wrecks involving farming equipment in Virginia (VA) and North Carolina (NC). Some trucks and motor vehicles used by farmers on the regular highways and roads are not kept in the best condition...

$500,000.00 settlement in bar/nightclub case in Norfolk, Virginia

Posted on January 16, 2009
I recently settled a case against a bar/nightclub in Norfolk, Virginia for $500,000.00. Check out the full article below. http://www.hsinjurylaw.com/case-results-detail.cfm?id=2597Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Emily Mapp Brannon

Tragic Car Wreck Takes Life of ODU Football Player

Posted on January 16, 2009
In my hometown of Norfolk, Virginia (VA), the excitement about Old Dominion University and its new football program is mixed with serious sadness over the death in a car accident of Monarch player Osric Robinson. On December 12, 2008, the junior linebacker was killed on the road near his home in Alma, Georgia (GA)...

Virginia State Bar Does Not Demand Lawyers Have Malpractice Insurance

Posted on January 15, 2009
Your Virginia (VA) injury lawyer does not have to have liability insurance to cover you if he makes professional errors on your case. I know this sad fact from an article in Virginia Lawyers Weekly reporting on a decision not to make lawyer malpractice insurance mandatory here in Virginia...

Please Read a New Posting by My Law Partner John Cooper About the Top Three Reasons to Hire a Virginia Injury Lawyer for Your Serious Car Wreck Case

Posted on January 14, 2009
This new, interesting item explains some of the best reasons why you should consider hiring an experienced accident lawyer to help you in dealing with the insurance companies after a motor vehicle accident. Whether your crash involved a motorcycle, a truck or walking around as a pedestrian, it is crazy to go it alone without the professional legal help necessary to win fair compensation...

Three Best Reasons to Hire an Experienced Lawyer for Your Virginia Car Accident Claim

Posted on January 14, 2009
In my 20 years of handling automobile accident and insurance claims for injured persons in Virginia, I have come to realize the main reasons why a person should hire a specialized injury lawyer, if they or if someone in their family is seriously hurt in a car...

The High Rise Bridge in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) is a Scary Place for a Car Accident

Posted on January 14, 2009
Anyone who drives around Hampton Roads, Virginia has probably crossed the high rise bridge on Interstate 64 (I-64) near the intersection of the highway with Route 17, Deep Creek/Portsmouth exit. Traffic often backs up on this part of the highway for commuters coming from Suffolk toward Virginia Beach or people headed from Norfolk to Route 58 toward Emporia or 460 toward Petersburg...

Railroads Try New End Run Around FELA Jury Verdicts: Motions For Verdict Offset Due To Railroad Retirement Collateral Source Payments

Posted on January 07, 2009
The new strategy for railroads in railroad worker personal injury cases (FELA cases), is to try to reduce the sums juries are requiring them to pay by filing legal motions that ask judges to give them a "setoff" or "credit" for the amount of money the railroad has paid to the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) for the employer's portion of RRB Tier II benefits (paid in the past by the railroad to the RRB)...

Personal Injury Law: Hospitals and Clinics Hit With Increased Infection Injury Malpractice Cases-The Standards Are Rising

Posted on January 03, 2009
Personal Injury Lawsuits: Hospitals and Clinics Adjust To Increase in Infection Injury Malpractice Cases Medical malpractice lawsuits are on the rise against hospital and other clinics for victims of serious or life-threatening infections-infections that could have been prevented...

Car or Truck Personal Injury Accidents: Never Overlook The Separate Insurance on the Trailer Towed Behind The Primary Vehicle

Posted on December 25, 2008
In Trailer/Towed Vehicle Accidental Injury Case, The Separate Insurance on the Trailer Behind The Primary Vehicle May Provide Further Insurance Coverage The question a personal injury lawyer must investigate is exactly how many possible insurance sources apply to provide full compensation for a client who suffers personal injury or a wrongful death, especially if any trailer was being towed and was involved-whether being used by the victim, or the negligent driver...

Personal Injury Or Death Caused By Drunk Driving/DUI/DWI in VA,WV,NC,SC

Posted on December 23, 2008
I posted a series of articles on our law firm's home website, exploring Virginia (VA), West Virginia (WV) and North/South Carolina (NC/SC) personal injury or wrongful death car accident cases where the damage is caused by a drunk driver/drunk driving/DUI/DWI...

Why Families Need Personal Injury Lawyers-Another Medical Error Horror Story

Posted on December 19, 2008
There has been a recent trial verdict report out of North Carolina by some fine personal injury/medical malpractice lawyers who represented an 11-year-old named Kaleb Davis and his family. Davis suffered an injury when a tree limb fell suddenly on his left shoulder...

2 Million Dollar FELA Verdict For Railroad Engineer Against CSX: Improperly Mounted Seats/Seatbacks and Repetitive Rough Couplings

Posted on November 21, 2008
Pennsylvania FELA attorneys Mike Olley and David Lockard reported an important FELA personal injury verdict in favor of railroad engineer that was returned May 2008, in Philadelphia state court in a case called Lockley v. CSX. Lockley, age 53, had been a yard railroad engineer for about 33 years and complained that he had been subjected to multiple rough couplings of train cars, which caused stress on his cervical spine...

Commercial Trucks Can Cause Serious Injury, So Are Required to Have Large Insurance Policies

Posted on October 17, 2008
The tractor trailers which haul so much of the products to stores in Virginia (VA) and throughout the United States are everywhere in our cities and towns, and especially on the major highways like Interstate 64 (I 64), Interstate 95 (I 95), and Interstate 81 (I 81) which are the major arteries in Virginia (VA) headed to neighboring states like North Carolina (NC), West Virginia (WV), Maryland (MD), and the District of Columbia (DC)...

Interstate 64 (I64) is Often the Scene of Car Accidents Says Norfolk, Virginia (VA) Lawyer, John Cooper

Posted on October 09, 2008
The variable speed of traffic on the highway, going from 70 miles per hour down to 25 miles per hour or stopping for no apparent reason, is often the cause of car crashes. Drivers may not be paying enough attention to be ready to react to the sudden slow down of other vehicles...

One of our own attorneys featured in Virginia Lawyers Weekly, again!

Posted on September 16, 2008
As a lawyer in a firm of seasoned attorneys, I always take pride when one of my colleagues is featured in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly for a noteworthy case. This week, Virginia Lawyers Weekly published a summary of attorney Rick Shapiro's $1,500,000...

Liability of nightclub/bars for drunken patrons

Posted on September 16, 2008
As a busy Virginia personal injury attorney, I was recently pondering about a case I have against a Norfolk nightclub/bar. Here is the scenario. My client is in the bar minding his own business when he is struck by a glass being thrown at someone else...

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