Virginia Lawyers Weekly Honors Jim Williams on the Million Dollar Settlement List. Richmond resident Phyllis F. was driving home from her factory job when she was rear-ended by a tractor trailer on I-95. Phyllis suffered a severe fracture to her…
When in doubt, be patient and be courteous. If it seems like every spring there are more and more cyclists on your roads, you are probably right, and you probably live in a healthy community. In many cities, suburbs, and…
MOST PERSONAL INJURY CASES SETTLE OUT OF COURT When comedian Tracy Morgan's limo was rear-ended a year ago by a Walmart tractor trailer on the New Jersey Turnpike, one passenger was killed and several were injured. Morgan suffered a traumatic…
Since news came this week of the largest product recall in history, it has been difficult for some to figure out who is affected, and how much we should be worrying about the risks involved. Instead of being confined to…
The Turmoil of an Unexpected Accident Begins a Long Road of Loss and Recovery When an Amtrak train heading from Washington, DC to New York derailed on Tuesday night, many lives were suddenly thrown into turmoil. Hundreds of people got…
Here are some interesting numbers we’ve found in the latest Car and Truck Crash statistics published by the Virginia Highway Safety office: Virginia Overall Crash Statistics 5.8 million licensed drivers. 7.8 million registered cars. 80 million vehicle miles. Virginia Accidents…
As personal injury lawyers our work often takes us deep into the medical details of the different injuries we are helping our clients address in their cases. Few specialty areas are more complex than traumatic brain injury, so we were…
The last several weeks of Abraham Lincoln's life, before his death on April 15, 1865, were a flurry of activity, including visits to Hopewell, Petersburg, and Richmond, Virginia, working towards a negotiated settlement of the war even as the Federal…
If you sustain a costly injury that is caused by someone else's negligent actions, you will likely be able to hold them accountable, but there are time limits on your ability to take action. In Virginia, the statute of limitations…
With the weather finally warming up Virginia residents can enjoy the outdoors again (and Brutus can sleep on the porch of our Leesburg office). For dog owners in Northern Virginia, Richmond, the Shenandoah Valley, and the Tri-Cities region, the change…