Automobile Accidents

• Pedestrian Deaths Up in Fairfax County, Virginia

  Ben Glass | January 18, 2007 3:08 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  In 2006 17 pedestrians were killed and 300 pedestrian crashes in Fairfax County. There were 19 fatalities in 2000 and 2001. According to the Fairfax County Times newspaper the majority of these crashes are centered on high traffic, high volume roadways with fairly dense populations. According to a 2005 study conducted by the Inova Health Systems a disproportionate number of the pedestrians...

• The Truth About Lawyer Advertising

  Ben Glass | December 20, 2008 6:53 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

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• When Should I See a Doctor After an Accident(2)

  Ben Glass | October 16, 2008 6:54 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A frequent question that arises after a car accident is: when should I see the doctor? The answer is: you should see a doctor as soon as you need one! Flippant? Maybe. Here's the...

• Drivers Should Stop Texting While Driving

  Ben Glass | February 02, 2008 10:24 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Del. James Scott (D-Fairfax) believes that enough adults in Virginia are attempting to send text messages while driving, which could potentially result in personal injury, that he wants to ban the practice. He has filed in advance of the 2008 General Assembly session a bill that would prohibit operating a vehicle while sending text messages.Scott admitted that usually, it takes several years...

• Fairfax County Police Looking for Hit and Run Driver

  Ben Glass | October 15, 2007 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  According to a Washington Post article, Lincoln Nguyen, 71, of Alexandria, Virginia was struck and killed by a car. Witnesses said that Nguyen had a green light but was not able to get across the entire intersection in time. Police are looking for a gold SUV or minivan with tinted windows and front-end damage. The information number for the Fairfax County Police is: 866-411-8477. The accident...

• Should Jurors Include All of the Medical Bills in Their Award

  Ben Glass | March 13, 2007 2:03 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A question that sometimes comes up in jury deliberation is whether or not the jury should include as a part of its award the total amount of the injured person's medical bills. Some believe that because these bills may have been covered by insurance that to include them in the award would be a "double recovery."Generally, the law is that the jury should include the entire amount of the medical...

• Washington, D.C. Subway Derailment

  Ben Glass | January 08, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the unfortunate subway train derailment that injured 20 people in Washington, D.C. yesterday. The District of Columbia recently passed "anti-runner" legislation so lawyers and their employees should (unless asked by a victim) not be contacting victims of this subway accident directly.Unfortunately, this means that the insurance...

• School Bus Accident Victim's Recovery Limited

  Ben Glass | November 30, 2006 5:40 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Henrico County judge has ruled that the family of a child who was injured when a school bus driver negligently failed to operate safety equipment is limited in its recovery to $50,000.00. Virginia law says that where a school board is qualified as a self-insurer the amount that may be recovered by a plaintiff is the minimum amount set forth in the Code. The amount of liability the school...

• No Recovery When Dog Injured in Accident

  Ben Glass | April 23, 2006 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The Supreme Court of Virginia has again ruled that a car accident victim could not recover her her emotional distress arising out of injuries to her pet dog after both were injured in an car accident.The case is Vladimir Kondaurov v. Eve Kerdasha.Kerdasha contended that she could recover damages for all the "injurious consequences" she suffered which naturally resulted from the accident. Her...

• Lawsuits Cause Insurance Costs to Skyrocket, Especially When....

  Ben Glass | January 13, 2009 5:49 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  They are handled by the defense like one I'm in now. I represent a woman who was rear-ended by a 18 wheeler loaded with concrete while she was sitting in stopped traffice in Washington's beltway....