Automobile Accidents

• Graduation Night Accident and Deaths

  Ben Glass | June 19, 2007 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  For over twenty years in Fairfax County there had not been an alcohol related death of a graduating senior, due largely to the tremendously popular (and well-planned) "All-Night Graduation Parties" hosted/planned by most if not all Fairfax County High Schools.Our area grieves for the families of four young ladies who died last week in a car crash on the Beltway. Two of the four had just...

• NORFOLK USED CAR DEALERSHIP HIT BIG FOR FRAUD

  Ben Glass | March 10, 2007 5:47 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  An arbitrator has awarded a woman over $114,000.00 in damages against Checkered Flag Motor Car Company in Norfolk after the woman allegedly told the sales rep that she wanted a one-owner vehicle in her price range that had not been wrecked. The arbitrator found instead that the car had been owned by several owners; had been in a major front-end collision; and it had been repossessed. Attorney...

• More Protection Against Drunk Drivers

  Ben Glass | February 08, 2007 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  There is an interesting bill percolating in the Virginia General Assembly that would require anyone convicted of drunk driving to have double the mandatory minimum liability insurance in place before being permitted to drive again.You can check this bill out here. If you agree with me that this sounds like a good idea then you should contact your Virginia legislator and give them a piece of your...

• Competition Keeps Auto Insurance Rates Low in Virginia

  Ben Glass | January 29, 2007 10:36 AM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  According to a report by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Virginia ranked 18th among the 50 states in automobile insurance with an average expenditure of $702.23. Kenneth J. Schrad, director, Division of Information Resources for the Virginia State Corporation Commission, said the state had ranked in the lower tier among auto rates for several years. He said the amount of...

• New Allstate Book Should Be a Bestseller

  Ben Glass | January 20, 2007 6:04 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  My friend New York personal injury attorney Gary Rosenberg reminded me that there is a great book that has been published for plaintiff's attorneys. From Good Hands to Boxing Gloves purports to expose Allstate and its claims handling practices. Must be a good read, according to Business Week, Allstate tried hard to keep this book from seeing the light of day. In February, a New Mexico state...

• The "Magic Bullet" Question to Ask Your Attorney

  Ben Glass | December 21, 2006 5:12 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  I spoke to a very nice lady earlier this week who was searching for an attorney to represent her in her Virginia car accident case. She told me she had spent a lot of time searching on the Internet and then calling attorneys. She had read Five Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Virginia Car Accident Case.She told me she basically had just one question:Her question was this:My injury is [she...

• $8 Million Fairfax County Verdict

  Ben Glass | March 20, 2006 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Fairfax County jury has returned a verdict of $8 million for the wrongful death of a terrific teenager who was killed by a truck driver who had fallen asleep at the wheel. The verdict against Danella Companies is one of the largest verdicts ever in Fairfax for a wrongful death.This verdict reflects the truth that even in this age of "tort-reform" and lawyer bashing, a Fairfax jury will listen...

• $250,000 Verdict for Bus Passenger

  Ben Glass | March 01, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A Fairfax County, Virginia jury has awarded a 74 year old wheelchair bound passenger $250,000 for injuries she sustained when her wheelchair fell over during a trip.The plaintiff claimed she sustained fractures to her face and femoral neck and that the femoral neck fracture could not be surgically repaired.The plaintiff's claim was that she would require narcotic medication for the rest of her...

• You Are Allowed to Check Out Your Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer

  Ben Glass | February 18, 2006 7:33 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  I was in court Friday. Unfortunately I was suing two lawyers who had given bad advice to a car accident victim and then had let the statute of limitations run. His claim against the drivers and insurance companies for his personal injuries was forever barred.Problem is that neither of the two lawyers who represented him carry legal malpractice insuranceIncredible as it may seem, while most...

• Scare Tactics Used to Sell Insurance Miss the Point

  Ben Glass | February 16, 2006 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Here's an article from a local newspaper. It's well intentioned in that insurance of all sorts is important but its often confusing for the consumer. The problem here is that the article resorts to the common scare tactics of "multi million dollar lawsuits are increasing." That's just "noise." The articles misses a very important teaching point.One of the most important insurance policies you...