Automobile Accidents

• Consumer Warning: Virginia State Bar says "No" to mandatory malpractice insurance

  Ben Glass | October 28, 2008 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The organization that regulates lawyers in Virginia has voted down a consumer protection proposal that would have required all Virginia lawyers who deal with the public to carry malpractice...

• Virginia Highway Death Toll Climbing

  Ben Glass | May 08, 2008 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  A firefighter from Henrico County died from the personal injuries he received on the morning of Sunday, March 30 after he was pinned between a vehicle and a tree at his home in New Kent...

• How Does a Car Get Hit By a Train

  Ben Glass | September 07, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  I always wondered how a car could get hit by a train. I mean, trains are big, noisy things.Here is a very disturbing video of a mom who's 2 children died when she tried to beat a train in an intersection and managed to get hit by two trains.Two trains hit mom in minivan video.This is very tragic.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to our section on Car and Motorcycle...

• Roanoke man dies in a crash at rest stop

  Ben Glass | August 10, 2007 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  According to a press release from the Virginia State Police, a cargo van driven by 60-year-old Donald Weeks slid under the back of a tractor-trailer parked at the rest area two days ago. Reportedly, Weeks died at the scene. State police said a toxicology test will be conducted to determine if drugs or alcohol were involved although no autopsy will be performed.The truck driver, James Cash of...

• Unlicensed driver kills four in Richmond, Virginia

  Ben Glass | July 15, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  According to Virginia State Poilice, Marvin Antonio Maldonado's car left the ground on Walmsley Boulevard before crashing and killing its passengers. Police are pressing reckless driving charges against Maldonado.The deceased are Ediverto Delacruz Ramirez, 21, and Carmen Delacruz Gonzales, 18, both of Chesterfield County; and Victor Garcia Morales, 23, of Gainesville, Ga. They were pronounced...

• Richmond, Virginia jury awards $450,000.00 for carpal tunnel injury.

  Ben Glass | May 17, 2007 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  According to published reports, the claimant suffered from trauma-induced carpal tunnel syndrome to both hands following an automobile accident. Although she had not yet had surgery (she could not afford the operation) her orthopedist said that the operation was necessary to relieve her of the pain. Her medical bills to date total $14,000.00. The insurance company, in typical "low ball"...

• Win or Loss in Low Impact Case?

  Ben Glass | May 16, 2007 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Automobile accident with no property damage and a three-year history of chiropractic care before the accident results in a verdict awarding less than the medical bills.An Alexandria Circuit Court jury has awarded $2,625.00 in a case in which the plaintiff claimed damages of almost $6,500.00. According to published reports, the insurance company had offered $5,000.00 to settle the case. Of...

• $175,000.00 SETTLEMENT IN COVINGTON, VIRGINIA ACCIDENT

  Ben Glass | April 28, 2007 5:41 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Based on published reports, the plaintiff's car was struck from the rear by a pickup truck. There was extensive damage to the car. Prior to the accident, the plaintiff had sustained an injury to her left elbow and had treatment for low back symptoms. In this accident the plaintiff re-injured her elbow and the plaintiff went through months of injections followed by surgery. A year and a half...

• Help for Smaller Cases in Virginia

  Ben Glass | March 07, 2007 5:22 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  The Virginia General Assembly has passed two measures designed to reduce the time and cost of pursuing smaller automobile accident cases..In the past, you could file a smaller case (maximum recovery $15,000) in in the Virginia General District Court and use affidavits to prove your medical care and costs. The problem was that defendants, often seeking to make things too expensive, could either...

• Bring Back Red Light Cameras to Virginia?

  Ben Glass | January 18, 2007 5:43 AM | 2 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  I may be in the minority but I like the idea of red light cameras at some of Northern Virginia's busy intersections. I think they make people more aware of the danger of running red lights. Sure, some people get rear ended, but then, that means everyone has to pay more attention.The Virginia State Senate passed legislation yesterday to restore the red lights at some Northern Virginia...