Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Miscellaneous

Farid Zurmati, DDS, founder of Kingstowne and Family Dentistry,has sued two Virginia Assistant Attorney Generals and five members of the Virginia Board of Dentistry for what he calls a

Many lawyers are concerned about the effect that their advertising has on consumer attitudes about them. They also want to know what works and what doesn't. I've developed a quick, six question...

Graham Harrison, filed for disability benefits under his group long term insurance policy provided by Prudential Insurance Company. He suffered from Tourette Syndrome which prevented him from working on a full time basis. His doctor, a neurologist and specialist in his disease (Tourette Syndrome) had recommended that he consider reducing his work schedule to less than full time to accommodate...

A former dentist from Pennington Gap has been found guilty by a federal jury of 10 felony charges, including racketeering and fraud.According to officials with the office of U.S. attorney John Brownlee, 51-year-old Roy Shelburne has agreed to a forfeiture of a total of $200,000 to the federal government because of the conviction.Shelburne is now facing a maximum penalty of a prison sentence of...

The Food and Drug Administration is notifying patients and doctors about the potential risk of stroke with Spiriva a drug used to treat breathing problems related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Apparently, an analsys of the data of earlier trial led to the discovery of a potential relationship. "Potential safety concerns over Spiriva could facilitate earlier Advair use in less severe...

A $4.5 million personal injury lawsuit filed by a man a former Colonial Beach police officer Tasered in 2005 has been dismissed by a federal judge.U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson decided on Thursday, March 6 that former Sgt. Ryan Hood was "entitled to qualified immunity" from civil liability after shooting James Keller with the stun gun. He said that it was appropriate for Hood, who resigned...

On Thursday, March 6, a $25 million lawsuit was filed, alleging that the wrongful death of a Richlands High School freshman in September was the result of his gym teacher forcing him to do wind sprints in 90-degree temperatures, regardless of school officials knowing that he had a heart condition which prohibited physical fitness activity.The suit, filed by the boy's mother in Tazewell County...

In general personal injury law, the wrongdoer is responsible if his actions cause a series of events which themselves cause further injury. This is the personal injury law of Virginia. A recent California case highlights almost the reverse of the issue. It allows a wrongdoer to reduce his liability for damages caused by a subsequent treating health care provider.A Court of Appeals in the Second...

All of the lawyers who read this blog will really enjoy this short musical video.

A Colorado man who is believed to be the only consumer to develop "popcorn lung" from regular microwave popcorn servings has filed a personal injury suit for injuries from the artificial butter flavoring which had only sickened workers at popcorn factories previously.According to Kenneth McClain, the attorney for Wayne Watson, The Kroger Co. and two of its divisions: Dillon Companies Inc. and...

The National Retail Federation has suggested to Congress and the Bush Administration that lawmakers consider an "individual mandate" requiring all individuals to obtain health insurance and new voluntary coverage options for part-time workers. We have heard this from some of the Presidential candidates. This is silly.The government has no business mandating that citizens buy anything, let alone...

The Virginia General Assembly has started its 2008 session and one are of controversy is whether so-called "Pay-Day" loan rates should be capped.House Bill 12 proposes limiting the annual rate of these loans to 36%. This is a bad idea.A "pay-day" loan is a short term unsecured loan, usually of only a few hundred dollars, that generally carries a rather high rate of interest, especially when...

A man in St. Paul, Minnesota received a personal injury as a result of a case of mistaken identity.After a police officer went to a downtown bus stop in response to a call about a gun-toting suspect, he went to his squad car to get his police dog for assistance. The dog did his duty, chasing down a 19-year-old man and biting down on his lower left leg. However, there was one serious problem. The...

A concrete worker from Texas is recovering from in the hospital after receiving personal injuries in an accident at his workplace on Wednesday, January 2. The accident resulted in the amputation of the man's arm.According to his son, 52-year-old Robert Kerstetter was greasing a machine at 4:30 a.m. the morning of the accident when his right arm was caught in the machine.He said that he had been...

In the last week, our office received several phone calls and emails from clients of this attorney who has been recently arrested. We investigated and found that according to the Virginia State Bar website, his license to practice law was recently suspended.The Virginia State Bar has a client protection fund and information about making a claim under the fund is here. Let me say that this is all...