Unfortunately, large commercial trucks pose a public safety issue in our region. When they are not operated safely, very serious accidents happen. According to data published by the Virginia Highway Safety Office (VHSO), approximately 1,000 people were injured in trucking accidents in 2017 alone. Truck companies and their insurers must be held accountable after they cause a crash. Every successful truck accident injury claim is based on a strong foundation of supporting evidence. Following...
Posted by Scott Barney on 03/23/2020
If you have been injured in an accident in the State of New Jersey, there is a high likelihood that you may want to seek filing a personal injury claim in order to recuperate from the damages you sustained. Before filing a claim, however, there are a number of state laws you may want to be aware of as they could have a significant impact on your case. New Jersey Statute of Limitations on Personal Injury ClaimsEvery state across the nation has placed strict limitations on personal injury claims...
Posted by Bayard Smith on 03/10/2020
A personal injury claim is filed when a person suffers mental or physical harm as a result of another’s negligence. Personal injury claims are often complex cases because of applicable California laws. Nonetheless, filing a claim is essential for victims as it offers compensation, which is an indispensable resource for the healing process.Fight for the Compensation You DeserveIf you were injured as a result of another’s negligence, obtaining compensation can help you as you recover....
Posted by PersonalInjuryLaw.Guru Staff on 03/04/2020
Whether you got hurt in a car accident in Virginia Beach or elsewhere in the state, you should be thinking about filing a claim for compensation as soon as possible. However, the process for seeking compensation after a Virginia car crash can be confusing. Many Virginians know that it may be possible to file an auto insurance claim, but at the same time, many people have also heard about seeking compensation by filing a car accident lawsuit. As a result, people often ask: Should I file...
Posted by Scott Barney on 02/26/2020
While Virginia Beach may not see as much snow and ice in comparison to other parts of the country during the wintertime, snow does fall in the city, and snow accumulations in other parts of our state can be much greater. While snow may be beautiful, it can also create a hazard - snow and ice create dangerous conditions for driving, as well as slippery conditions for walking. Which raises the question: if a person slips and falls on snow or ice that’s accumulated on a property and is injured,...
Posted by William Breit on 02/26/2020
Although claims of medical negligence have been on the rise over the last decade, the true scope of the problem is only now becoming clear. Misdiagnosis in particular, has proven to occur at an alarming rate, with one recent study revealing that as many as 80,000 people die every year in U.S. hospitals due to misdiagnosis. While it is possible to hold medical providers, including physicians, surgeons, nurses, and hospitals accountable for their injury-causing negligence, doing so can be difficult,...
Posted by Walter Thomas on 02/24/2020
While there are a number of different types of injuries that cause significant pain and result in the accrual of substantial medical debt, certain injuries tend to have particularly devastating consequences. Catastrophic injuries, however, as their name suggests, are especially notorious for causing an extreme amount of pain and resulting in permanent disability. For many accident victims who sustain these types of serious injuries, obtaining compensation from the person or entity who caused their...
Posted by Herbert Maxey on 02/22/2020
Winter means frigid temperatures, snow, ice, and other inclement weather for residents of New York, but these conditions lead to much more than just inconvenience and delays in getting around town. The Federal Highway Administration (FHA) indicates that around 21 percent of all car accidents in the US are linked to adverse weather, leading to approximately 5,000 fatalities and 418,000 injuries to passengers. Considering the fact that the Big Apple gets some form of precipitation an average...
Posted by Steven Mandel on 02/07/2020
Some people don’t think that broken bones are a serious injury. They imagine that a victim just gets a cast put on the affected limb and, within a few months, the bone heals, then life returns to normal. But, if those bones have been broken as the result of an auto, truck or workplace accident, the situation may not be that simple.In some cases, rehabbing a fracture might be as simple as that. However, in many cases, complications ensue. And when they do, accident victims can be permanently...
Posted by Dennis Wagner on 02/06/2020
