Dog bites and animal bites produce a host of severe injuries. For instance, emotional injury, infections, painful cuts and scarring. If you have been bitten, call us for a free consultation with an experienced injury attorney. Local laws govern dog … Continue reading
Company rules are not relevant to prove standard of care. That at least has been the view of the Supreme Court. In Pullen v. Nickens, 226 Va. 342, 350 (1983), the Court said that private rules are not proof of … Continue reading
Cruise ship personal injury cases have been the stuff of many headlines. What many people are not aware of is that when they are injured on a cruise ship that does not mean that they have a right to bring … Continue reading
Charitable immunity is alive and well in Virginia. The lead case on that issue is UVA v. Morris, 275 Va. 319 (2008). A charity is immune from liability to beneficiaries for acts of ordinary negligence. However the charity may be liable … Continue reading
Explaining causation to a jury is not easy. In some cases causation may be very simple. In an auto collision case if a person hits his head on a steering wheel and passes out, the brain damage is easy to … Continue reading
The Brain Is Headquarters 1. HQ The brain controls everything. Everything. Everything. The brain is a bundle of neurons. Neurons are small cells that may be very short in size or may be very long. For instance some are fractions of … Continue reading
Common Causes of Amusement Park Personal Injury An amusement park accident or theme park accident is scary. The rides at these parks are exciting and sometimes dangerous. However it is the danger element that causes concern. That danger element must be addressed.Leading causes … Continue reading
In any personal injury case you basically have to prove two things. The first of those two things is liability. Liability means fault or some substandard behavior. More often it is simply referred to as negligence. The second thing that … Continue reading
The Virginia Supreme Court has dealt many times with the issue of punitive damage awards. The basis for a punitive damage award is a conscious disregard. That requires something beyond ordinary negligence. It also requires something beyond gross negligence. A … Continue reading
Sometimes in handling a personal injury action, a default judgment is the way to go. A default judgment means that you get a judgment against the defendant. For that to happen, there must be proper service of the suit papers. … Continue reading
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