Safety and Health Reporter

Personal Injury Background Checks

In personal injury cases it’s quite common that attorneys use an expert witness.  They may be used either by the plaintiff or the party …

Resident Relative in Car Accident Cases

Brien Roche
In many types of car accident cases there arises an issue of who is a resident relative. The resident relative may be entitled to coverage held by other relatives that are members of …

Personal Injury Insurance Coverage

Brien Roche
Insurance policies tend to follow certain basic formats. The first part is the insurance agreement. Within the insurance agreement there is a definition as to who and what is covered.
Next comes the definitions.
Next …

Accident Investigation in Personal Injury Cases

Brien Roche
Ordinary Course of Business
Carriers investigate accidents in the ordinary course of their business. Also they take statements and photos as part of the ordinary course of their claims business.  …

Medicine for Personal Injury Lawyers

Brien Roche
Any personal injury lawyer needs to know a great deal about medicine. Medicine in large measure is knowing the human body. This blogpost is designed to give an overview of how the …

Motions to Quash Subpoenas for Medical Records

Brien Roche
In the course of personal injury litigation there frequently arise instances where defense counsel has a service company obtain the plaintiff’s medical records. Sometimes these service companies canvass.  What that means is that they …

Impairment Ratings in Personal Injury Cases

Brien Roche
Impairment ratings in personal injury cases are important. 
They are different from disability ratings. 
What are Impairment Ratings in Personal Injury Cases?
An impairment rating is purely a medical determination. Permanent impairment is any anatomic or …

Admissions by Insurers in Personal Injury Actions

Brien Roche
In the course of dealing with insurance companies, sometimes they make interesting admissions as to the case they are handling. Those admissions may be governed by Rule 2:408(a)(2) and Rule 2:803(0)(C) and (D).
Admissions …

Direct Corporate Liability for Personal Injury

Brien Roche
A corporation may be either directly liable or vicariously liable for injury claims. Vicarious liability is discussed in another blog post on this site. 
Direct corporate liability may be based upon actions of …

VDOT Condemnation Cases

Brien Roche
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is the primary condemner in most eminent domain cases statewide. However there may be other governmental entities that condemn property. Their process is all much the same. Title …

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