Norfolk-Portsmouth Personal Injury Lawyer
Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with Virginia focus.
Author: John M. Cooper, who edits this blawg, is a Virginia lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Virginia • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Norfolk-Portsmouth Personal Injury Lawyer
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Deer: A Major Danger and Expense on Virginia Roadways
Close to 50,000 Virginians will file insurance claims for deer-related accidents at an estimated cost of nearly $15 million, according to the Fairfax Times. Virginia (VA) is currently ranked fifth out of all 50 states…
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Wrongful Death Suit Reinstated in Virginia (VA) Against Parents Hosting Visting Teen
Courts and juries can find adults who have temporary supervision or custody of children liable for injuries to those children even when the harm resulted from the actions of someone other than the supervising adults.…
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Driver Fatigue Contributes to Serious Car Accidents
Millions of people were reportedly involved in car accidents, or came very close to getting into a serious car accident, due to driver fatigue, according to a study conducted by the National Sleep Foundation. Over…
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Norfolk's Harbor Walk condos, built with Chinese drywall, to get new developer
The beleaguered Harbor Walk condo project in Norfolk’s Ocean View neighborhood is being taken over by new developer Franciscus Co., months after it was revealed that the old developer – Henin Group of Florida –…
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Suffolk’s Dog Leash Law Slated for Long Overdue Review and Expansion
The Nov. 3 Virginian-Pilot contains a report that will probably surprise most people in Tidewater. To quote the article, “The ‘enforcement areas’” for the city law requiring owners to keep their dogs on leashes when…
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Budget Cuts Ground Virginia Aerial Traffic Monitoring, Will Traffic Accidents Increase?
You’ve probably seen the signs – “Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft” - when traveling down Interstate 64 (I-64), Interstate 264 (I264) and other heavily traveled highways. However, due to the downtrodden economy, Virginia State Police…
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Halloween Horror: Trick or Treating Leads to Higher Incidences of Pedestrian Traffic Accidents
Halloween is all about ghouls and goblins, dressing up, eating some delicious candy, and maybe even enjoying a scary movie. But there’s a truly terrifying aspect Halloween few people seem to know: the number of…
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“Wiihab” Proving to be a Powerful Rehabilitation Tool
Hospitals routinely struggle to keep their patients motivated and active in the traditional rehabilitation routine. Why? Because most routines are repetitive, cause pain, and are not very exciting. Enter the Nintendo Wii. This popular video…
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Rail Operators Shift to Opposing Safety Upgrades for Being Too Costly
Federal rules due to become final before the end of 2009 will require freight, passenger and commuter rail operator to install safety systems along their tracks that automatically slow or shut down trains when they…
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Fall-Related Death of Worker at Norfolk Sanitation Plant Under Investigation
Randy Piche, a long-time Hampton Roads Sanitation District employee, died Tuesday morning after falling through an opening on a third-floor walkway at the Army Base Treatment Plant in Norfolk on Tuesday morning. Neither the wastewater…