Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer
Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with focus on Virginia.
Author: Ben Glass, who edits this blawg, is a Virginia lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Virginia • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Northern Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer
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Virginia Federal Court Rules in Favor of Disability Claimant
In the first ERISA disability case to discuss the newest case from the United States Supreme Court, the disability claimant was awarded a huge win against Liberty Life Insurance Company. I was quoted in the…
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What's Better, Settling or Going to Trial
Ah the age old debate about "successful" resolution of a personal injury case. Now, a new study concludes that settling your case is the best way to "win." Kentucky accident attorney Mike Schaffer has the…
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What is "informed consent"?
Informed consent is a concept in the law that says that before rendering treatment a physician must use reasonable care to properly utilize you of both the risks and the benefits of the treatment.…
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Can you sue for what might have happened?
Sometimes potential clients call us and complained that "if they had taken the medication that the pharmacist incorrectly gave them they would have become very sick." Since they did not take the medication because they…
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Is a misdiagnosis malpractice?
What happens when you learn that the first diagnosis that your doctor made is wrong? What if you took medication that has been harmful to you that you didn't need to take because the diagnosis…
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Head-On Crash Leaves Four in Hospital in Prince William County
On August 5 at 5:20 pm, a 31-year-old Bristow woman's 2006 Volkswagen Jetta crossed into oncoming traffic and struck a 2003 Ford F-250. They were traveling on Devlin Drive near University Boulevard in Prince William…
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What damages are generally paid by a settlement or verdict for a Virginia Medical malpractice case?
In a medical malpractice case in Virginia, if the defendant is liable to you for injury, then a jury may consider any of the following which it believes were actually caused by the defendant's…
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More on WhoCanISue.com
Interesting that the Whois Database lists the address for this website as the same building as an alleged spammer and an company that allegedly did not fulfill promises. Also the URL has been owned since…
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WhoCanISue.com Won't Attract Real Trial Lawyers
Time Magazine has an article about a new attorney referral marketing website and Time is using it to take another shot at lawyers....and rightfully so this time...except that I don't believe the website was built…
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DUI Claims another Life in Lorton, Virginia
According to the Virginia State Police, this past weekend Robert L. Thomas, 53, fell victim to a drunk driver as he drove along Route 1 in Lorton, VA. The accident involved a head-on crash…