Repeal of Virginia ban on radar detectors progresses
Opponents of the bill argue it would make it easier for drivers to speed, thus making the roads more deadly.
Motorists and Motorcyclists Can Safely Share the Road
With warmer weather drawing more motorcyclists on the roads, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and Governor Kaine are urging motorists and motorcyclists to safely share the roads in an effort to reduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities.
VDOT reports that in 2007 approximately 2,200 individuals were injured and 126 were killed in motorcycle accidents on Virginia’s [...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects DaimlerChrysler’s Appeal
On May 26, 2009, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected DiamlerChrysler’s appeal (DaimlerChrysler Corp. v. Flax, 08-1010) to overturn a $13 million judgment for punitive damages that was awarded to a Tennessee family following the death of their 8-month-old son, Joshua Flax, for fatal injuries sustained in an automobile accident in 2001 involving a 1998 [...]
Insurance Companies’ “Tricks of Trade” Revealed
As most of you know, I used to work for many of the largest insurance companies in the world and defended all sorts of Virginia automobile accident, wrongful death, medical malpractice, slip and fall, dog bite, brain injury and various other types of Virginia personal injury claims.
Two Virginia Tech Students Injured in Car Accident By Drunk Driver and How the Injuries Have Changed Their Lives
On September 6, 2008, Kellsye Pitsenbarger and Amanda Tyus, were walking down a street near the Virginia Tech campus when they were struck by a vehicle being operated by Ryan Williams Wresch, who was apparently under the influence of alcohol and possibly marijuana.
Both young ladies were seriously injured and it has taken them months of [...]
