Norfolk-Portsmouth Personal Injury Lawyer

For some folks in Tidewater, Virginia (VA) it is a matter of pride that they are from Portsmouth, Virginia (VA) v. Newport News, Virginia (VA), v. Smithfield, Virginia (VA). When it comes to car wreck cases though, it makes no difference whether your injury lawyer works in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, or Suffolk, Virginia (VA). The key is to get the best auto accident attorney available. In a...

An anti-trust lawsuit has been filed against Norfolk Southern Railway Company alleging that the Norfolk, Virginia (VA) based railroad and 4 major rail carriers conspired to price gouge. The Federal Government's Surface Transportation Board regulates the rates that major railroads charge to their customers. This lawsuit accuses Norfolk Southern of conspiring to set prices especially gas...

According to recent published reports from the Associated Press, a Georgia family had 4 people killed when their car went off Interstate 81 near Salem, Virginia (VA), and overturned. According to the Virginia State Police, the wreck occurred in the early morning hours. These 4 highway fatalities happened only a half a day after 3 other people died in a head on collision in Bedford County,...

Railroad workers face the real threat of having the loss of a limb occur as a result of unsafe job conditions on the railroad. I know this because I am a law partner in an injury firm whose practice is focused on injuries to railroad workers who get hurt on the job. There are over 150,000 people each year who lose a limb.Railroad workers face the real threat of having the loss of a limb occur...

Your attorney needs to get all of the trucker's logs, if you are hurt in a crash where the big rig drivers was at fault. The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets forth strict rules about keeping log books that apply to trucks and trucking companies.As a law firm based out of Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) we see many accidents with serious...

At this time of year in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and across Hampton Roads, in Newport News, Williamsburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) people are getting their pools ready for the summer months. Pool safety is key.At this time of year in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and across Hampton Roads, in Newport News, Williamsburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and...

As a Virginia (VA) attorney handling injury cases like automobile accidents for about 18 years, I have come to recognize preparation as the key to success in handling serious injury cases in Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) or in any court. The best attorneys prepare their cases better than the insurance defense lawyers who they go up against. The lawyer can't control what the facts are in a car...

One of the main kinds of medical malpractice cases are for injuries or wrongful death that occurs as a result of a doctor making a mistake in diagnosis of the patient. Our law firm handles medical malpractice lawsuits in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), and elsewhere. So, I bought a new book called How Doctors Think hoping it would help the attorneys I work with continue to be among the best...

A Virginia (VA) or North Carolina (NC) injury case involving a surgery is worth more money than a case without a surgery. In some ways this makes sense in that an injury which is serious enough to require a surgery likely involves pain and suffering greater than one where the doctor did not see the need to send the patient to a surgeon. In an automobile accident lawsuit, the insurance company...

The lawyers in our firm are often retained as personal injury counsel to represent people from outside of Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) who are visiting here as tourists and unfortunately get hurt. Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and other parts of our area in eastern Virginia (VA) and north east North Carolina (NC) are big tourist destinations. Our area boasts tourist spots that attract visitors...