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• Unfair Law of Contributory Negligence Still King in Virginia

  John Cooper | November 28, 2006 9:21 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Many people do not realize that Virginia keeps an ancient English law on the books for car wreck cases and other torts saying that if the injured person is 1% at fault, they shall recover nothing.The rule of contributory negligence says that the injured person has to have acted reasonably for his own safety or he gets nothing. If the person who was hurt by the clear negligence of another is...

• Personal Injury Appeals

  John Cooper | November 22, 2006 12:35 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A wise, old personal injury attorney once said "The injured person doesn't make any money on appeal."The reason that appeal is bad for the plaintiff is that the best an appellate court can ever do is to reaffirm something good that has already happened in the trial court. If an injured person or a family whose loved one has been killed due to someone else's fault gets a big verdict, the...

• Big Business vs. The Little Guy

  John Cooper | November 21, 2006 12:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  It never ceases to amaze me how big insurance companies and corporations do everything in their power to prevent people from being able to make injury claims when they get hurt.Big businesses use all of their money and leverage to try to pay as little as they can get away with paying in all regards. One of the easiest things for them to do is to limit the rights of regular citizens, "the little...

• Testing Is Critical In Products Liability Cases.

  John Cooper | November 10, 2006 2:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  BY: JOHN M. COOPERThe very first question when someone calls me about a products liability case is do you have the product in question in your possession.The reason this is the first question is that the only way you can win such a case is to have an expert examine the product to confirm that it was defective. If you do not have the actual thing to be tested, then the expert is not in a good...

• Family Doctor, Chiropractor or Orthopedist - Who Do You Choose?(2)

  John Cooper | November 03, 2006 2:41 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Our clients often ask us who should I go see after an automobile wreck with a personal injury.The choice of what kind of doctor to go see is up to the individual. There is no right answer. Generally, I, as an attorney, try to stay out of the decision. However, I do give information to folks who have had a personal injury so they can make a more informed choice for themselves. Obviously, if...

• The Hospital Emergency Room Is No Place For A Sick Person

  John Cooper | November 02, 2006 2:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Hospital emergency rooms are stretched to the limits, which can lead to medical mistakes.A 1999 study showed that more than half of all preventable hospital error claims result from mistakes in the emergency room (ER). The main problem is chaos. Hospital emergency rooms are not properly funded and they are treating more patients with fewer resources. Part of the problem is more Americans...

• Family Doctor, Chiropractor or Orthopedist - Who Do You Choose?

  John Cooper | November 01, 2006 2:29 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Our clients often ask us who should I go see after an automobile wreck with a personal injury.The choice of what kind of doctor to go see is up to the individual. There is no right answer. Generally, I, as an attorney, try to stay out of the decision. However, I do give information to folks who have had a personal injury so they can make a more informed choice for themselves. Obviously, if...