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• Negligence by truckers a major cause of large truck crashes, according to new study

  John Cooper | June 28, 2007 2:14 PM | 1 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued a report to Congress in 2006 about the reasons for tractor trailer wrecks. In those cases where the action or inaction of the driver commercial truck is the cause of the collision, driving too fast for conditions and fatigue were often important factors. Big rigs accidents commonly happen when the truck...

• Seatbelts Reduce Death and Serious Injury in Car Crashes

  John Cooper | June 27, 2007 9:00 AM | 1 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In May, 2007, another annual click it or ticket campaign occurred. The Virginia click it or ticket program is trying to improve statewide safety belt compliance which is currently 78.6%. The goal for Virginia (VA) is to get the rate of people wearing their seatbelts up to 82%. North Carolina (NC) has been ahead of Virginia (VA) on seatbelt usage, having a rate of 86.7% of its motorist...

• How To Win A Slip And Fall Case In Virginia (VA)

  John Cooper | June 26, 2007 9:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  A personal injury lawsuit in Virginia (VA) has two parts, liability and damages. Damages are the result of the bodily injury to the person who is hurt, such as a broken bone and the lost wages and medical expenses associated with any orthopaedic surgery and permanent disability. The liability side of the bodily injury case is showing that the defendant was at fault in causing the plaintiff's...

• Surprising numbers in medical malpractice claims

  John Cooper | June 25, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  As a personal injury lawyer at a law firm which handles plaintiff's side, medical malpractice cases, I find the following reported numbers startling: 1. The majority of medical malpractice claims close without payment to the injured person.2. Only 2% of medical malpractice victims make a claim.3. 80% of the time the doctor or the hospital wins in cases that go to jury verdict.How to reconcile...

• Head restraint systems in some minivans perform poorly

  John Cooper | June 22, 2007 10:58 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently looked at 6 different minivans and found that those in the Ford 2006 Nissan Quest, the 2005-2006 Toyota Siena and the 2004-2006 Mazda MPV among others failed to give efficient head support in the event of a whip lash injury. The test measured the effects of rear end collisions at relatively low speeds and found that the necks of the test...

• Jury Selection Key to Success in Serious Personal Injury Cases

  Jim Lewis | June 21, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Before any serious personal injury case, whether it be an automobile personal injury case, a medical negligence personal injury case, or a products liability personal injury case, a process occurs wherein the lawyers are allowed a limited number of questions to the individuals who are candidates to sit on the jury trial of a serious personal injury case. This process is called voir dire. ...

• Boating fatalities and alcohol

  John Cooper | June 19, 2007 11:44 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  Boating in Virginia (VA) and North Carolina (NC) waters is serious fun. Boating collisions often occur because boat operators are not paying sufficient attention in keeping a good look out for other boats. Like automobile accidents, boating wrecks typically occur because of operator error. There are lots of things that can distract your attention. There are the natural factors, such as the...

• What Is Wrongful Death?

  John Cooper | June 15, 2007 4:19 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A wrongful death claim is made by a family whose loved one has been killed by the negligence or intentional act of another person or company. It is very similar to a personal injury claim, but instead of the harm being a bodily injury, the harm is death. The main difference between a personal injury case and a wrongful death case is the type of damages that can be sought against the at fault...

• Accidental Falls-A Major Risk in Nursing Homes

  John Cooper | June 14, 2007 10:36 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  According to a published report in the Washington Times on November 17, 2006, the leading cause of injury deaths for people over 65 is a fall. In 2003, over 13,000 seniors died from falling according to a study by the United States Centers for Disease Control. Older men are more likely than older women to die from a tumble because they are typically more frail. The population of people over 65...

• Virginians can't sue bar over drunk driver

  John Cooper | June 13, 2007 3:34 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  There is a law in Virginia (VA) called the Dram Shop Law that provides immunity to bar owners and other commercial establishments who serve alcohol to a patron who ends up harming someone on the road as a drunk driver. The same immunity protects individuals who throw parties in their homes even when they knowingly serve too much to drink to an intoxicated person who kills someone with their car....

• Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) is one region regarding injury law

  John Cooper | June 11, 2007 4:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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...

• Norfolk Southern Railroad sued over rail rates

  John Cooper | June 06, 2007 1:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  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...

• Seven motorists died in 2 crashes in western Virginia

  John Cooper | June 05, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  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,...

• Loss of arm or leg injuries in railroad work

  John Cooper | June 02, 2007 2:37 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)

  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...

• Trucker's logs are key evidence in tractor trailer wrecks.

  John Cooper | June 01, 2007 1:57 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  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...