Monthly Archives: April 2024
What is the Difference Between a Survival Action and a Wrongful Death Claim?
Serious motor vehicle crashes and many other types of accidents in the Richmond area can result in fatal injuries. While nobody anticipates that a deadly incident will occur on any given day, unintentional injuries — often resulting from another party’s negligence — happen with frequency. Indeed, according to the National Safety Council (NSC), unintentional… Read More »
Liability for Tractor-Trailer Accidents in Virginia
There are several major highways that run through Virginia, as well as other roads on which large trucks travel. In the Richmond area alone, large trucks transporting goods up and down the eastern seaboard, as well as across the country from coast to coast, not to mention in the mid-Atlantic region, frequently travel on… Read More »
Filing a Traffic Accident Claim After the Eclipse
When traffic increases on roads around Richmond, the likelihood of a motor vehicle collision increases. Typically, we associate a rise in car crash risks due to heavier traffic with holidays and motor vehicle travel, especially during the holiday season and in the summer months when families plan road trips and nearby weekend getaways. Yet… Read More »
Distracted Driving Crashes and Cell Phone Data: What to Know
Distracted driving is a serious problem on Richmond-area roads and highways, and the problem has worsened as smartphone use has become widespread. Virginia has had a handheld cell phone ban in place since 2021, but the law does not always stop motorists from reading or composing texts, or otherwise using their smartphones, while they… Read More »