Archive for April, 2009

Virginia Personal Injury Lawyers Must Know How to Link Texting to Accidents

I have previously written about the dangers of texting while driving, but the latest news from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) provides more tragic proof of the reality of these dangers. The NTSB is investigating the recent Los Angeles Metrolink commuter train crash, which resulted in 25 deaths and 128 people injured. According to recent reports, it is suspected that the engineer of the train was text messaging when the train ran a stop signal and crashed into an oncoming freight train. Virginia personal injury/accident lawyers also have the ability to prove a driver who caused an accident was texting. At the beginning of a lawsuit, lawyers can simply issue a subpoena for the driver’s cell phone records from Read more…

Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice

Personal injury is the name given to the branch of tort law that covers any wrongdoing or damage done to another in his/her person, property, rights, or reputation. A personal injury can happen any where such as work, in a traffic accident, because of a faulty product or a faulty repair, due to bad medical treatment, or because you slipped and fell on a wet floor or pavement. The personal injury can be physical or psychological but, to be considered actionable, it must occur due to the negligence or unreasonably unsafe actions of your employer, a manufacturer, your doctor, your landlord, or some other person or organization who owes you a duty of ordinary care. If you think you may Read more…

Compensation for Accidents in Scotland

A road accident could be quite nasty and involve many people and vehicles. IT could result in injuries of different severity. You could suffer grievous injuries in a hit-and-run case, a head on collision with a larger vehicle could result in serious damage to property and loss of life too. You could also suffer injuries as a passenger in the vehicle and if you’re the driver it could get worse. Road accidents are also quite common and although we don’t hear of serious accident all the time – minor dents and scrapes are also quite enough to count as car accidents. In Scotland, 2007 saw approximately 16,000-odd accidents. If you think that this number is shocking, you might want to Read more…

Why You Should Use a Personal Injury Attorney For Mass Transit Accident Claims

Fortunately, most people go through their entire lives without ever running into any major trouble while using public transportation. Every day, millions of people use things such as public buses, trains, planes and boats without incident. According to many statistics, these types of transportation are often thought to be far safer than private transportation methods like automobiles and motorcycles. However, when an accident does occur in a public transit setting, those who suffer injuries need to protect their rights; as such, hiring an experienced personal injury attorney is one of the best ways to do so. Many laws govern how various types of public transportation are conducted. Whether it be buses, planes or other forms of transportation, the law is Read more…