When a road has changes in width, speed limit and curvature, it can be very dangerous for drivers under all kinds of conditions. When I first moved to Franklin Farms in the 1980s, my late friend and Virginia Delegate Bernie Cohen remarked as to how often he had seen helicopters taking injured people from crashes
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For many years, the limit on how much you could sue for in the Virginia General District Court was $25,000.00. General District Courts are faster and less expensive than the Circuit Courts, where an injured victim can get a jury trial and there are no limits on how much you can sue for or recover.
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When a worker is attacked by a dog while trying to perform their job, they can collect workers’ compensation AND a settlement or verdict from a lawsuit against the dog owner. Attorney Doug Landau came across case report where a tree trimmer and handyman was bitten by a dog while working. The dog bite was
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When first enacted, Workers’ Compensation for injured workers was supposed to be “the Grand Bargain.” In exchange for giving up the right to sue their employer and coworkers for Common Law negligence, unsafe, and even unlawful conduct, workers were supposed to be able to have the protection of a quick, administrative medical bill payment and partial
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