With all of the construction cranes pulling up walls, with no windows, for data centers in Loudoun County and Western Fairfax County, one wonders what happens if there is an injury during the construction phase, or once these facilities become operational. If the injury occur during construction phase, to someone involved in the same trade…
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It is critically important that your lawyer and workers comp team are exposed to the latest updates in the law, medicine and claims handling. So many so-called personal injury & comp lawyers stay “siloed” in their offices, never leaving to interact with the other lawyers, judges, claims professionals and medical expert, but instead getting their…
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The great U.S. president, Abraham Lincoln, was dogged in his pursuit of victory in the Civil War. However, he was gentle in trying to establish the ensuing peace. Confederate officers were allowed to keep their horses so they could plow their fields and try to survive after the horrors and ravages of the war. Additionally,…
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Like most states, a jury in the Commonwealth of Virginia can only award damages to reimburse the injured victim as spelled out in the jury instructions the judge gives them at the end of the case. If they do not follow these instructions, a mistrial may be declared & the case may have to be…
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The insurance industry is in the business of “Risk Management.” They people who work in the claims departments do not want to make decisions on their own, take risks and look foolish by paying out too much money in cases where the injured worker is not disabled, incapable of working at a light duty job…
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