“Slugging” in the DC metro area is where commuters line up to get rides from total strangers in order to travel in the carpool or “High Occupancy Vehicle” lanes on local Interstate Highways. The riders get a free ride, the drivers save time and people get the chance to meet new people. Northern Virginia commuters…
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In a recent car accident case arising in the District of Columbia, the injured victim was fearful of what would happen to her car insurance premiums. Even though this Washington, D.C. crash was not her fault, this plaintiff was concerned that the bills for her automobile coverage would skyrocket. Many clients of the Herndon law…
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It used to be the law in Virginia that an injured car crash victim could not accept a full insurance policy limits offer from the negligent defendant driver’s company without permission from her own motor vehicle carrier if she wanted to get additional benefits from her underinsured coverage. UnderInsured Motorist insurance is known as UIM,…
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With the explosion of ride services outside of the traditional taxicab and hack systems, it is hard to know how to proceed when in an accident with an App dispatched vehicle through Lyft, Uber or other such company. Uber and Lyft are referred to as “Transportation Network Companies” (TNCs). They participate in the new ride-sharing…
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Callers to ABRAMS LANDAU frequently believe that because they were injured at a store, the store must pay for their medical bills, lost wages, and other harms. “In Virginia this is certainly not true,” notes Herndon Reston injury lawyer Doug Landau, “as there are many defenses available to stores so that even when there is…
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