A jury awarded $51,000 to a woman who claimed a motor vehicle accident ruptured her breast implants. In 2007, the plaintiff was rear-ended by an uninsured motorist while stopped at a traffic light. The plaintiff initially...
Category: Insurance Coverage
Blacksburg “Beer Pong” game results in fight; Virginia Supreme Court finds insurance coverage for fractured skull injury
April 26, 2010
After finishing final exams at Virginia Tech, Adam Copp was celebrating and playing beer pong with one of his roommates at a Blacksburg apartment. Two strangers joined the game and one of them, Carson Dugger, said something...
The Maryland Senate passed House Bill 825, which for the first time raises minimum automobile insurance requirements in Maryland. The measure previously passed the House with broad bipartisan support. Based on past public...
“If the Workers Compensation Insurance Company is paying my medical bills and wage loss, I’m all set, right ?”
March 8, 2010
Virginia workers comp lawyer Doug Landau is often asked this question. The short answer is, “NO.” Comp insurance companies may voluntarily pay for medical care or lost wages, and it seems as though they do so...
Chinese drywall cases – Virginia Legislature’s response
February 14, 2010
The Hampton Roads Virginian-Pilot reports that a Virginia House committee rejected a measure which “would have ensured that home-owners could file claims with their home insurance companies for property damage caused by...