On New Year’s Eve, 2013, a mother and her two children ages five and six were struck by a sport utility vehicle that failed to yield to them in a San Francisco crosswalk. The six year old child was killed and her mother survived, but underwent eye surgery and required several weeks of hospitalization. The…
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When a George Mason University student working at a big box retail store had his foot run over by a co-worker operating a forklift, he was not allowed to bring a negligence case for all of his losses. That is because Virginia law does not allow one coworker to sue another when the employer. This…
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In Virginia, when you are injured by a drunk or impaired driver, you may recover not only for your actual losses, but you may also seek punitive damages. Actual damages are things like past and present medical bills, wage loss, property damage, etc. Punitive damages, sometimes called “exemplary damages,” are damages above and beyond, and…
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It does not matter where you live — city or boondocks — how old you are, how much vacation you have, or whether you have reliable transportation. Workers’ Compensation judges will assume there is a light duty job you can do if you’re not in a coma, bedridden, or confined in an institution or hospital.…
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Where a Nurse Practitioner’s statement is submitted as evidence of disability to a Social Security Judge and the treating doctor countersigns the document, can the judge discount this medical opinion? A recent case held that discounting these opinions because the doctor merely countersigned the nurse practitioner’s statement is inconsistent with the Social Security Administration’s rules.…
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