Most car crash cases the Herndon Virginia injury and accident law firm of ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd. accepts each year have a “Police Accident Report“, “Police Investigation Report” or “Police Accident Reconstruction Report.” These are usually compared to the ambulance emergency and first responder reports in order to verify key facts about the wreck. However, there…
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At ABRAMS LANDAU, Ltd., we are often asked how long an injured victim has to bring their car crash or bike crash lawsuit. Most personal injury cases in Virginia have a 2 year time limit. Wrongful death and intentional tort cases may have a shorter time limit (“statute of limitations” – after which the case…
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Car fires are not insignificant in light of the catastrophic injuries they can cause and the losses that result. According to the National Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) there were 258,000 vehicular fires reported in the United States last year. These fires caused 385 civilian deaths, 1675 civilian fire-related injuries and $1.4 billion in property damage.…
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Car and bicycle crash clients have noted that on the official Police Accident Report, there is are three boxes for speed. There is the box for the “posted speed limit” and the speed at the time of the impact. But there is also a box for “maximum safe speed.” This can be less than the…
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There are multiple types of brain injury from a car or truck crash. Rapid acceleration and rotational forces can send the brain bouncing around inside the skull. There can be impact with the front windshield or side windows. There can even be impact with an exploding airbag. These forces can twist or tear axons.…
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