According to the VDOT Work Safety Zone Coordinator Brian Fry, in 2008 there were more than 2,000 crashes in highway work zones in Virginia. In those crashes, 6 people died and more than 1,000 were injured. The statistics show that 80% of those killed in work zone crashes are drivers, not highway workers. When you…
Continue readingThis will be a short post. The law firms that are buying television, radio and newspaper advertising “trolling” for oil spill cases in Florida, Texas and Louisiana demonstrate some of the worst of what people think of trial lawyers. The big class action firms have already bought google ads and have begun on-line searching for…
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When can a local lawyer beat a sitting Virginia judge and NOT be cited for “contempt” ? At the First Annual “Race for Justice” held at the Tysons Sport & Health Club this morning. Several hundred Northern Virginia lawyers, judges, legal staff and family members turned out for this inaugural event, which raised money for…
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Distracted drivers in Capital Beltway Construction Zones are the focus of an extensive DC Metropolitan Campaign AAA Mid-Atlantic released a report on distracted Capital Beltway drivers and launched a regional campaign focused on reducing distracted driving in the Capital Beltway (I-495) HOT Lanes construction zone. According to the report, 56 percent of drivers on the…
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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 claimed soft-tissue back injuries. As sometimes happens in personal injury litigation, she was later diagnosed another medical condition. In…
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