Virginia is for Lovers.  And Virginia is for Pet Lovers too.  Talk to any pet owner you know, and they will tell you that the value of their pet is way more than the purchase price.  Traditionally, however, Virginia law has valued an owner’s pet only up to “Fair Market Value.”  What that has meant […]

As we’ve written before, Virginia courts are unforgiving when it comes to statutes of limitations. Stated another way, if you let the statute of limitations pass on your personal injury claim without settling your case or properly filing it in court, you lose. Inherently, this also means making sure you actually know the SOL in […]

If you’re the victim of a Virginia car crash, you may have decided that you want to settle your own case.  What many law firms won’t tell you is you may be better off without an attorney.  In fact, at Abrenio law, we only accept car crash cases where we are confident that we can […]

Recently, a victim of a violent car crash entrusted Abrenio Law to help pursue her claims.  After significant effort, given her catastrophic injuries, we were able to secure a settlement for just under $1.7 million.  What happened? The case involved a March 25, 2022, car crash in Northern Virginia. There, the victim was riding as […]

If you’ve been in a car crash here in Virginia, and have talked to an insurance adjustor, they likely asked was, “how bad was the damage to your car?”  When it comes to a personal injury claims, the reason this question is asked (as you probably know) is people will infer how badly you were […]

If you’ve been involved in a Virginia car accident and are covered by Medicare, certain issues can arise that aren’t the same as if you have a private health insurance company.  With that said, if you’re fortunate enough to have health insurance, including Medicare, you should make sure to take advantage of it if and […]

If you’ve got a Virginia car accident claim, and you’re close to settling, you know that the process can be overwhelming.  Even if you have an attorney, trying to resolve your injury case can add to the trauma that you’ve already been through.  However, one of the last steps involved usually involves reviewing and signing […]

If you follow our blog, you’ll know recently we wrote an article about important “take-aways” from the Gwyneth Paltrow Injury Trial that recently ended with Gwyneth (the defendant) winning the case.  One aspect of the defense, which we believe the jury found compelling was cross examination that focused on the Plaintiff’s vacations and travels following […]

By now, it’s likely that you’ve heard that Gwyneth Paltrow has been sued by a retired optometrist, Terry Sanderson, for personal injury. In the case, Mr. Sanderson claims that he suffered serious injuries, to include a traumatic brain injury, when Ms. Paltrow slammed into him while skiing. In response, Ms. Paltrow claims that it was […]

Far too often, folks call us about serious car accidents and tell us that they’ve suffered devastating injuries.  And when we tell them that there’s not enough car insurance to cover their claim, they respond, “but I’m fully insured?!” Tragically, car accident injury victims don’t learn that they are underinsured until it’s too late. Virginia […]