The Plaintiff, with her husband, decided to spend the afternoon going to open houses in Loudoun County.  One home in particular was being advertised on Redfin, so they showed up. It had snowed earlier that week, but by the date in question, most of the snow had melted.  And it was a warm day.    […]

In this case, the Plaintiff went to visit a friend.  The friend’s roommate owned a pit-bull that, out of now where, began attacking the Plaintiff.  It bit her face and arms.  Unfortunately, the attack was so violent that a stranger walking by ran in and had to wrestle the dog away from the Plaintiff. As […]

This case arose when the Plaintiff was going for an afternoon walk.  While walking, she encountered a young man on the sidewalk ahead of her with two dogs, each on a leash.  As she approached the young man and dogs, she said “excuse me.”  Out of nowhere, one of the dogs lunged her, but her […]

This case arose from a T-bone car accident case where the Plaintiff (a practicing attorney) was proceeding through an intersection with a green arrow, when the defendant (a 20-something on his cell phone) ran his red light and struck Plaintiff on his driver’s side. The defendant, through his insurance defense attorney, blamed our client for […]

This was an automobile accident case, in which the defendant contested fault in the accident. Our client was driving his motorcycle southbound on George Washington Park Way as he approached River Farm Drive. At that same time, the defendant was driving on River Farm Drive approaching the stop sign at that road and GW Parkway, […]

This case stemmed from a rear-end car accident. The impact resulted in substantial property damage, and the Plaintiff felt immediate, sharp pain to his lumbar spine. Over the course of three years, the Plaintiff’s back pain persisted requiring him to undergo substantial physical therapy and epidural injections.  Because his pain did not subside, Plaintiff underwent a […]

The plaintiff was a 71-year-old female who attended a funeral. After the funeral, employees of the funeral home directed the funeral procession to cross through a very busy intersection that was governed by traffic lights on Route 1 in Spotsylvania. There was no law enforcement assistance on the scene (though the funeral home contended that […]

How this dog attack case happened. In this case, the Decedent was a very active 80 year-old who was riding his bike by a neighbor’s house.  Unfortunately, the neighbor opened their front door which allowed their unleashed and unattended family dog to run from the house.  The dog ran into the Decedent’s travel path, causing […]

Often, weget calls from potential clients about their Virginia car accident claims just before their statute of limitations runs. They tell us that they’ve already notified the car insurance company about their claim, so they’ve met their deadline. Unfortunately, in Virginia, this is not enough to preserve your claim.  You must either settle your claim […]

If you’ve been in an accident here in Virginia, it’s in your best interest to preserve evidence in your case to prove how your accident happened, the injuries you sustained, and the recovery you were forced to make.  However, Virginia recently clarified that it’s not only in your best interest, but it’s now the law. […]