In the United States, approximately 65,000 workers die each year of work-related illnesses and injuries – totaling more than 180 work related deaths each day!! Cost of Occupational Injuries and Deaths The cost of occupational injuries and deaths in the United States is staggering, estimated at $250 billion to $300 billion per year. Occupational Traffic …
Evidence in Injury Claims – Facts
Evidence in Injury Claims The outcome of every trial whether it involves an accident or defective product is dependent upon the evidence that is presented during the trial. Often this evidence consists of damaged vehicles (or parts thereof) or items that have failed and/or were not used properly, such as motor vehicle equipment like brakes …
Premises Liability Lawsuit Against Abercrombie In Sexual Assault Can Move Forward
A victim who suffered a sexual assault attack in 2008 at an Abercrombie & Fitch store at Valley View Mall is suing the clothing retailer for $1 million and the case is moving forward, reports The Roanoke Times. The female victim, 16-years-old when the assault took place in 2008, was attacked in an Abercrombie changing …
Family of Electrocuted Chesapeake Boy Receives $4.675 Million In Settlement
The family of a Chesapeake, VA boy who was electrocuted as the result of an improperly cut cable in the family’s backyard has won $4.675 million in settlement money, reports PilotOnline.com. Logan Fray, 7-years-old at the time, was playing in his backyard in March 2010, swinging on a cable that was stapled to a tree. …
Virginia Woman Can’t Sue Church For Hurt Leg Under Charitable Immunity
A Westmoreland County circuit judge has decided that a woman who suffered a broken leg while leaving a funeral reception at a church cannot sue for her injuries because of Virginia’s charitable immunity law, reports Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Judge Harry T. Taliaferro III ruled that the plaintiff, Helen H. France, who was neither a member …
Virginia Elderly Fall Prevention Tips: Keeping Your Loved Ones Safe
We’re all going to get old someday, but that doesn’t mean we have to suffer an injury from a fall as we age. As it stands now, one in three people over the age of 65 will fall, and 2 million of those adults are treated in emergency rooms for injuries each year, according to …
Virginia Personal Injury Trial Lawyer: Preparing A Witness For the Stand
In order to ensure that we are doing everything we can to succeed in the courtroom, it is necessary to spend some time on witness preparation. This means working with each witness involved in the case to make sure they are comfortable, confident, and prepared to put us in the best possible position in court. …
Former NFL Player Sues Redskins For Career Ending “Bounty” Injury
A former National Football League player is suing the Washington Redskins for a career ending injury he suffered in 2004, reports Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Barrett Green, 35, drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2000 and signed a contract worth just over $13 million with the New York Giants in 2004, claims that he suffered a …
Post-Trial Motions: A Closer Look at Virginia Personal Injury Trials – Cont.
While we here at Parrish Law Firm, PLLC will do everything we can to win your case, sometimes there are circumstances beyond our control that result in a less than satisfactory result.. If this is the case, we may use post-trial motions in an attempt to secure certain advantages for you even if we have …
Post-Trial Motions: A Closer Look at Virginia Personal Injury Trials
After a jury or judge delivers the verdict at the conclusion of a trial either party can file what is known as a post-trial motion; a motion filed after the trial has finished. Most commonly, these post-trial motions include a motion for a new trial, a motion to nullify or amend the judgment, or a …