Our job here at Parrish Law Firm, PLLC is to give you, the victim, any advantage we can in a Virginia personal injury court case. We understand that every small advantage is vital to the outcome of your case, and we will do everything in our power to make sure the judge or jury rules …
With the weather warming in Virginia it’s about that time of year to grab your kids on a Saturday and take them down to the public playground for a day of climbing and sliding. But before you do, it’s important to understand the risks involved with public playgrounds and what you can do to make …
A fatal hit-and-run accident has left a motorcyclist dead in Fairfax County after being struck by a tractor-trailer, reports CBS. The accident occurred on April 30 at around 4:30 a.m. when Virginia State Police were called to Interstate 95 at the 165-mile marker in what is reportedly a hit-and-run crash. The victim, 68-year-old Timothy E. …
A new Virginia law now requires hospitals to bill their patients’ private health care insurance provider instead of waiting for a larger pay day from the earnings of a tort claim, reports Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Hospitals in Virginia often have agreements in place with private health care insurance companies to take less money than their …
A new study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) has revealed that driver fatigue is one of the leading causes of motor-vehicle accidents, reports The Legal Examiner. The study looked at 100 vehicles installed with sensors that monitored signs of a driver’s fatigue, including nodding off, varying speed for no clear reason, yawning, micro …
UPDATE: Carl Martin Jr., 56, has been identified as the driver responsible for crashing his vehicle into a 7-Eleven in Manassas, VA. Martin was attempting to make a left turn onto Manassas Drive from Centreville Road at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday when he lost control of the car, traveling through the parking lot and …
A user of the cochlear ear device has won a case against the device’s manufacturer, Advance Bionics, taking home $7.25 million in damages after suffering injuries from a short circuit, reports courier-journal.com. Breanna Sadler, a resident of Vine Grove, Ky, was born deaf and had the cochlear ear device implanted in her head in 2006 …
To prove the defendant was responsible, the plaintiff must establish a connection between the defendant’s conduct and the plaintiff’s injury, i.e., it must be shown that without the defendant’s conduct, the injury would never have occurred. Note it is not necessary to show that the defendant was the only responsible party. Negligence is the basis …
With our cruise control, comfortable seats, and music we may become a bit mesmerized while driving. Sometimes it may seem the car can almost do it for us! Beware; driving while fatigued is a very dangerous situation. You doze off for even a second, and you could end up risking your own life and even …
While the majority of Virginia pedestrian accidents don’t involve collisions with cars, pedestrian accidents that do occur on Virginia roadways result in more injuries and are usually severe or even fatal. If you have been injured in a Virginia pedestrian accident, you may be entitled to receive compensation for your injuries through a Virginia personal …
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