Last summer, we had the honor of representing the mother of young woman, who was tragically killed in an accident with a tractor-trailer in Stafford County, Virginia on Interstate 95.
The Virginia State Police investigated the accident and found that the truck driver was not at fault. The insurer of the truck driver latched on to law enforcement’s conclusion, denied any responsibility, and blamed our client’s deceased daughter for the crash. Notwithstanding, the Parrish Law Firm’s review of the facts indicated otherwise. We found the truck driver to be inattentive and not in proper control of his vehicle.
So, we filed suit against the driver and his employer and began to aggressively prosecute the claim. Shortly thereafter, the insurance company changed its position and began negotiations.
We recognized that the driving behavior of our client’s daughter could have been found to be a contributing cause of the accident (which would have barred our client from receiving any compensation for her daughter’s death under Virginia’s harsh law of contributory negligence) and decided that settlement was the best course of action.
While this was a tragedy, the Parrish Law Firm’s relentless pursuit for justice against this negligent tractor-trailer operator resulted in our client being granted a very favorable resolution and took her one step closer to being able to move on with her life.
