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- Why Does USAA remind me of a Chinese silk market?
- Psychologist's Report Withheld By State Farm Results In New Trial
- LexisNexis Fair Credit Reporting Lawsuit-Class Action Mayhem
- Lady Hit By Train says "Railroad Should Have Warned Me"
- Stop Lawsuit Abuse
- Supreme Court: Privacy of Text Messages? You got to be kidding!
- Ridiculous verdict, aluminum baseball bat manufacturer loses big time
- Pay Cash--Doctor Scam
- Defective Coleman Heater Alleged in California Trial
- Is a parent resposible for the actions of his 4 year old?
Virginia Lawyers Weekly » Verdicts & Settlements 
Virginia Personal Injury Attorney
The Insurance Companies Hate This Book
If you have been injured in an auto accident in Virginia, then before you contact the insurance company or visit another attorney for that first "free consultation" (you know, the one that everyone offers), order our free book The Five Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Virginia Accident Case.
You can also call our office at 703-591-9829 to order.
You can send a confidential message to attorney Ben Glass here.
We Guarantee That You Won't Have Wasted Your Time By Reading This Book
Read The Five Deadly Sins Now To Learn
- What form you should never sign for an insurance company;
- What "service" provided by some lawyers can be the kiss of death to your case;
- How to avoid having past accidents come back to haunt your case;
- How to quickly and easily find a board certified attorney;
- What the insurance companies do to investigate your background;
- Whether the "standard" one-third contingency fee is really "standard;"
- How to get through the "fluff" of lawyer advertising to find out what's really important;
- How to maximize your chances for recovery in your case;
- Whether your health insurance company is allowed to be paid FIRST out of your accident settlement;
- What the insurance industry doesn't want you to know about the settlement of accident cases;
- Why your accident attorney may need to be an expert in ERISA
- Why in some cases settling the case without an attorney may be the best solution for you (we'll tell you how)
Here are some essentials of Virginia and The District of Columbia car accident cases.
In any personal injury or wrongful death case in Virginia the injured person, or plaintiff, must prove that the carelessness or negligence of another caused injury. In both Virginia and the District of Columbia, any negligence on the part of the plaintiff will bar any recovery under the legal doctrine of contributory negligence.
Expert testimony may be necessary to prove some parts of your claim. Expert testimony is generally needed to prove the extent of your physical injury and the relationship of any medical bills to the defendant's negligence. Expert testimony is necessary to prove any other issues that are beyond the general knowledge of jurors, such as the extent your ability to earn a living has been impaired.
The day you were injured you entered a war zone.
Insurance companies have declared war on injured people and their attorneys. Some of them write letters to claimants to discourage them from seeking legal representation. They have waged the war in the media and their propaganda has had a tremendous effect on juries and their verdicts. The success that the insurance companies have had in tainting the minds of jurors has emboldened them to not offer fair settlements until you prove to them that you are ready, willing and able to go to trial.
In most cases today, attempting to negotiate with the insurance company before filing suit is not a worthwhile endeavor.
Insurance companies use pre-suit negotiation only to attempt to find out as much about you, your lawyer and your doctor as they can. It is our opinion that too many lawyers waste precious time attempting to negotiate with the insurance company before filing suit. If we accept your accident case it is because we believe it is meritorious and you deserve a trial by jury. We will usually file your suit before negotiating so that if negotiations break down we will already have a trial date in place to head towards.
We believe that it is a dangerous practice to wait until the statute of limitations is almost expired to file suit. We have seen other attorneys do this only to find that the defendant they sued is either not the correct defendant or is now blaming someone else. While there are legitimate reasons for delaying filing suit, there is no excuse for the practice that we sometimes see whereby some attorneys routinely wait until the last moment to see if the insurance company will settle your case. Unfortunately, we have also seen lawyers not licensed in either Virginia or the District of Columbia attempt to represent people with claims in those jurisdictions. When the claims do not settle, they often panic to find an attorney to file the case on time. We believe that clients are ill-served by hiring attorneys who are not licensed in the jurisdiction where suit must be filed.
Once the lawsuit is filed, both sides engage in the legal process called discovery. Each party is allowed to investigate what it is the other side is going to say at trial. The defendant will be permitted access to your medical and work history, including your income records. You must give a deposition under oath and you may be required to submit to a medical examination by a physician of the defendant's choosing.
The defendant is also subject to discovery. He will answer written and oral questions about his own background and he will have to give sworn testimony about the incident at issue.
Blog for Virginia Personal Injury Attorney
- Why Does USAA remind me of a Chinese silk market?
- Psychologist's Report Withheld By State Farm Results In New Trial
- LexisNexis Fair Credit Reporting Lawsuit-Class Action Mayhem
- Lady Hit By Train says "Railroad Should Have Warned Me"
- Stop Lawsuit Abuse
- Supreme Court: Privacy of Text Messages? You got to be kidding!
- Ridiculous verdict, aluminum baseball bat manufacturer loses big time
- Pay Cash--Doctor Scam
- Defective Coleman Heater Alleged in California Trial
- Is a parent resposible for the actions of his 4 year old?
- Attorney Ben Glass's Letter to the Editor Regarding Payee Notification Statute
- Hulk Hogan Lawsuit Has Teaching Tips for Consumers
- New Trial Ordered In Case Against Hampton, Virginia Surgeon
- May An Attorney Provide A Second Opinion To A Client Of Another Attorney?
- Weight Watchers Brings Frivolous Trademark Lawsuit Against Nestle
- Case Against Hulk Hogan And Son - Not In VA!
- VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT REJECTS DISABLED MAN'S CHALLENGE TO CHARITABLE IMMUNITY LAW
- More Important Medical Malpractice Questions (And Answers)
- What Do I Do If I Suspect Medical Malpractice Has Occurred? And Other Important Questions
- Marriot Withdraws "blame the victime" defense in rape case
- Disability Insurance Info
- Disability Insurance - Q & A
- Virginia Supreme Court sets argument in Didlake Charitable Immunity Case
- Little League Baseball Settles Nutty Lawsuit
- You've Got Personal Injury Questions, I've Got Personal Injury Answers
- Success in America - Speech at Christopher Newport University
- What's The Difference Between Compensatory And Punitive Damages?
- Virginia's Contributory Negligence: If It's At All Your Fault, You Don't Have A Case
- While I'm Waiting to Recover Damages How Do I Get My Medical Bills Paid?
- The best type of personal injury client for BenGlassLaw
- How to find the best personal injury attorney for YOUR case
- Payee Notification Would Have Prevented Most of Conrad Fraud
- SuperPages SuperGuarantee: It's A Lot Harder To Get Paid Than You Think
- Virginia Slip & Fall Cases: A Closer Look
- Dish Network's End Run Fails In Virginia Sex Offender Suit
- Trip and Fall Lawsuit Against Food Lion Allowed to Proceed
- I slipped at the grocery store and injured myself. Can I recover
- Virginia Text Message Ban While Driving--what nonsense
- Soft Tissue Car Accident Injury--Bunk--Right?
- Stop Exaggerating -- and other car accident mistakes
- Ben Glass's Theory on why we are back to low-ball offers in clear liability car accident cases
- Insurance Companies And Their Doctors Are At It Again!
- IMEs Beware! Your Time Has Come
- Doctor paid over $250k by same lawyer for patient care..is this a problem
- Payee Notification-Good For Consumers-Why Do Some Trial Lawyers Oppose
- One of the Five Deadly Sins--the Lawyer Refers the Client to a Doctor
- Wisconsin DUI Laws Are A Joke!
- Delhaize America and Food Lion Bit By VA Supreme Court Contributory Negligence Ruling
- Supreme Court of VA Overturns Circuit In PI Legal Malpractice Suit
- Record Enterprises Inc. Foiled In Attempt to Bully Lawyers With Feigned Bar Complaints
- Lawsuit win by Gulf Stream Coach May Come Back to Haunt McGeorge's Rolling Hills RV Superstore
- Yale Student Sues over Lost X-Box -- Frivolous Case of the Week
- 15 Years for Drunk Driving Death and Not a Penny to Pay for The Restaurant who Helped Kill
- Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney Reminds you to check your own car insurance to protect you from uninsured drivers
- Dirty Little Secrets the Car Insuarnce Companies Don't Want You To Know
- Frivolous Lawsuits--and Frivolous Claims by Insurance Companies
- Who Pays?
- November 2008 BenGlassLaw newsletter available
- Chiropractor Billing Scam
- American Association for Justice (AAJ) Release New Report Condemning Some Insurance Company Practices
- More Good Advice About Dealing With the Personal Injury Insurance Adjuster
- What Allstate's Not Telling You In their New Commercial
- Three Year Sentence for Drunk Driver
- Toledo Ohio Personal Injury Attorney Chuck Boyk on Halloween Safety
- Virginia Consumer Accident Book Now Available on Kindle
- The Real Truth About Lawyer Advertising
- The Real Truth About Laywer Advertising
- If a 14 year old walking in the street is hit, is the driver responsible
- Motorcyclist Dies When Car Turns in Front of Him
- Motorcyslist Charged With Murder
- What Happens When Pets Get Sick By Pet Food?
- Sign Insurance Company Releases at Your Own Risk
- "I didn't even know where to begin"
- Interesting letter from Texas about Lawyer (un) civility
- Before You Talk to the Adjuster....
- If your case is dismissed without prejudice in General District Court, you don't "appeal" to Circuit Court
- Slip and Fall Cases in Virginia
- September 2008 BenGlassLaw firm newsletter
- August Ben Glass Firm Newsletter
- July BenGlassLaw Firm Newsletter
- Who Do You Sue In a Car Accident Case? Find Out About a Disaster
- Can a Car Insurance Company Deny Benefits for Chiropractic Care, Claiming They are Not "Real" Doctors?
- Reason #25 Why Insurance Companies Can Offer Low Settlements
- Another Good Reason to Have High Uninsured Motorist Limits
- Frivolous Lawsuits by Car Insurance Companies
- Bicycles and Head Phones Don't Mix
Virginia Lawyers Weekly » Verdicts & Settlements
- Inmate loses sight in one eye during retinopathy - $500,000 Verdict
- Woman suffers from vertigo after her car is totaled in crash - $750,000 Verdict
- Drunken driver rear ends motorist, causes brain injury - $625,000 Settlement
Library for Virginia Personal Injury Attorney:
- Video Tips on the Law
Description: Ben Glass is a nationally recognized attorney, speaker and author.Here are some video tips on the law. Legally, We Can't Say That We Are the Best Personal Injury or Car Accident Law Firm in Virginia. But, Before You Talk to An Insurance Adjuster, Sign any Forms or Hire an Attorney For Your Virginia Injury or Malpractice Case--Take Two Minutes and Watch These Videos, then Order Our Free Books or give us a call. - Family whose 10-year-old son was killed when a soccer goal tipped over on him has settled its case against various defendants
Description: On May 7, 2007 Hayden Ellias was killed during a soccer scrimmage at Millbrook High School in Winchester Virginia. ArIn 1995 Consumer Products Safety commission had published guidelines for soccer goals, determining that the goals were dangerous and should be properly secured with anchors or sandbags and should be designed to includecounter-weighting into the actual design of the goal itself. - Tort reform-understanding what the term really means for you and your family
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Description: All over the Internet and on TV, radio and the print media, you can read about settlements and verdicts in personal injury cases across the United States. You may be tempted to compare your case to that of another person--often times reading only what others want you to read on websites, newspapers and the like. - Didlake, Inc wants attorney blogger to remove factual report of case. [PDF]
- Hulk Hogan Lawsuit Exhibits [PDF]
Description: Exhibits from Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against his former attorney's. Includes correspondence between the parties, insurance providers, and other attorney's in support of Hogan's claims of legal malpractice and intentional breach of fiduciary duty. - The Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled that a supervising parent who expressly promises to follow another parents' rules while caring for their child has a duty to follow through to provide reasonable care and supervision. Kudos to the judges who agree that when you host and you make a promise, you must keep your promise!
Description: The Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled that a supervising parent who expressly promises to follow another parents' rules while caring for their child has a duty to follow through to provide reasonable care and supervision. Kudos to the judges who agree that when you host and you make a promise, you must keep your promise! - Argument set in Virginia Charitable Immunity Case [PDF]
Description: The Supreme Court of Virginia has set argument in an important charitable immunity case. - Frequently asked questions about jury service in a personal injury case.
Description: Here's answers to questions jurors sometimes ask about jury service and what is going on in the courtroom.
Frequent Questions for Virginia Personal Injury Attorney:
- I talked to a personal injury attorney who I saw advertised on TV. I was in an accident where the defendant rear-ended me. The attorney wanted to charge me a contingent fee of 40% of the recovery. Is this normal?
- I've been in an accident, should I see a doctor?
- My son was injured in an accident while he was a passenger in her car driven by my wife. The police report indicates that my wife lost control of the vehicle and that this was the cause of the accident. The insurance company is telling me that I cannot file a claim on behalf of my son against my wife unless I have a "ticket" issued by the police. Is this true?
- May an attorney provide a second opinion to a client of another attorney?
- What is your hourly rate? Do you accept cases on contingency?
- I didn't see a doctor for 5 months after the accident. Now, the insurance company is saying there is a time limit to see a doctor and they won't pay me. Is this true. Is there a time limit to see a doctor?
- What does notice of dismissal, without prejudice, mean in a Virginia case.
- The insurance company wants to "total" my car after an accident. What does that mean?
- I live from pay check to pay check. i was currently involved in a minor car accident and i'm looking for a medical doctor to treat my minor inuries due to the accident with out too much or nothing out of pocket.
- What is the difference between a verdict and a settlement?
- If a 14 year old was walking in the street with the flow of traffic and was hit by a car, can the person driving the car be leaglly responsible?
- I slipped at a department store about 4 1/2 hours ago. I didn't fall, but I definitely pulled muscles. I don't know if I should wait until tomorrow to see if that is all it is or if I should seek medical attention tonight. Should I go to the emergency room or should I contact the department store and ask them if they have a physician I should go to?
- I was in an accident and the insurance company and I did not come to an agreement on injury damages prior to the two-year statute of limitations running out. I went ahead and filed a civil lawsuit against the insurance company, without hiring a personal injury attorney. Now their attorney has filed a demurrer to the complaint, contending that I sued the wrong person. What can I do to respond to their demurrer?
- Can you sue for what might have happened?
- My mother was in accident and died. It was head on the car behind her hit her also. The two people in that car are suing estate for $75.000. She only had $2,000 in estate account. Will I and my sister be liable to pay this?
- If one child accidentally hurts another child while in school under schools supervision, resulting in a couple stitches and there's a medical bill, who's responsible?
- How long do I have to decide what to do (file a suit, hire a lawyer, etc)? Is it a good idea to wait a period of time before I hire an attorney?
- How do I pay my medical bills after an accident? Do I wait for the other person's insurance company to pay the bills? Aren't they responsible?
- If a dog bites a person, is the owner liable for doctor's bills?
- Can I still have a claim if the accident is partly my fault?
- What are compensatory and punitive damages?
- While I'm waiting for my settlement or trial, how do I get my medical bills paid?
- Can't I just estimate the cost of my own injuries right away?
- What if an insurance adjuster offers me a settlement?
- Should I talk with the insurance company representative? Should i give a statement to the other insurance company?
- I have a cool children’s play set that is very popular with the
neighborhood kids in my back yard. They come over when we are not home.
What is my responsibility if someone falls off the play set and hurts
themselves? - If this is a case about my child's injuries, do I need to bring my child in to see you?
- If this is my child's case, will I need to bring my child into court at the time of trial?
- I visited a Northern Virginia personal injury attorney for a free consultation about my car accident case. I had not seen a doctor.
This lawyer had a stack of business cards of doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors on his desk. He told me he could set me up on referal and I wouldn't need to pay anything up front to visit one of these health care professionals.
Is this a good idea? - I visited a Northern Virginia personal injury attorney for a free consultation about my car accident case. I had not seen a doctor.
This lawyer had a stack of business cards of doctors, physical therapists and chiropractors on his desk. He told me he could set me up on referal and I wouldn't need to pay anything up front to visit one of these health care professionals.
Is this a good idea? - A friend was in a car accident and broke her arm. She got a lot of money. Will my case be worth as much as hers?
Case Results for Virginia Personal Injury Attorney:
- $500,000 Settlement for Truck Accident Victim
- $250,000 Richmond Virginia area rear ender in traffic
- $115,000 Settlement for Virginia Tech Student Hit by Drunk Driver
- $65,000 – fractures after impatient driver tries to “go around.”
Awarded: $500,000
Awarded: $250,000
Awarded: $115,000
Awarded: $65,000
Web Resources for Virginia Personal Injury Attorney:
- Richmond Virginia Personal Injury Claims
Description: Richmond Virginia car accident victims now have access to a ton of great material and information before even calling a lawyer!
- The Attorneys Forum
Description: Legal help and Discussion Forums. Get free legal advice from Attorneys in your area.
- Kentucky Personal Injury Attorney
Description: Injury attorney Daryl Dixon can offer dedicated legal services to those injured or killed in car accidents, railroad accidents, boating accidents in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Tennessee.
- Northern Virginia Personal Injury Blog
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