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• Med Pay - The Forgotten Insurance Coverage

  John Cooper | September 05, 2006 4:02 PM | 2 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Medical payments ("med pay" for short) coverage, an option on automobile insurance, is extremely important to getting a good result in a personal injury case arising out of a car crash.Many people forget about med pay. Because it is an optional coverage on your automobile insurance, people do not always buy it. Medical payments coverage says that if you or anyone else gets hurt arising out of...

• Coping with Brain Injury During the Holidays

  Michael Phelan | November 23, 2009 9:06 PM | 1 CommentRichmond, VA

  For victims of acquired brain injury, the time of year that once brought great joy may now be the most difficult time of year. Brain injury victims often struggle to cope with, among other sequelae,...

• Hampton Roads toxic drywall victims take their battle to state insurance officials

  John Cooper | November 21, 2009 6:07 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Hampton Roads homeowners saddled with toxic Chinese drywall are facing another challenge: Getting home insurance companies to cover their losses. I always thought insurance would cover...

• Three People Injured After Virginia Beach Plane Crashes in South Carolina

  Jim Lewis | November 10, 2009 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A multi-engine Beechcraft B200 King Air airplane crashed before arriving at the runway of Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport in South Carolina (SC). Three people were injured including...

• Toyota Still Can't Fix the Problem

  Paul Thomson | December 01, 2009 9:16 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Detroit Free Press reported in this article that Toyota is still trying to figure out the problem behind their runaway vehicles. Toyota continues to mention properly securing or removing...

• Feds link toxic Chinese drywall to corrosion in homes

  Emily Mapp Brannon | November 28, 2009 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Federal officials have found a “strong association” between toxic Chinese drywall and corrosion of electrical systems in homes, according to The New York Times. The conclusion is one of...

• Woman Gets $8 Million Verdict from Richmond, Virginia (VA) Jury

  John Cooper | November 24, 2009 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  A Richmond Circuit Court jury has returned an $8 million verdict to a Richmond woman in a law suit against the Greater Richmond Transit Bus (GRTC), the company that provides mass transit throughout...

• AMA Guidelines For Permanent Partial Impairment Ratings Are An Important Piece Of The Personal Injury Puzzle

  John Cooper | April 04, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  As a personal injury lawyer, it is important to use the AMA guides to permanent partial impairment to your client's advantage. AMA is the American Medical Association, which is the primary national professional group for doctors. They publish and periodically revise a book that sets forth how to quantify permanent partial impairments of various parts of the body after an injury. Most...

• Beacon House: A Sanctuary for Traumatic Brain Injury Victims

  Emily Mapp Brannon | December 04, 2009 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Where do you go after suffering a serious brain injury and the life you used to lead has changed forever? You need help, but don’t know what to do or who to ask. Well, there’s a place...

• Fire on Ice – More Maytag Fridges Recalled

  Greg Webb | September 01, 2009 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Due to an electrical failure, Maytag has expanded its initial March recall of 1.6 million refrigerators to an additional 42,000, now including refrigerators under the Maytag, Magic Chef and...