Automobile Accidents

• Medicaid, Medicare - Who gets paid ? Why do they care ?

  Doug Landau | July 13, 2009 2:48 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Growing up, you probably didn’t realize you had an Uncle Sam. He never sent you birthday cards, wasn’t in any of the family photos, and no one ever shared amusing anecdotes about him at...

• Victimized by an Uninsured Driver: Use Subrogation Action

  Doug Landau | July 13, 2009 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  What happens when an uninsured driver hits you? Who pays for the medical bills that may result from that accident, when the at-fault driver is has an insurance policy that does not cover the...

• July 4th, 562 crashes for VA State Police, 10 dead

  Doug Landau | July 07, 2009 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  A bicyclist in Henrico County Virginia died on July 4th from injuries sustained when he was struck by a car. Another fatality involved a motorcyclist in Chesterfield County. According to the...

• GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies Means Car Accident Victims in The Lurch

  Jim Lewis | July 03, 2009 2:21 PM | 4 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  With GM and Chrysler restructuring in bankruptcy after filing for Chapter 11, both motor companies have been freed from legal obligation for current and pending lawsuits. This has left numerous...

• Payee Notification--Why Do Some Oppose this Simple Measure

  Ben Glass | July 02, 2009 6:30 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Unfortunately, every so often a lawyer who is hell bent on stealing client settlement funds comes along. It's not often but its devastating to clients. Here's how it typically works. The lawyer...

• GM Aims to Shirk Responsibility with Current or Pending Lawsuits

  John Cooper | July 01, 2009 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  General Motors Corp. is currently re-organizing itself and plans to emerge as a new company post-Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company will be aptly named “New GM.” Unfortunately, this...

• Bicycle Versus Car

  Doug Landau | June 24, 2009 10:00 AM | 4 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  As I have just concluded another bicycle crash case, I believe it is important to look at cases involving cyclists. Motorists have a legal duty to drive at a reasonable speed and to keep a lookout...

• Merchants of Interstate Death or Injury: Wrong Way Drivers-Usually Drunk or Drugged

  Rick Shapiro | June 22, 2009 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  If you have ever been driving on an interstate highway, like on I-64 or I-95, and suddenly noticed headlights coming in your direction, on your side of the highway, you experienced one of the...

• Virginia to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

  Danielle Landau | June 18, 2009 4:40 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Text messaging is all the rage for teens. But pair texting with driving and an accident is bound to happen. Texting while driving increases ones response to brake time, or the time it takes to...

• ZigZag Lines in Loudoun County to Reduce Accidents

  Ben Glass | June 12, 2009 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  No, your eyes are not playing tricks on you – the road really does have zigzag lines painted on it. Loudon County drivers may come across wiggly white lines on both sides of the road. So what...