Posts tagged car accident

• Your Personal Injury Clam May be Barred by Contributory Negligence

  Tad Farrington | September 20, 2006 11:51 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In Washington DC the Doctrine of Contributory Negligence may bar your right to recover when you have suffered a personal injury. Contributory Negligence means that if you were slightly at fault, even as little as 1% at fault in causing your injuries, then you cannot recover any of your damages. Even thought the other person involved was 99% at fault, your claim is 100% gone. Let me give you...

• Wrongful Death Personal Injury Claims in Washington, D.C.-Act Fast!

  Staff Writer | September 17, 2006 9:11 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  If a person is killed as a result of negligence that occurs in Washington, D.C., the heirs of the deceased person can bring a wrongful death claim. The claim must be brought by the personal representative of the decedent's estate. However, the claim must be brougt quickly since the wrongful death claim must be brought within one year after the death of the person injured. Because of the one...

• Brain Injury Leads to Foreign Accent Syndrome

  Christopher Nace | May 29, 2010 9:10 PM | 1 CommentWashington, DC Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  Brain injury is a term that conjures up many different images. But what we don't always appreciate is the various ways brain injuries manifest. The Washington Post ran a story this week on one of my...

• Smithtown Car Accident Kills Two

  Shannon Weidemann | October 31, 2007 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car accident in Smithtown this morning killed two teenagers. They were both thrown from the vehicle they were passengers in after it hit another car and a guardrail. The accident happened on Jericho Turnpike. The driver of the car is a 17-year-old student at Smithtown High School West. The two teens were pronounced dead at the scene, Compagnone said. It is not known whether they were...

• Understanding the District's Court System

  Mark Schofield | September 18, 2006 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  For many personal injury victims, one of the more daunting aspects of resolving their personal injury matter is retaining an attorney to help them with their case. Often, personal injury victims believe that they can wade their way through the complex world of litigation on their own, however, the rules of litigation and civil procedure often hamper their efforts. The District of Columbia is...

• PIP Claims For Personal Injuries in Washington, D.C.

  Staff Writer | September 10, 2006 4:26 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The law in Washington D.C. for personal injury car accident victims regarding PIP Benefits (Personal Injury Protection Benefits) is extremely complicated because it requires accident victims to make an election between PIP benefits and filing a civil lawsuit within 60 days of the accident. If the PIP Benefits are elected by the car accident victim, then the car accident victim loses his/her...

• SUV Rollovers: A Persistent Crucial Problem

  David Tompkins | January 13, 2008 4:35 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Steps to take when you are involved in an SUV Rollover:1. Take pictures of the SUV and all vehicles involved in the collision.2. Take pictures of location where the accident took place. These pictures should show the layout of the road and include any scrapes on the road, tire marks or skid marks.3. Keep the SUV even if it is totaled. 4. Take the names, addresses and phone numbers of any...

• Man Killed in Car Accident on Wisconsin Ave.

  Shannon Weidemann | February 18, 2007 12:37 AM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 29-year-old man from Ireland was killed in a four car accident in Washington D.C. early Saturday morning. The victim worked at the Courtyard by Marriott Hotel. The collision remains under investigation, but D.C. police spokesman Sgt. Joe Gentile said at this time speed and alcohol appear to be contributing factors.Police closed Wisconsin Avenue for a time in both directions near Woodley Road...

• First Serious Winter Weather Causes Numerous Car Wrecks

  David Tompkins | January 19, 2008 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsWashington, DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Icy road in the Washington D.C. area contributed to a number of car accidents this week. Car accidents are not caused by snow, but by inexperienced drivers. People who don't know how to drive on snow go too fast for conditions and hurt other people and themselves. Insurance companies never find their driver negligent for driving too fast for snowy or icy conditions. Adjusters will always...

• Allstate Tells Missouri Courts to "Kiss-Off"

  David Tompkins | December 19, 2007 9:22 PM | 0 CommentsMetro D.C., DC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Allstate Insurance Company was ordered by a Missouri trial court to produce documents related to its "McKinsey Study" program, and Allstates relatively new claims handling program.Allstate, refusing to make public just how shady its claims handling processes are for automobile accident victims, has accepted as a business proposition a $25,000.00 per day sanction from Judge Michael Manners. ...