Personal injury victims in Virginia can receive compensation for the pain and suffering they endure after an accident. This law makes sense. The physical and emotional effects of a serious accident can be disabling. Many people will struggle to leave the house or return to enjoying their hobbies. They might withdraw from loved ones or …
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Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are very common following car accidents. Motorists not only risk striking their head on the inside of the car, but they can also suffer a TBI due to the kind of violent shaking which also causes whiplash. Consequently, anyone involved in a wreck should be on guard in the coming days …
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Motor vehicle crashes, slip and falls, and other accidents can cause serious injuries to victims, but some incidents are so severe and devastating that they lead to fatalities. In fact, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that unintentional injuries are the Number 3 cause of death in the US. More than …
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Motor vehicle accidents remain a top cause of fatalities and injuries throughout the US, but data from the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) highlights the severity of the problem closer to home. Every year, almost 830 people are killed and 65,700 victims suffer injuries in the 128,000 auto crashes that occur statewide. More than …
If you were hurt in an accident, you need financial compensation to pay your bills and support the people you care about most. In Virginia, you can hold the at-fault party liable through a personal injury claim. The overwhelming majority of personal injury cases are settled outside of litigation. This raises an important question: How …
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Cancer remains one of the most common medical problems in our society. The federal government estimates that nearly 40 percent of all people in Virginia will be diagnosed with cancer at some point during their life. The prognosis after a cancer diagnosis depends on many different factors, including the specific type of case and, importantly, …
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If you are thinking about filing a personal injury lawsuit in Virginia after sustaining injuries in a situation in which another party may be liable, it is essential to pay close attention to the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations is a clock, or time window, set by state law for specific types of …
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Medical errors occur much more frequently than most people think, affecting hundreds of thousands of Americans every year. Indeed, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine, “more than 250,000 deaths per year are due to medical errors in the U.S.,” and even more patients sustain nonfatal injuries. When a medical error occurs, the injured patient may be …
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Being involved in a serious accident can be a traumatic experience. Depending on the type of accident, a victim may be left with severe injuries, high medical bills, lost wages, and psychological harm, too. If the victim can prove that their injuries would not have occurred but for the negligence of another party, they can …
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Disclaimer: The following neither contains medical or legal advice but is for Informational Purposes Only. Consult a medical professional or attorney for your unique situation. Physical therapy and chiropractic care are two-way processes. It’s an interaction between the care provider and patient that changes over time depending on the nature of the health issue, and …
Disclaimer: The following neither contains medical or legal advice but is for Informational Purposes Only. Consult a medical professional or attorney for your unique situation. Numbness and tingling are unpleasant sensations which affect more people than we realize. Most of us have suffered numbness and tingling at least once, usually caused by a blow to …
Disclaimer: The following neither contains medical or legal advice but is for Informational Purposes Only. Consult a medical professional or attorney for your unique situation. Car accidents can have a significant impact on quality of life. That effect depends mostly on injured body parts and the seriousness of injury. In the case of milder injury, …
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Disclaimer: The following neither contains medical or legal advice but is for Informational Purposes Only. Consult a medical professional or attorney for your unique situation. Why Might Older People Get Injured More Easily After A Car Accident? (And What Is Post-Traumatic Arthritis?) It is a fact that in the modern world, life expectancy is higher …
Disclaimer: The following neither contains medical or legal advice but is for Informational Purposes Only. Consult a medical professional or attorney for your unique situation. After a car accident, many people don’t seek medical attention thinking that they don’t have any injuries. However, they may realize after few days or weeks that they actually suffered injury. …
Disclaimer: The following neither contains medical or legal advice but is for Informational Purposes Only. Consult a medical professional or attorney for your unique situation. A laminectomy is a surgery used for treatment of spinal stenosis. In order to understand how this stenosis occurs, it is important to know the basics of spine anatomy. Anatomy …
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