Motorcycle Accidents
Virginia Motorcycle Accidents The outcome of many motorcycle accidents is unfortunately deadly. Because motorcycles are frequently less visible to other drivers and are more easily turned over, motorcyclists and their passengers are often more susceptible to injury...
Do I Need To File A Virginia Workers’ Compensation Claim Form?
Do I Need To File a Virginia Workers' Compensation Claim Form? Just because you have told or given your employer notice of your injury, doesn't necessarily mean that the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission (VWCC) is aware of your injury. Sometimes, your...
Workers’ Comp: Out of Work or Light-Duty?
Understanding Workers Compensation Light Duty: The Difference Between Out of Work And On Light-Duty In Virginia Workers' Comp If you’ve been injured on the job in Virginia, there’s an important difference between being put totally out of work and light duty....
7 Things Everyone Should Know About the Large Truck Crash Epidemic
Understanding the Impact of Large Truck Crash Statistics and Safety This article explores recent statistics about large truck crashes in the United States. A large truck, for purposes of this article, is any medium or heavy truck, excluding buses and motor homes,...
How Do I Calculate Average Weekly Wage: Virginia Workers’ Compensation
How Do I Calculate Average Weekly Wage: Virginia Workers' Compensation Been injured on the job? Confused by all the legal terms and paperwork you need to complete after an on the job injury? Trying to figure out your Average Weekly Wage (AWW) and have no idea what...
Virginia Workers’ Compensation: What’s Important to Know?
VIRGINIA WORKERS' COMPENSATION: WHAT'S IMPORTANT? If you’ve been injured on the job, there are some important things you need to know to help avoid running into snags with the workers’ comp insurance carrier. For Virginia workers’ compensation, what’s important for...
I Was Injured And Need Money Fast!
Injured and Need Money Fast After an Accident! If you’ve been injured in an accident, either on the job or in a car crash, you may think you want to get your money quickly to pay for medical bills or household expenses. If you really want your money fast, you can...
What You Should Know About A Head On Truck Crash
What Everyone Should Know About A Head On Truck Crash Without a doubt, a head on truck crash is often devastating. You might think that head on truck crashes rarely happen. If you think that, you’d be wrong! Unfortunately, head on truck crashes involving heavy...
The 3 Rs of the Virginia Retirement System Disability
The 3 R's of Virginia Retirement System Disability Years ago, most anyone could have told you that the 3 R's of education are "reading, (w)riting, and (a)rithmetic." Those subjects are still thought to be the foundations of education. In Virginia Retirement System...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) After A Car Or Work Accident
What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that develops after a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event. PTSD is one of several mental disorders that can develop after exposure to traumatic events. These traumatic...
5 Ways Insurance Adjusters Reduce The Value Of Your Claim
5 Ways Insurance Adjusters Reduce the Value of Your Claim Adjusters at insurance companies get paid to deny or reduce the value of your injury claim. That's their job. If you get an adjuster on your injury claim who does his or her job well, your claim will likely...
Do I Have A Personal Injury Case?
How to Know if You Should Pursue a Personal Injury Claim? It's not surprising that a large percentage of injured people who call our law firm want to know whether or not they “have a case.” Whether they’ve been injured in a car accident, in a slip and fall, or because...