Articles in the Charlottesville Attorney Category
Accident Prevention, Charlottesville Attorney »
Gayle Gragg, Claims Consultant
Author: Gayle Bragg
Prevention of getting thrown form the vehicle (ejection) is one of the main reasons to use seatbelts. 1 Recently I had the opportunity to review accident reconstruction reports on the VCU Transportation Safety Training Center website. 2 One report reconstructs two multiple fatality crashes that occurred six days apart on interstate highways in Virginia. 3 Both crashes were single vehicle crashes, where the vehicles rolled over, involving out-of-state drivers who were transporting family members across the state in…
Charlottesville Attorney, product liability »
Are After Market Rims Safe?
Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Author: Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Don’t you love those flashy, huge rims that dress up cars today? Dubs, blades, speeds, spinners and twenties are beautiful and add personality that distinguish my car from the next guy who has the same make and model. 1
But those flashy wheels come with a risk. There have been many instances of after-market wheels collapsing or breaking causing serious car crashes. Rims available from suppliers other than your vehicle’s manufacturer…
Charlottesville Attorney, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury »
Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Author: Matthew B. Murray, Attorney
Breast cancer is a woman’s nightmare. For a woman to discover that her breast cancer was caused by a drug prescribed by her doctor just adds insult to injury. That is what has happened to thousands of women.
Wyeth, a division of Pfizer, marketed hormone therapy drugs, Premarin, Prempro and Provera, which were designed to moderate the symptoms of menopause. As early as 1975, Wyeth was on notice of the need to study whether…
Charlottesville Attorney, Medical Malpractice »
Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Author: Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Recent commentary in the local papers has contained several worthwhile suggestions to reduce health care costs. But some have also included the customary bash at medical malpractice victims and their lawyers, and claim the way to reduce health care costs is to put a cap on the damages injured victims can recover.
According to the Institute of Medicine, 98,000 people are killed annually by preventable medical errors. (1) In sheer numbers, if it were listed as…
Charlottesville Attorney »
Author: Gayle Bragg
Claims Consultant Gayle Gragg
To better serve clients in the Piedmont region and the Valley, the personal injury law firm Allen, Allen, Allen and Allen opened its Charlottesville branch on March 17, 2008. The office is located in the former Charlottesville Veterinary Hospital on Route 29 in the Rio Hill Center across from Lowes.
Charlottesville and the surrounding Albemarle County are home to over 134,400 residents and are located about 110 miles southwest of Washington, D.C., and about 70miles west of…
Charlottesville Attorney, Personal Injury »
Author: Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Attorney Matthew B. Murray
How many times is a play on Broadway rehearsed before opening night? How many times is a scene in a movie shot before the final take? How often does the preacher practice his sermon on Saturday night? As grandma used to say, “Practice makes Perfect!”
So what does this have to do with lawyers and injury cases? A Broadway director wouldn’t consider opening a play without a rehearsal. Brad Pitt wouldn’t release a…
Accident Prevention, Car Accidents, Charlottesville Attorney, Virginia Law »
Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Social Host Liability
Author: Attorney Matthew B. Murray
Beer, wine, Vodka, Scotch, Bourbon, Gin, mixers, glasses; everything is all ready for the party. The guests arrive and the house is filled with friends talking and laughing.
Then Uncle Fred shows up. Uh-oh. Uncle Fred is obviously intoxicated. He slides up to the bar and slurs out, ‘I’ll have a beer.’
What do you do? You know Uncle Fred drove himself to your house. You know he is planning to drive home.…
Car Accidents, Charlottesville Attorney, Insurance Companies, Insurance Coverage »
Attorney Matthew B. Murray
The economic news is going from bad to worse and we find ourselves looking over our shoulder for what comes next. What comes next could be an out of control car coming into your lane.
There’s not much you can do to prevent a car crash caused by someone else, but there is a lot you can do to protect yourself from the consequences of being hit by an uninsured or underinsured motorist.
The economic downturn has…
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