How bankruptcy could affect your personal injury case
Author: Attorney J. David Douthit
Richmond Accident Lawyer J. David Douthit
[Neither the author nor the firm of Allen & Allen practices bankruptcy law or advises clients in bankruptcy matters. This article is intended only to give an overview of personal injury law practice as it is affected by bankruptcy. - Editor’s note.]
A recent decision by the… [ read more ]
Author: Christopher A. Meyer, Mechanicsville Personal Injury Attorney
Mechanicsville Car Accident Lawyer
The 4th Amendment to the Constitution of The United States reads as follows:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable… [ read more ]
By: Scott D. Fitzgerald, Richmond Accident Attorney
Scott D. Fitzgerald, Richmond Injury Attorney
Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution. Instead of litigating in court, parties submit the claim to an independent third party (an “arbitrator”) who acts as judge and decides the outcome of the case. There are advantages and disadvantages to arbitration. Your attorney can help you decide if arbitration is… [ read more ]
Author Melinda H. South, Attorney
Richmond Attorney Melinda H. South
Each year, the Virginia General Assembly considers thousands of pieces of legislation and decides whether to pass them into law, table them for further review, or to turn them down.[1] Scrolling through the list of the bills that have been introduced, it is a mystery how so much work will be addressed in such a short period of time. Even though this year is… [ read more ]
Author: Attorney Tammy S. Ruble
Attorney Tammy S. Ruble
The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads:
No person shall be held to answer for a capital, or otherwise infamous crime, unless on a presentment or indictment of a Grand Jury, except in cases arising in the land or naval forces, or in the Militia, when in actual service in time of War… [ read more ]
Richmond Car Accident Lawyer
Author: Christopher A. Meyer, Richmond Personal Injury Lawyer
Many people in the Commonwealth of Virginia are required by court order to financially support children and have been unable to keep up with the court ordered payments. In such cases, the Commissioner of the State Department of Social Services may cause an order to issue that attaches to property… [ read more ]
Richmond Personal Injury Attorney Priscilla Woody
Author: Priscilla R. Woody, Richmond Injury Lawyer
While a trial (by jury or bench trial by judge only) is our clients’ only legal right to achieve a recovery, some cases are resolved through alternative means other than a trial to resolve a personal injury case. Arbitration is one type of alternative dispute resolution. Arbitration is an alternative means… [ read more ]
Mechanicsville Car Accident Lawyer
Author: Attorney Christopher A. Meyer
Taking bankruptcy can have a significant effect on a personal injury case. In a recent personal injury case[1], the Virginia Supreme Court discussed the disastrous results that can occur when a plaintiff’s taking bankruptcy and the pendency of a personal injury case are not properly coordinated.
In Kocher the plaintiff… [ read more ]
Author: Attorney Christopher A. Meyer
Mechanicsville Car Accident Lawyer
Many people seem to use obscene or lewd language on a cellphone that they would never use in face to face conversation. In Virginia, use of this language on the telephone is not only crude and inappropriate, it’s illegal. Profane, lewd or vulgar language over a telephone has been a criminal offense in Virginia for many years. Up until… [ read more ]
Author: Attorney Tammy S. Ruble
Attorney Tammy S. Ruble
Recently my son received a summons to serve as a juror in Chesterfield County. “I’m exempt, of course,” he said to me. “Why?” “Because my mother’s a lawyer,” he responded. Sorry, son, it’s not quite that easy.
I’ve always wanted to serve as a juror, but others dread the thought and would sooner walk across a bed of hot coals than get that letter. So how… [ read more ]
The blog is edited by Allen & Allen partner and personal injury attorney R. Clayton Allen. Clayton is a seasoned litigator who has successfully handled all types of personal injury cases. He has been with Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen for over 20 years, where he is known for negotiating settlements with difficult insurance companies and for handling complex cases.