Motor Vehicle Safety: Safe Driving Tips for the Winter Season

Author: Christopher B. Cloude

Fredericksburg Claims Consultant Chris Cloude

In the next couple of months we will have overnight freezing temperatures, sleet, freezing rain and maybe even some snow.  To make sure we arrive safely at our destination, we must alter our driving for these conditions.  Below are some driving tips for the winter season.

TEN TIPS FOR SAFE WINTER DRIVING:
1.  STAY HOME:

Don’t drive if you don’t have to –… [ read more ]

Bankruptcy and Personal Injury Cases

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 ]

How much is my personal injury case worth?

Fredericksburg Claims Consultant Chris Cloude

Author: Claims Consultant Chris B. Cloude

This is a question I get from just about every client I assist at some point during their personal injury case.   Until a case is ripe for settlement, this question is impossible to answer.  To understand why this is true, it’s helpful to understand the general process we go through to determine the value of a case.

Although… [ read more ]

Automotive Products Liability: Update on Toyota’s “Sticking Gas Pedals”

Richmond Injury Lawyer Scott D. Fitzgerald

Author: Attorney  Scott D. Fitzgerald

On August 28, 2009, the gas pedal on Mark Saylor’s loaned Lexus ES3500 stuck under the floor mat while he was driving the car on a San Diego highway.  After reaching speeds approaching 100 mph, a passenger was able to place a frantic 911 call before Mark Saylor lost control and… [ read more ]

Motorcycle Insurance is Vital Protection if You are Riding

Make sure you have as much available insurance coverage as possible when riding a motorcycle.

Paul D. Hux, Petersburg motorcycle accident lawyer

Attorney Paul D. Hux

There are two kinds of people that ride motorcycles: those that have been in a wreck and those that are going to be in a wreck.

As personal injury lawyer who handles [ read more ]

Helpful Hints for Better Vehicle Performance in Cold Weather

Winterizing Your Vehicle

Fredericksburg Car Accident Lawyer Kathleen Llewellyn-Duncan

Author: Attorney Kathleen Llewellyn-Duncan

Winter weather not only makes special demands on you when driving, but also on your vehicle.  To avoid problems this winter, be prepared.  The following tips can help you avoid an unpleasant or even dangerous situation this winter.

1. Get your oil checked.

Make sure you take your car in for a full oil… [ read more ]

Severe Penalties for Sexting: The Legal Consequences of Using Obscene or Lewd Language on Cellular Phones

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 ]

Do As I Say, Not As I Sue – An AAJ Report on the Myths of Tort Reform

Introduction by Attorney Scott D. Fitzgerald

Report from the American Association for Justice

Big business spends billions of dollars every year in efforts to restrict laymen’s access to the civil justice system to prevent them from being able to sue corporations for negligence.  They work hard to create the myth of a jury system that is “out of control,” and in desperate need of tort… [ read more ]

Jury Duty in Virginia – A Privilege and A Responsibility

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 ]

Allen & Allen Sponsors the 2011 Marine Corps Toys for Tots Drive

The Virginia personal injury law firm of Allen & Allen is a proud sponsor of the 2011 Marine Corps Toys for Tots drive. Stop by any of the 8 Allen & Allen office locations to drop off an unwrapped toy through December 7, 2011. The donations will be presented live on the air with WFLS during the Toys for Tots Grand Finale on Saturday December 10, 2011.

Allen & Allen has office locations in Fredericksburg, Garrisonville, Richmond, Short… [ read more ]