http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/ Published by Reston Personal Accident Attorneys Wessel Law Offices en-us 2007-01-06T16:05:16-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2007/01/parents_beware_infant_seats_fa.html According to Consumer Reports, car seats for infants (the rear-facing seats for infants up to about one year in age) usually fail in broadside crashes -- 10 of 12 models tested failed, some "disastrously" (the seat often separated completely from... virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2007-01-06T16:05:16-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2007/01/to_personalinjury_victims_and.html If you -- like many personal-injury victims -- are taking over-the-counter (OTC) pain medications, you need to be aware of new proposed FDA (Food and Drug Administration) warnings. On January 2, 2007, the Washington Post reported that the FDA has... brain injury virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2007-01-03T16:32:41-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2007/01/_new_york_times_by.html In another post to this Blog, I lamented both the bias against any plaintiff and the especial bias against any plaintiff suing a doctor or hospital for medical negligence: Virginia's not being on this list of "judicial hellholes" is no... medical malpractice virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2007-01-03T16:30:41-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2007/01/pedestrian_and_motorcycle_acci_1.html Traffic deaths in the United States in 2005 -- 43,443 -- reached their highest levels since 1990, according to government statistics cited by the Insurance Journal, The increase was more than 1 percent compared to 2004. This increase was attributed... virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2007-01-03T06:40:24-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2007/01/the_bush_administration_struck.html Here's a novel idea for the Bush Administration: the next time a Virginia jury considers the proper amount to award a Virginia citizen severely injured by the carelessness of another, the jury should consider ... the facts of the specific... tort reform virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2007-01-02T09:30:00-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2007/01/no_virginia_your_personalinjur.html No, Virginia, your jury verdicts for injured men, women and children are not excessive or "out-of-control." The American Tort Reform Association -- "ATRA" -- has published its list of "Judicial Hellholes" of 2006 ... and, Virginia, you are not on... tort reform virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2007-01-01T19:00:39-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2006/12/does_sudden_emergency_still_ex_1.html A Circuit Court Judge in Virginia recently commented to me and other counsel that the defense of sudden emergency is "dead" in Virginia. I think the Judge was being somewhat facetious in order to underscore the significance of a recent... car accidents virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2006-12-20T20:13:45-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2006/12/keys_to_good_settlements_of_pe_1.html If you are a personal-injury lawer in the conservative state of Virginia or elsewhere in the land of tort reform, this is my admittedly provocative view -- employed by my firm over the past six (6) years or so --... car accidents virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2006-12-19T15:22:56-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2006/12/gerry_spences_famous_final_ple_1.html If you have been a trial lawyer for long, you likely have heard of Gerry Spence's famous final plea in just about every closing argument . From his latest book, Win Your Case, Spence speaks to the jury on behalf... inspiration for the trial lawyer virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2006-12-14T00:14:24-05:00 http://www.virginiainjurylawyerblog.com/2006/12/marlo_beatsup_allstate_in_virg.html Marlo said she was injured in the accident. As her attorney, I believed her. But Allstate Insurance Company just knew that it could push her around. Allstate's insured said that her car was barely moving when it hit Marlo's. The... car accidents virginiainjurylawyerblog-1 2006-12-13T21:39:16-05:00