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When it comes to car insurance law, states fall into two general categories: “fault” car insurance states and “no-fault” car insurance states. “No-fault” car insurance states, of which there are a dozen, have laws in which your own car insurance policy pays for your crash-related damages and injuries regardless of who was at fault for…

When you get into a car accident and file a claim with your own insurance company, it is called a first-party insurance claim. When someone else is at fault for your car accident and you believe that at-fault driver should pay for damages, you file a third-party claim with the other driver’s (or the at-fault…

When it comes to car accident law, one of the biggest misconceptions we hear in our office is that the driver behind the wheel who caused the accident is always at fault and ultimately responsible for related damages. Although this is often the case with simple, straightforward traffic accident cases, there are a large number…

Slipping and falling on a public sidewalk can lead to serious injuries, including: Head injuries Back injuries Neck injuries Ankle and foot injuries Wrist and hand injuries These injuries can be painful, debilitating, and expensive. For this reason, it is imperative that you understand how your sidewalk slip and fall accident took place, who was…

There is perhaps nothing more tragic than the sudden, preventable death of a loved one. If your loved one has died due to the negligence of another person or entity, the at-fault party is responsible for compensating you for damages, which can include: Medical bills. Lost future wages. Pain and suffering. Loss of consortium. Mental…

West Virginia, the state with the highest rate of prescription drug overdoses in the country, has just settled two multi-million dollar lawsuits with prescription drug distributors. On December 28, 2016, the state’s largest and third-largest prescription drug distributors, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen, will pay the state $20 million and $16 million respectively. The settlement, which…

We go to the hospital to heal, but in some cases, incidents at hospitals can harm us instead of heal us. When you are harmed in a hospital due to a medical error, such as a surgery mistake or medication mistake, it seems clear that you have been a victim of medical malpractice. But when…

Distracted driving has existed since automobiles were invented, but the issue of distracted driving has become a more serious problem in recent years, especially since the introduction of mobile devices into our everyday lives. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, an estimated 660,000 drivers are either using cell phones or other communication…

It can be excruciatingly painful to lose a loved one, especially if his or her death was caused by negligence and should have been prevented. In West Virginia, the families of wrongful death victims can take two different types of legal action in order to secure compensation for their devastating losses and in order to…

Some injuries happen at the moment that a car accident takes place: a broken leg, a concussion, a damaged spleen. But other car accident injuries can take a prolonged time to manifest. Even though these health conditions did not develop until after the accident, they were still caused by the accident, and the person or…