When it comes to your health, you may be experiencing more fear than usual these days. This is understandable when there is so much uncertainty and contradictory information about health issues. This might make for compelling TV viewing, but when you visit your...
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West Virginia Legislature Restores Open And Obvious Doctrine
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Jun 30, 2016 | Personal Injury
West Virginia courts have long utilized the same rule related to "open and obvious" hazards in cases involving premises liability. In fact, it was followed for over a century. The rule regarding "open and obvious" hazards states that a property owner is not legally...
Automobile Insurance: Uninsured and Underinsured Coverage
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Jun 28, 2016 | Personal Injury
West Virginia's financial responsibility statute is designed to set minimum compulsory coverages to which all insurance policies issued on motor vehicles are subject. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Universal Underwriters Ins. Co., 181 W. Va. 609, 383 S.E.2d 791...
Can I Sue for Vaccine Injury?
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | May 15, 2016 | Personal Injury
With all the recent debate over vaccines, there's one point you may have heard from anti-vaccination proponents to back up their decision to not vaccine themselves or children: That you can't sue vaccine manufacturers for vaccine injuries.In 1986, congress created a...
Should I Accept an Insurance Company Settlement?
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | May 5, 2016 | Personal Injury
The first offer is likely never going to be what you want to hear. But how do you say no to your insurance company in a way that keeps the negotiation alive?Know your damages. If you don't know what you have spent or will spend in total on your accident, then you...
Cops Use Facebook to Bust Phony Personal Injury Claims
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Apr 27, 2016 | Personal Injury
Police in the UK used Facebook to close in on a ring of "cash for crash" fraudsters.The scam involved pulling in front of people and then braking quickly to force a collision. Then the scammers take the cars to a garage or mechanic who is in on the deal.In this case,...
Who’s at Fault in a World of Self-driving Cars?
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Apr 19, 2016 | Personal Injury
When driverless cars crash, who's at fault? The automobile maker? The software designer? The parts maker? The maps maker? Right now, it's anyone's guess. Attorneys speculate that, at first, anyone involved with the production of the car will be fair game until a court...
Five Mistakes People Make Handling their own Personal Injury Claim
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Apr 15, 2016 | Personal Injury
There are many reasons why someone may try to settle their own insurance claim. They may think it's a pretty straightforward case, or they may have no idea that they can and should negotiate with their insurance company. They may believe they will save money by not...
Uber Driver Sues After Being Attacked by Customer
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Mar 10, 2016 | Personal Injury
A 23-year-old Uber driver now sleeps with a shotgun within reach after being attacked by a customer-and it was all caught on his dashcam.Edward Caban was driving for Uber the night of Halloween when a fare became violent. Caban had purchased a dash cam on the advice...
The 5 Most Dangerous Gifts in 2015
On behalf of Bouchillon Crossan & Colburn, L.C. | Mar 4, 2016 | Personal Injury
Every year, kids make their list of the toys they want most. The Consumer Product Safety Commission also compiles a list each year-of toys that posed the greatest risk to children.These gifts make the list either because they fall apart and pose a choking hazard, are...
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