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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

On Black Friday, eBay sold hover boards at the rate of one every 12 seconds-and that's just one website. The cool new toy that topped every kid's wish list in 2015 is not without danger, however.Big chain stores like Target, Wal-Mart and Best Buy have not sold the...