When you meet with an attorney for the first time regarding your personal injury case, it's important to be prepared. Some attorneys may ask you to bring specific documentation with you, but even if they don't it's a good idea to be prepared in order to get the most...
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How do I Get a Police Report Amended?
The police report is a key aspect of any accident settlement, since insurance companies rely on the police assessment of the accident in order to determine fault. In you live in a fault state like West Virginia, then fault is how it's decided who will pay for the...
West Virginia Legislature Restores Open And Obvious Doctrine
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
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...
Dog Bite Liability In West Virginia
Like many states, West Virginia's dog bite law is a mix of statutory and common law. West Virginia,W.Va.Code § 19-20-13 states, quite simply, that a dog owner or keeper is liable for any damages for injuries to person or property by his or her dog while at-large,...
What Is The Child Passenger Safety Program?
It's always a little nerve-wracking to be behind the wheel of a motor vehicle that contains children. No one wants to make an error or mistake while driving that results in an injury to a child. Passenger safety is a growing concern among parents and those who govern...
What You Need To Know About Medical Malpractice In West Virginia
Since taking effect in 1986, the Medical Professional Liability Act, W.Va. Code § 55-7B-1 et seq, has contained the statutory scheme for medical malpractice litigation in West Virginia. The legislature's stated objective of the Act is to provide "adequate and...
Assured Clear Distance Explained
Following too closely is defined by the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Agency as "situations in which one vehicle is following another vehicle so closely that even if the following driver is attentive to the actions of the vehicle ahead he/she could not avoid a...
Can I Sue for Vaccine 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...
Comparative Fault In West Virginia
In 2015, the West Virginia legislature with HB 2002 abolished joint liability and established a new comparative fault system for determining the amount of damages for negligence-based causes of action. In cases where plaintiffs seek damages for personal injury,...