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How Medical Malpractice Causes Common Surgery Errors Making a surgical error is a common form of medical malpractice that can cause victims to suffer serious injuries or die. Why do doctors make these mistakes? -
Understanding the Virginia License Demerit Point System Find out what you need to know about what demerit points are, what they can mean for your driving, and how a Virginia attorney can help. -
Avoiding an Accident With a Drugged Trucker Accidents with drugged truckers happen frequently, and they can be serious. Here, learn how to spot a drugged driver, report it, and protect yourself. -
Understanding Underride Accident Claims A side or rear underride crash may cause serious injury or death, but an attorney can explain how underride guard standards may be a factor in your case. -
Assault Charges Are Defensible Defending against assault charges in Virginia is possible, and photo, video, or witness testimony evidence could get your charges lessened or dismissed. -
Determining Liability in a Truck Crash After a truck crash, it’s possible the trucker, the trucking company, the cargo-loaders, or others are to blame. An attorney can help determine liability. -
Possible Defenses for a DUI Charge An experienced attorney can challenge testing methods, the legitimacy of the arrest, or the legality of the traffic stop to defend you against DUI charges. -
When to Update Your Will Significant life events, financial changes, changes to tax law, and family or relationship shifts may affect the content of your will. -
When You Need to Hire a Car Accident Attorney Whether you’ve suffered a minor or serious accident, it’s smart to hire a lawyer, especially if you have medical bills or accidentally admitted fault. -
Understanding Virginia’s Car Seat Laws Virginia law outlines the proper use of car seats, booster seats, and adult seat belts by children—which includes specific age, weight, and height requirements. -
Elderly Drivers Create Danger on U.S. Roadways Elderly drivers experience more physical, cognitive, and medical changes, as well as changes in driving habits. These factors may lead to a car accident. -
Alarm Fatigue Risks the Lives of Patients Alarm fatigue may cause a healthcare worker to tune out an alert noise, turn down alarm volume, or power off an alarm—which can have serious consequences. -
Aggressive Driving Is Not Uncommon Factors like stress and perceptions of wrongdoing can contribute to both overtly aggressive and passive-aggressive behaviors in some drivers. -
Science Highlights the Real Dangers of Distracted Driving Despite the known dangers of all forms of distracted driving, research shows that too many people still engage in risky distracted driving behaviors. -
How Taking Charge of Medical Care Can Help Your Injury Claim By helping your doctors understand your medical history and by following doctors' orders, you can help your car accident injury claim. Learn how here. -
Patient Tips for Avoiding Medical Malpractice By acting as their own advocates, conducting thorough research, and being honest about medical history, patients can help prevent medical malpractice. -
What You Should Know Before Talking to an Insurance Adjustor Insurance reps use manipulation, recordings, and high-pressure conversations to devalue car wreck injury claims. Know your rights before an adjuster calls you. -
How Posting to Social Media Could Devalue Your Claim After suffering a car accident injury, refraining from social media is the safest option. Otherwise, an insurance adjuster might use your posts against you. -
Common Insurance Company Surveillance Tactics If you’ve suffered car accident injuries recently, you need to know how insurance companies try to avoid payouts using surveillance tactics. -
Riding Your Motorcycle Safely This Winter If you choose to ride during the winter, you’ll need to practice cold-weather safety measures to reduce your risk of injury.