Wrongful Death

• Contaminated Intravenous (IV) Supplement Raises Awareness of Best Practices in Packaging

  Greg Webb | March 31, 2011 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  On March 30, 2011, it was reported that 19 patients in Alabama hospitals had become infected with bacteria called Serratia marcescens, supposedly conveyed to them through contaminated intravenous...

• Heartbreaking DUI Fatality Is Reminder of Need for Sober Driving

  Emily Mapp Brannon | February 25, 2011 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  It had been a festive night, a night for two friends to remember fondly. But because of a drunken driver, it became a nightmare that the young woman will never forget, that the young man did not...

• Homeless man's family cannot recover for negligence of city in his death

  Jim Lewis | January 30, 2011 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A tragic accident can have a devastating effect on friends and family of the victim. That devastation can get even worse when no one is held accountable for the accident. This past June a homeless...

• Daycare provider charged in baby's death

  Kevin Duffan | January 24, 2011 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Injury to Children in Daycare Many parents would love to spend the entire day with their young children. Work or other commitments, however, often make that desire unrealistic. As a result,...

• Police Recruit Killed Due to Brain Injury Trauma

  Rick Shapiro | January 16, 2011 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  John Kohn was a young police recruit with an interest in protecting and serving the Norfolk, Virginia (VA) community. Sadly, he will never get the chance to fulfill his goal of becoming a Norfolk...

• Fairfax Circuit Court News - Guardian Ad Litem In Civil Cases

  Doug Landau | December 22, 2010 1:30 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Following up on the ABRAMS LANDAU Herndon law firm's post on new procedures for Guardian ad Litem (GAL) in personal injury settlements, there will now be a new process for GALs in ALL civil cases....

• Personal Watercraft Make Great Gifts, Good Fun and Danger on the Water

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 13, 2010 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  This holiday will bring many lucky people a Jet Ski, Sea-Doo, WaveRunner or other personal watercraft under the tree. Others fortunate enough to travel to warmer climes will have the chance to ride...

• Wrongful death lawsuits allowed to proceed against Virignia Tech

  Doug Landau | December 05, 2010 10:26 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Two $10 million wrongful death lawsuits filed by families of Virginia Tech students killed in the 2007 massacre in Blacksburg will move forward, a circuit court judge ruled November 22. On April 16,...

• Sailor’s Wrongful Death Suit Leads to $1.25 Million Verdict

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | November 15, 2010 9:30 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  A storekeeper seaman in the U.S. Navy was participating in a training exercise on the James River in Virginia (VA) when a barge hit his boat and dragged him underwater into the barge’s...

• Fairfax Bar Association's new rules for infant settlements, personal injury, wrongful death cases

  Doug Landau | September 17, 2010 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Fairfax Bar Association, which serves the Northern Virginia Legal Community has issued notice to the personal injury bar that the judges of the Fairfax County Circuit Court have decided to adopt a...