Virginia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation News

A map of the united states showing some of the dangerous roadways for truckers across the country.

Roadways Are Dangerous for Truckers Too

January 27, 2020
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Roadways Are Dangerous for Truckers Too There has been much press lately about truck crashes and the danger to smaller vehicles due to truck driver error.  Due to the size of large trucks, the danger to smaller vehicles on the highway is indisputable. When there is a crash involving a truck and a smaller vehicle,…

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Car Crashes: More Dangerous For Women

January 21, 2020
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Car Crashes: More Dangerous For Women Consumer Reports is reporting that today’s automobiles are less safe for women than for their male counterparts.  A study out of the University of Virginia shows that seat-belted women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in a car crash than men.  This is mostly because test dummies…

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Proposed Cuts To Social Security Disability Benefits

January 10, 2020
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Proposed Cuts To Social Security Disability Benefits The Trump Administration has announced proposed cuts to disability benefits.  These cuts come in the form of new rules for the Social Security Disability program, and these new rules could affect tens of thousands of people. Let’s examine some of the proposed cuts to Social Security Disability benefits:…

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Drunk Driving: DUI Crash In Berkeley County West Virginia

January 2, 2020
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Drunk Driving: DUI Crash In Berkeley County, West Virginia The Washington Post is reporting that a Winchester man was arrested after driving drunk on New Year’s Day and causing a crash in Berkeley County, West Virginia.  The wreck occurred on Interstate 81 southbound in Berkeley County.  Cody Wade Braithwaite of Winchester was charged with DUI…

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Fatal Accidents On The Rise In Clarke County

December 30, 2019
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Fatal Accidents On The Rise In Clarke County According to recent statistics from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety’s (IIHS), the probability of dying in a car accident has declined by more than one-third in the past three years.  The IIHS stats show that in 2012, there were 7,700 less fatal car accidents than 27…

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Route 11/North Valley Pike Tractor Trailer Crash

December 26, 2019
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Route 11/North Valley Pike Tractor Trailer Crash 1/2/20 Post Update — The Harlow family requests assistance with funeral expenses during this very difficult time.  If you would like to help out, please see the information below.  Please consider helping this family by making a donation for funeral expenses to Kyger Funeral Home. The Rockingham County…

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Long-Term Disability: How to Win

December 20, 2019
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Long-Term Disability:  How To Win If your long-term disability company has denied you benefits, there are a few things you’ll need to be prepared to address if you are going to try to appeal your case.  First, there are periods or components of long-term disability that you should be aware of.  Those components include not…

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Route 257 Rockingham County Accident: The Importance of Seat Belt Usage

December 4, 2019
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Route 257 Rockingham County Accident:  The Importance of Seat Belt Usage One of the most important choices that drivers and passengers can make is to use their seat belts while operating or riding in a vehicle.  Recently, many drivers in the United States are beginning to understand the importance of using their seat belts.  In…

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Most Dangerous Roads in Page County

December 3, 2019
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Most Dangerous Roads In Page County Traffic safety researchers from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have known for a long time that the majority of fatal crashes occur on rural roads. While recent studies have shown many of the differences between rural and urban crashes, it is still not clear if most rural crashes…

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Benefits For Children With Disabilities

November 30, 2019
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Benefits For Children With Disabilities If you have a child whom you believe may be disabled, you may find that he or she is entitled to Social Security Disability (SSDI) benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.  There are three different kinds of benefits for children with disabilities.  The three types of benefits for children…

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