Virginia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation News

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What to Do if You’ve Been Hurt at Work

January 5, 2024
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I Got Hurt at Work. What Should I Do? What To Do After a Workplace Injury In Virginia, a workers compensation claim will provide medical care and wage replacement benefits to anyone who suffers a workplace injury. However, even if you’ve been hurt at work, your actions right after an accident can have a significant…

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What to Do if You Experience Delayed Pain After a Car Accident?

December 29, 2023
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How Long After Car Accident Before Pain Starts? Our car accident clients at the Ritchie Law Firm often tell us that they didn’t really feel any pain immediately after their car accident. But, several hours later, they began to experience pain which grew increasingly worse. The cause of delayed pain after a car accident is…

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Dealing With Whiplash After a Car Accident

December 13, 2023
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What To do if You Have Whiplash After a Car Accident If you’ve suffered a whiplash injury after a car accident, you know that this injury can be painful and have long-lasting effects. We often see clients with whiplash injuries that experience worsening levels of pain before they begin to see improvement. In fact, sometimes…

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Call Police After a Car Accident

December 7, 2023
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Why You Should ALWAYS Call the Police After a Car Accident? If you are involved in a minor car accident, you may be tempted not to call the police. However, there are several reasons why calling the police after a car accident is ALWAYS a good idea. Virginia Car Accident: What’s Required? Virginia law requires…

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The Best Car Accident Lawyers: Do You Have Them?

November 30, 2023
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What to Look for in a Car Accident Lawyer? If you’ve been injured in a serious car accident, you may be dealing with the pain from your injuries, calls from the insurance company, medical bills piling up, and missed time from work. Having a tough lawyer fighting for you and taking care of some of…

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My Virginia Workers’ Compensation Claim Was Denied

November 25, 2023
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Your Virginia Workers Comp Claim Was Denied: What Now? If you’ve been injured on the job in Virginia, you may be entitled to workers compensation benefits from your employer’s insurance company. Sometimes, a workers compensation claim will be approved without issue. But, if the insurance company denies your workers’ compensation claim in Virginia, you have…

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Can You Settle a Car Accident Claim Without a Lawyer?

November 16, 2023
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How to Know if You Should Settle Car Accident Claim Without a Lawyer If this is the first time you’ve been involved in a car accident, you may be confused about what to do and how the process works. You may be getting calls from the insurance company, or you may be concerned about getting…

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Dealing With The Insurance Adjuster After A Virginia Car Accident

November 9, 2023
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How Do I Deal With the Insurance Adjuster After A Virginia Car Accident? If you have been injured in an automobile accident, you will likely have numerous people contacting you for information.  You may be speaking with your doctor’s office, the towing company, the auto body shop, and perhaps one or more insurance companies.  How…

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Virginia Workers Comp Shoulder Injury Settlements

November 2, 2023
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How Much is My Workers Compensation Shoulder Injury Worth? If you or a loved one has suffered a workers compensation shoulder injury, you may have questions about how much a settlement of your claim might be worth. For many workers, the shoulder can be a very important joint, and pain in that area can delay…

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Why Are Tractor Trailer Accidents So Devastating?

October 24, 2023
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Tractor Trailer Accidents Are Devastating Tractor trailer accidents are no joke, but why are they so devastating? Our experts know the reasons. Discover what makes these types of accidents so tragic and what you might be entitled to if you are injured in a tractor trailer accident. Weight and Size Cause Serious Tractor Trailer Accidents…

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