700+ Car Accidents And One Snowy Day

Snow and car accidents seem to go together. Monday's snow resulted in over 700 Virginia car accidents and a host of personal injury victims. The problem with a car accident caused by snow is that the at fault driver often says that it wasn't his or her fault, it was the snow that caused the car accident. However, such defensive statements must be analyzed in the context of all the facts surrounding the car accident. Was the other driver going too fast for the conditions? If so, snow is not a defense. Di d the other driver fail to clear the snow off their vehicle and so had limited visibility? Is so, the snow is not a defense. An experienced personal injury lawyer can assist you in looking at all the facts surrounding your accident and determine if there is a claim for damages. Francis P. Hajek Wilson & Hajek, LLC, a personal injury law firm Experienced Injury and Accident Lawyers Serving Virginia, including Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Greene, Augusta, Buckingham, Staunton, Waynesboro, Culpepper, Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News

Bus Driver Causes Accident in Snow on I-95

I-95 was closed for several hours after a bus overturned in snowy conditions. The bus driver was charged with reckless driving as he was driving too fast for the conditions present on the interstate highway. The bus was en route from New York to Georgia. The circumstances of the accident are reminiscent of another recent bus accident that also involved driver error and resulted in serious personal injury to several bus passengers. Long distance travel by bus can be attractive because of low fares. However, sometimes the price can be high when the driver is fatigued and makes judgment errors that lead to a serious accident. The full facts are still not known for this most recent accident, but we do know that several bus passengers have already paid too high a price. Francis P. Hajek Wilson & Hajek, LLC, a personal injury law firm Experienced Injury and Accident Lawyers Serving Virginia, including Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Greene, Augusta, Buckingham, Staunton, Waynesboro, Culpepper, Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News

Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Punitive Damage Award

A drunk driver injures two people in a Virginia car accident. The injuries are not serious or life threatening, but not only is the driver drunk, he is also talking on his cell phone when he causes a car accident. Both cases go to trial and both accident victims obtain an award of compensatory and punitive damages. One injury victim gets an award of fourteen thousand dollars ($14,000) in compensatory damages and one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in punitive damages. The other injury victim gets an award of five thousand six hundred thousand dollars ($5600)in compensatory damages and also gets one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)in punitive damages. The trial judge thought that the $100,000 was okay for the car accident injury victim who received an award of $14,600, but felt that the award of $100,000 for the car accident injury victim who received an award of $5600was just too much. In fact, the trial judge reduced the punitive damages award to $50,000. The Virginia Supreme Court recently reversed the decision of the trial court. The Virginia Supreme Court's decision is a good one. The drunk driver's conduct was terrible. Francis P. Hajek Wilson & Hajek, LLC, a personal injury law firm Experienced Injury and Accident Lawyers Serving Virginia, including Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Greene, Augusta, Buckingham, Staunton, Waynesboro, Culpepper, Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News

Albemarle Courts May Move

Virginia personal injury lawyers and attorneys who handle car accident cases and other personal injury cases in Albemarle county and the city of Charlottesville have first hand experience with the courts in those jurisdictions and the state of the courthouses. Charlottesville only has one courtroom for circuit court cases, such as significant and serious personal injury cases. It can take more than 18 months to schedule a trial date for a complicated and serious personal injury case that will take an experienced personal injury lawyer and attorney a few days to present to a jury. The Albemarle courthouse is also challenging for the experienced serious personal injury lawyer and attorney as meeting rooms are often used as courtrooms. The Daily Progress reports today that there is some discussion going on among supervisors to building a new court complex. While I hate to see the old and very historic courthouse in Albemarle put out of service, it is time to accommodate the needs of the citizens of the county who have to resort to the courts for justice. Francis P. Hajek Wilson & Hajek, LLC, a personal injury law firm Experienced Injury and Accident Lawyers Serving Virginia, including Albemarle, Charlottesville, Fluvanna, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Greene, Augusta, Buckingham, Staunton, Waynesboro, Culpepper, Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News