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Unlike economic damages, such as medical costs and funeral expenses, noneconomic losses are more challenging to calculate in wrongful death cases. There are no receipts nor invoices for the loss of love and companionship, and there is no way to know the actual and...
The untimely loss of a loved one is hard enough. It can be more difficult if the deceased is a breadwinner. The surviving family members will not only suffer emotionally. Financial matters also become a pressing concern. But what if the deceased suffered a wrongful...
There are dual objectives in the average Virginia wrongful death claim. Obviously, there is a desire to recoup the financial losses incurred because of someone's untimely passing. Additionally, there is a need for justice. The financial justice provided by making an...
The injuries from a motor vehicle accident can be extensive and sometimes fatal. But it was during the pandemic when collisions not only became more frequent, but more dangerous as well. A couple of years have passed since the onset of COVID-19, but has the situation...
It’s always difficult to lose a loved one, but the heartbreak can be manifold when that loved one is taken from you before their natural time through someone else’s negligence or deliberate actions. In Virginia, a victim’s survivors may be able to file both a survival...
Virginia residents who lose a loved one to wrongful death have the right to file a wrongful death lawsuit. However, it’s a little different when the victim is a child or elderly person. Wrongful death cases involving a child It’s easy to determine damages in a...
There were a record number of traffic deaths in 2021 in Virginia and across the U.S. The number of accidents that resulted in deaths rose to nearly 43,000. This was an increase of 10.5% over the previous year's number, which was 38,824. Highway deaths are rising in...
Residents of Virginia should fight back if they have lost a loved one to wrongful death. It’s important to know what damages are available in such a lawsuit. What is considered wrongful death? Virginia considers a wrongful death to be a death caused by neglect,...
Although accidents happen all the time, those that end up with someone dying are particularly devastating. If you lose a loved one in Virginia due to someone else's negligence, you may want to file a lawsuit. It’s important to know what damages you can recover in your...
In Virginia, wrongful death lawsuits are subject to a statute of limitations that delineates how long you have to file your civil action. The limitation period for most wrongful death cases in the state begins on the date of death. What is the "discovery rule" in...