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Personal Injury

Contributory Negligence Bar

December 10, 2019
Contributory negligence bar means it bars claims where contributes to injury. It is a common law doctrine modified in most states.
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Personal Injury

Collateral Source Cases

December 8, 2019
Collateral source cases may be either tort or contract matters according to a 2019 decision from the Virginia high court.
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Personal Injury

Fiduciary Duty

December 5, 2019
Fiduciary duty cases arise from relationships and from proximity in time or distance. The source of the duty may be a contract.
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Personal Injury

Craving Oyer

December 3, 2019
Craving oyer is an old form of pleading that has application to require a plaintiff to attach to the complaint a document that is necessary.
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Personal Injury

Apparent Agency

November 27, 2019
Apparent agency is called agency by estoppel because it involves a representation which is relied on to that person's detriment.
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Personal Injury

Contract Litigation

November 27, 2019
Contract litigation in Northern Virginia is undertaken in both state and federal courts and involves a host of different issues.
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Personal Injury

Accident Investigation

November 27, 2019
Accident investigation material is not privileged if gathered in the ordinary course of business. Most courts in Virginia have so ruled.
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Vehicle Accidents

Electronic Data Records

August 2, 2019
Electronic data records can come in several forms. There is another posting  on this website dealing with electronic data records relating to vehicles. On a ...
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Personal Injury

Jury Research

July 17, 2019
Jury research is now more productive since clerks are required to disclose the panel members three days before trial if requested.
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