Automobile accidents can leave even the calmest driver shaken. You are just trying to process what happened and calm your nerves. Often this can cloud your judgement and jeopardize any future legal actions if needed.
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Automobile accidents can leave even the calmest driver shaken. You are just trying to process what happened and calm your nerves. Often this can cloud your judgement and jeopardize any future legal actions if needed.
There’s nothing better than cooling off at the local pool on a hot summer day. Now that school is out for the summer, kids and families are flocking to public pools for a relaxing day in the sun.
As temperatures climb in West Virginia, motorists are more likely to encounter bicycle riders. Be sure you know the laws that govern bicycle riders and your interaction with them.
You’ve been involved in an auto accident. Through no fault of your own, you have been injured and your vehicle had serious damage. The other driver has admitted he caused the crash. His insurance company is cooperating. So do you really need a lawyer?
We’ve all been there. You stop at a store on your way home to pick up a few items. Or you run to the mall on your lunch break. You expect a quick, safe trip with no surprises.
But accidents, many of them entirely preventable, can happen. When you think of a store, wet, slick floors and other hazards come to mind, but those are not the only hazards.
Distracted driving is one of the biggest preventable hazards on the road today. The National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration that more than 3,450 people were killed in 2016.
When you visit a business or other public venue, you expect the facilities to be safe and properly maintained. Any facility that is considered open to the public is responsible for keeping visitors reasonably safe from harm. But if you fall and sustain injuries in a public location, who is responsible?
Every winter, West Virginia residents see their share of pot holes – some small and annoying, others large and potentially damaging. This year, ongoing damp, rainy weather has made the problem even worse.
In West Virginia, we have no shortage of narrow two-lane roads, many of which are isolated and wind around mountains and through valleys. Less traffic does not always mean faster trips. Driving on these roads presents some challenges that are much different than larger interstate highways.
Companies provide almost all consumer financial products and services under written contracts. Arbitration agreements in those contracts can require that parties resolve any subsequent disputes through privately-appointed individuals (arbitrators), rather than through the court system.
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