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The terms “wrongful death action” and “survival action” are deceptively similar. In Virginia, a wrongful death action has to do with the way a person died. A survival action, on the other hand, has to do with any litigation or causes of action that were pending when a...
The rules of evidence, generally, prohibit hearsay—a statement made out of court admitted for its truth. Of course, the application of the rule and its numerous exceptions is often a more difficult task, but the basic rule against hearsay is a longstanding fixture of...
Any driver can cause a fatal accident, and there's always a certain level of risk. Perhaps it's an elderly driver who has trouble keeping control of the car, or perhaps it's a middle-aged business person who is distracted during their morning commute. Every time you...
Few things are more frightening for drivers than encountering a vehicle going in the wrong direction. Wrong-way drivers are responsible for devastating and often fatal head-on collisions. Unfortunately, the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better in...