Tag: injury lawyer advice
Accident Defenses & Contributory Negligence
Accident Defenses-Contributory Negligence In Virginia, unlike most other states, we still follow the rule of contributory negligence. This rule states that if the plaintiff (injured person) is found to be at fault AT ALL for the accident, then the plaintiff recovers nothing. So if a jury were to decide that the injured person was 1%… Read More »
Uninsured and Underinsured Insurance
Uninsured and Underinsured Insurance Uninsured/Underinsured (UM/UIM) motorist coverage provides insurance coverage to you, your resident relatives, no matter whose car they are in, and to those using your car if the at fault driver has no insurance or has minimal insurance. It is important to remember that if your coverage is the Virginia minimum of… Read More »
Accident Liability Insurance
Accident Insurance for Negligence Liability insurance is the coverage in an automobile insurance policy that protects an at-fault driver from liability to the person(s) injured by the at-fault driver. In other words, it protects you if you injure someone else. Virginia requires a minimum of $25,000.00 per person and $50,000.00 per accident in liability insurance… Read More »