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The most common tort — and the one most difficult to define — is negligence. Negligence is defined as the failure to use reasonable due care to avoid foreseeable harm to a person, place, or thing.

The human body is not designed to absorb certain types of impact, including that caused by automobile collisions.

A law establishing the time limit within which a lawsuit must be brought is called a statute of limitations. Different types of cases have different statutes of limitation.

Every year millions of people are injured in motor vehicle accidents — many very seriously. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, someone in the United States is killed in a car accident every 16 minutes

You are entitled to compensation if your injuries prevent you from working, thereby causing you to lose income. For example, if you are a landscaper who can't work for a week because you sprained an ankle in an accident, you are entitled to compensation for that week of lost wages. You are also entitled to lost wages if you miss work because of treatment.

Virginia has enacted laws requiring drivers, front-seat passengers, and all passengers up to 18 years of age to wear seatbelts.

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Nursing homes are regulated by the federal government under the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1987 (OBRA)

If you have suffered a work-related injury or illness, you should be able to obtain benefits through your employer’s workers’ compensation policy. Most companies in Virginia are required to carry this type of insurance, and this is generally the first place a worker should go to receive compensation.

Virginia has seen a major spike in pedestrian accident fatalities in recent years. In 2018, there were 123 pedestrians killed in traffic-related accidents, the highest number in a decade, and the third consecutive year that the number of fatalities was over 100.