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The most significant issue to most people involved in a personal injury claim is the issue of damages. Obtaining fair and just compensation for injuries you have sustained is the primary concern at Schilling & Esposito. By using our experience and the extensive resources available to us on your behalf, we focus on achieving the highest possible monetary recovery for you.

The term compensatory damages derives from the word "compensate," meaning "to make up for" or "to make whole." Generally, these damages can be broken up into two sub-categories — actual damages and general damages.

It is important that you seek immediate medical attention if you are seriously injured in an automobile accident.

In 2010, there were nearly 5.5 million police-reported traffic crashes, in which 32,885 people were killed and 2.25 million people were injured.

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Automobile insurance laws in Virginia require the owner of a vehicle to have a certain amount of liability insurance on the vehicle.

There is no simple, universal formula that lets us put a price tag on injury, pain, and suffering. Rather, at Schilling & Esposito we rely on our experience in handling injury cases of all kinds to enable us to form an expectation as to what your case might be worth. This experience is crucial in order to ensure that your case will not be settled out of court for less than it is worth in court.

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.

If you have been injured because of the negligence or reckless actions of another person or party, you deserve to be compensated. But even in cases that are fairly straightforward and with facts that are pretty clear, it can be surprisingly difficult to recover compensation for your injuries.