We have all seen them on the road. Drivers with one hand on the steering wheel and another hand on their cell phones. These drivers represent a serious hazard on the road and new statistics reveal the risks. Pokémon Go only increased this risk, as the new app encourages players to capture Pokémon while traveling … Read more →
On October 21, the Capital Bikeshare (CaBi) made its debut in Fairfax County, opening 15 bike stations in Reston and 14 in Tysons Corner. The bike sharing system began in Washington, DC in 2010 and has been popular since its inception. In addition to the new Fairfax County stations, CaBi has existing Northern Virginia stations … Read more →
The D.C. Court of Appeals recently addressed this question in a case brought against the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (“WMATA”) by a plaintiff who suffered injury after slipping on a wet floor in the Archives Metro station. In that case, Reeves v. WMATA, the plaintiff alleged that rainwater tracked into the station by fellow … Read more →
In Bratton v. Selective Insurance Co. of America, 290 Va. 314, 776 S.E.2d 775 (2015), the Virginia Supreme Court recently addressed the scope of coverage provided by an automobile insurance policy that afforded coverage to anyone “occupying” a “covered auto” under the policy. The case arose from an incident in which a drunk driver crashed … Read more →
If you have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, it is important to act quickly to preserve evidence favorable to your case. Cell phone records provide an instructive illustration of this concept. Some traffic accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted by their cell phones. In such cases, there are two primary avenues … Read more →
Snow storm Jonas has caused widespread road closures in DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia, as Motorist seek to cope with the every changing road conditions. Average snowfall has topped at some 42 inches in this area making it the largest snowstorm in recorded history for the DC, metro area, at least since 1884. “Road conditions … Read more →
In Cain v. Lee et al., 772 S.E.2d 894 (Va. 2015), the Virginia Supreme Court recently addressed the scope of punitive damages in a driving under the influence (“DUI”) case. The plaintiffs in Lee filed suit after being injured in a motor vehicle accident caused by the defendant. The defendant was arrested at the scene … Read more →
In Destefano v. Children’s National Medical Center, 2015 WL 4477820, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals recently addressed the scope of negligent infliction of emotional distress claims under D.C. law. The Destefano case arose from an incident where six-year-old boy suffered injuries after falling down a twenty-five-foot-deep air shaft that had been left exposed … Read more →
This vehicular negligence case in U.S. District Court in Lynchburg, Virginia, arises from a situation where a tractor-trailer overheated and became disabled in an area on Interstate 81 with no right or left shoulder. A second tractor-trailer then struck the disabled vehicle, causing injuries to the disabled tractor-trailer’s driver. The injured driver brought suit against … Read more →
A recent study from the National Highway Safety Administration found that drivers who are high on marijuana are at significantly lower risk for getting into an accident than drivers who use alcohol. In fact, drivers who tested positive for marijuana were no more likely to crash than those who had not used any drugs or … Read more →