If you or a loved one has been involved in an accident that resulted in injury or wrongful death, you should contact a Virginia Beach personal injury lawyer immediately. We’re here to offer a free consultation and help you to understand if you have a valid personal injury claim in Virginia.

Negligence is the most important word you need to understand when looking at personal injury cases in Virginia Beach, VA and the surrounding counties. If someone else’s negligence has caused you injury, you may be entitled to compensation. With cases involving injury, you must prove that the at-fault party was negligent to have a claim at the compensation, and that’s what we do best.

Types of Personal Injury Cases

Car Accidents

Due to the congested nature of the Hampton Roads, car accidents have become the most common scenario resulting in personal injury lawsuits. The term “car accident” is quite broad, and these accidents can also include motorcycles, trucks, hauling equipment and even tractors traveling to their farmland on public roads. 

Motorcycle accidents are incredibly common on today’s roadways due to countless factors that can take a drivers attention from the road.

The shipping and trucking industry moves goods across the country at an all-time high pace, and there are companies that cut corners to maximize their profits. If you find yourself involved with an accident involving a truck and their hauling equipment, you’ll certainly want to explore the option of receiving compensation for your injuries and damage to your personal property. If the company running the truck exhibited any negligence that helped lead to the accident, our skilled legal staff will search to find it.

Slip and Falls

As simple as the name makes it sound. These accidents can happen anywhere and at any time. From a grocery store with a wet floor, to a workplace injury due to your employers negligence. Slip and fall lawsuits have become increasingly common throughout the state, and even the country as our society grows more litigious.

Medical Malpractice

When a healthcare professional (nurse, doctor, surgeon, etc.) displays negligence in their care and causes harm to a patient, it results in a medical malpractice lawsuit. If you’ve been injured due to negligence while under the care of a healthcare professional, you may be entitled to compensation that would cover medical bills, lost wages and compensation for your pain and suffering.

Product Liability

While still under the broad heading of personal injury, product liability lawsuits are a specific and common instance of personal injury. A product liability lawsuit can result when you or a loved one is harmed or even killed due to a defective product. Remember that your chances of winning a lawsuit in product liability will be determined by you and your attorney’s ability to prove that the manufacturer was negligent in some aspect of production. 

Steps to Take After an Accident

Whether it was a car crash, product failure, or medical malpractice that resulted in your injury, the steps to take afterward are the same. Following these steps will give the best chance at recovering the compensation you deserve. 

Seek Medical Attention

Even if you don’t think you’re injured that badly, your first step should be to seek medical attention. More often than not, victims don’t begin to truly feel the effects of an accident until days or sometimes weeks later. Due to the high adrenaline nature of car accidents and other accidents, the pain isn’t always processed immediately by the body. 

Report the Accident

You should immediately report the accident to the proper authorities. If it was a car accident, the police should be contacted. If you’re injured in your workplace, you should contact the owner or your HR representative to report it. Waiting too long to report the accident could have negative consequences on your ability to receive your compensation.

Gather Evidence

If possible, you should gather evidence at the scene of the accident. If there were witnesses, make sure you get statements from them. If there are obvious signs of the other party’s negligence, capture them with photo and video evidence to help build up your case. DO NOT disturb the scene of the accident in any way, this could be considered evidence tampering and would result in your suit being dropped.

Contact the Best Personal Injury Lawyer in Virginia Beach

After seeking medical attention and reporting the accident, the next step is to contact an experienced personal injury attorney. A seasoned attorney will help ensure that you go through the lawsuit proceedings properly, and will keep you protected during that time. Any time that you need to speak to authorities or the guilty party’s insurance company, you should have your attorney present, or even have them speak on your behalf so you don’t fall victim to any tricks that would deprive you of your claim to compensation.

Our law firm provides you with a dedicated personal injury attorney for Virginia Beach and surrounding regions. Our legal team has intimate knowledge of the Virginia legal processes, and years of experience as trial lawyers so that we can offer the best legal advice available. With a dedication to clear and consistent communication with each client, we promise that our level of service will set you up with the best chance at a favorable outcome. Our expertise in personal injury law will bring clarity and ease through the difficult times that you’re facing.