Every legislative session, Virginia’s state government enacts new laws. According to the state constitution, unless the law is scheduled to go into effect on a certain date or the law is an “emergency law” that is passed by both houses of the General Assembly by a 2/3...
What is the Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Cases in Virginia? Many would say two years. While that’s true most of the time, it’s not always true. And the exceptions can be critical. A fundamental question in every personal injury case is, What is the...
The ability to try personal injury cases has become faster and more cost efficient with the jurisdictional limit change on July 1, 2021. The jurisdictional limit for personal injury cases in the Virginia General District Court’s recently increased from $25,000.00 to...
Parties, parades, and green as far as the eye can see. St. Patrick’s Day is a day of celebration whether you are of Irish descent or not. Like most holidays the celebration continues into the weekend as well. At Slaughter & Lupton Law we believe you should be...
What Is The Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Cases in North Carolina? Many would say three years. While that’s true most of the time, it’s not always true. And the exceptions can be critical—sometimes to save a case and sometimes to ruin a case....
After an accident, most people have the same question: “What happens now?” A personal injury case generally follows a predictable path – consultation, signing, initial notice, pre-litigation investigation, compiling the medical records, lost income documentation,...
