Statutes of Limitations

Statutes of Limitations

When a person is injured or a contract is broken in Virginia, the person who is injured, the plaintiff, has a certain period of time, known as a limitations period or statute of limitations, in which to file her lawsuit against the defendant. Even though there are...

Personal Injury and Medicare

When medicare covers some or all costs related to a personal injury, the injured person, or her family, must submit certain paperwork to the government in certain circumstances. This post is not intended to be comprehensive because the requirements on medicare...

Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury

When a covered worker suffers personal injury while working, she is entitled to be compensated under Virginia Code § 65.2-100 et seq. Virginia requires that employers who meet certain criteria maintain coverage under the workers’ compensation act. Under that act, when...