Physical suffering may come to mind when you think about civil claims for traffic accidents. West Virginia motor vehicle accident claims also may cause other types of harm, including financial losses like gargantuan medical bills. Direct or indirect emotional anguish…

Every Charleston driver is responsible for his or her conduct behind the wheel of a vehicle. A negligent driver doesn’t have to be an adult to be charged with criminal or civil offenses for harming others. Unfortunately, the victims of…

There’s no such thing as an armchair crash investigator. Incomplete details about a motor vehicle accident may lead Charleston residents to assume a driver made a serious mistake. However, the true cause of a crash can remain unclear until a…

Impatience is not a violation of the law unless a person unwilling to wait hurts someone. Some roads are not built to the satisfaction of impatient drivers. You’ve witnessed people irritated while waiting for a Charleston traffic light to change…

Contributory and comparative negligence apply to a court’s determination of fault in civil claims when a plaintiff shares responsibility for his or her injuries. Claims Journal outlined the difference between the two in an article published last year. West Virginia…