What is the Law of Contributory Negligence in Charlottesville, Virginia?

Virginia is one of just a handful of states in the United States that has a terrible law known as contributory negligence.  This law adversely affect or even ruin your case before it's begun.  Contributory negligence means that if you have contributed to your own injury in any way, you cannot make any recovery for those injuries.  Most states have a much better system called comparative negligence, where it can be determined that one driver is 10% negligent because they were going a little to fast while the other is 90% negligent because they ran a red light.  In this example, the victim could still recover 90% of what they are owed but in Virginia, the injured driver could not recover anything.  You need to find an attorney that has worked in cases like this and that has experience dealing with contributory negligence cases.

If you or a loved one has been in a car or truck accident in Charlottesville, Virginia and would like more information, please call the The Warren Firm at 800-711-5159. http://www.vapersonalinjuryaccidentattorney.com/practice_areas/