Dec 04, 2008

Personal Injury Representation for Virginia’s Injured

Serious injury comes in many forms, and can have a wide range of debilitating effects that impact the emotional and physical future of the injured person and his or her family. While full recovery from many types of injuries isn’t always possible, recent advances in health care have created the very real hope that anything is possible.

Medical advances that restore mobility to the paralyzed and dismembered are commonplace today. Operations, procedures and medications that reverse the damage of brain injury, spinal cord injury and other internal injuries are proven and available. Therapy and advanced skin grafting that gives burn injury victims a real chance to overcome social stigmas are also there. Where life for the seriously injured once promised little more than a shut-in existence, medical advances of the last twenty years are opening up the world again for the disabled and their families.

But there has been another “development” in the past twenty years that greatly limits the average person’s access to this remarkable progress. For most of us, in order to obtain the money needed for highly specialized health care, an insurance company has to sign off on the bill.

The problem with this is that insurance companies have discovered the profitability of fierce resistance to injury claims that seek the benefits of modern health care. Delays stemming from subrogation (when two or more insurance companies haggle over who is liable), non-disclosures, alleged non-payment of premiums, or other common disguises of bad faith insurance plague many victims of personal injury, leaving them without the means to meet the many new challenges they face.

Victims of serious injury don’t have time for the shenanigans of the insurance industry. When injury strikes down you or a loved one in Virginia, it is important to have an attorney who can step in and act swiftly in your interests with proven legal guidance. In Virginia, Bob Battle brings over 20 years of litigation experience to “go to battle” to help those seriously injured to obtain maximum compensation for injuries related to:

Auto Accidents - Semi Accidents - Product Injuries - Motorcycle Accidents - Wrongful Death - Roller Coaster/ Theme Park Accidents - Brain Injury - Slip & Fall Injuries - Dog Bites - Pedestrian Accidents - Construction Injuries - Hit and Run Cases - Drunk Driving Injuries - Railroad Accidents - Store Accidents - Machinery Accidents - Unsafe Toys - Elevator/Escalator Accidents - Premises Liability - Aviation Accidents - Serious Scarring - Hotel Liability – Swimming/ Drowning Accidents

Bob has handled numerous personal injury cases with offices in Richmond & Alexandria, Virginia. If you have been injured due to the negligence or the wrongful act of another, which can occur through negligence, abuse and other means, please contact Bob for a free case evaluation. There are even instances when the law presumes liability even when the person or company responsible didn't know or understand that their act would cause injuries.

Bob is extremely selective in taking on new personal injury cases. He does this because of his promise and his commitment to his clients that he will personally do all the work on the case. When a client wants to know the status of their case, they will talk to Bob Battle, the lawyer they trusted to hire for their very important case.

Bad Faith Insurance Practices: A Crisis in Virginia and the Nation

In addition to being against the law, bad faith practices by insurance companies force choices upon injured people that they should never have to make. Whether it is surrendering a child’s college fund, losing a home, or relying on charity or government hand-outs for subsistence, such decisions should never come about as a result of an injury caused by another. But each year, thousands of residents in Virginia are simply abandoned by their insurance companies, and must make choices that insurance companies have ample means to help them avoid.

So why do insurance companies behave this way? One reason: a relentless drive for profits. Profits keep quarterly earnings on the rise, assets intact, and the chief executives of insurance companies smiling. More profits also mean more political contributions to elected officials, who happily support laws that strengthen insurance interests and keep powers of governmental oversight at a minimum in Washington, D.C. and in legislatures nationwide.

Particularly in recent years, as pro-business agendas have tightened their grip on the American political system, no industry has reaped greater benefits than the insurance sector. In spite of national catastrophes such as September 11th and Hurricane Katrina (events that took record tolls on insurance reserves), the insurance industry has never enjoyed a more lucrative period. A vigorous campaign of case-by-case denials of the rights of individual citizens to their rightful compensation has been the underlying cause of this unprecedented boom.

Too many Americans become fodder for this unfair cycle that only helps the rich get richer through the denial of basic civil rights to ordinary, hard working people of modest means. In Virginia, Bob Battle is devoted to reversing this trend by helping those who need and deserve help the most. If you or a loved one needs strong and committed legal guidance in the event of a serious, life-changing injury, Bob Battle can help. Contact Bob today for a free and thorough review of your case and the options you have.

Library for Personal Injury Representation for Virginia’s Injured:

• DC Transit: Who is behind the wheel?   
  Description: It has been a dangerous and deadly few months for the commuters of Washington, D.C.
  
  Since November of 2006, citizens of the D.C. metropolitan area have seen train derailments, transit worker deaths, fires on the rail lines, and multiple accidents involving Metro buses that have resulted in fatalities.
• Progressive Insurance: Investing in Art, but not Customer Service   
  Description: Progressive Insurance spends millions of dollars on art every year.
  
  How much did they spend on your insurance claim?
• Games Insurers Play   
  Description: Insurers have a few tried and true methods for getting out of their financial obligations. These include recording every conversation and getting your signature as quickly as possible.

Frequent Questions for Personal Injury Representation for Virginia’s Injured:

• I was injured, but I’m not sure if it counts as “personal injury.” How can you tell?
• What is my case worth?
• A personal injury lawyer contacted me in the hospital and guaranteed a huge settlement. Why should I hire you?
• The insurance company says that I don’t need a lawyer to settle this. What do you think?
• How long is all this going to take?
• How much is all this going to cost ME?

Web Resources for Personal Injury Representation for Virginia’s Injured:

• Brain Injury Association of America
• Christopher Reeve Paralysis Center
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Occupational Health and Safety Act

  Description: HRCalifornia can help you comply with California Workers' Compensation rules more efficiently and to establish standards that keep your workers safe.
  

• Site that details bad insurance practices