The rules of evidence, generally, prohibit hearsay—a statement made out of court admitted for its truth. Of course, the application of the rule and its numerous exceptions is often a more difficult task, but the basic rule against hearsay is a longstanding fixture of...
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Wrongful Death
What You Need to Know About Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Cases
Between 1953 and 1987, tap water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in Jacksonville, North Carolina, was contaminated with harmful chemicals at concentrations from 240 to 3400 times levels permitted by safety standards. Service members and their families bathed in and...
Teens have the highest fatal accident rates
Any driver can cause a fatal accident, and there's always a certain level of risk. Perhaps it's an elderly driver who has trouble keeping control of the car, or perhaps it's a middle-aged business person who is distracted during their morning commute. Every time you...
Is it dangerous to eat and drive?
If you’re going to be driving, you have to make sure that you’re not distracted. Most people feel that distractions come in very specific forms, such as texting on a phone or getting distracted by a conversation with passengers. What they don’t often realize is that...
Why are fatal wrong-way crashes increasing in Virginia?
Few things are more frightening for drivers than encountering a vehicle going in the wrong direction. Wrong-way drivers are responsible for devastating and often fatal head-on collisions. Unfortunately, the problem seems to be getting worse instead of better in...