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There are many different medical environments that can help people in a variety of circumstances. Someone with a scheduled medical procedure can receive care at a hospital or a doctor's office. Emergency rooms allow for rapid entry into a medical facility and...
The holidays provide the perfect opportunity to catch up with friends and loved ones whom you’ve been missing. And while the festivities are always meaningful, they’ll be especially significant this year because they were hindered by the pandemic last year. If you want to get in the spirit by hosting a party of your own, you’re probably wondering what might…
There are many factors that influence the success of a personal injury case. These include: the strength of the evidence presented, the severity of the damages that result, and the available insurance coverage. While some factors influence the outcome of the case in minor ways, a few can have a major impact on the success—or failure—of the case. If you…
To say social media has become a pillar of modern life would be an understatement. In 2020, more than 3.6 billion people used social media, and researchers expect that figure to exceed 4.4 billion by 2025. Regardless of whether your favorite platform is Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok, chances are you turn to your friends and followers online for support,…
May 1st is Law Day — a day that we at Weiner, Spivey & Miller have celebrated since our founding more than two decades ago. What is Law Day? Law Day was established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958 as a celebration of the importance of the “rule of law” in the United States. While the Annual May Day…
Pedestrians Are Always in Danger As the weather warms up, the cherry blossoms bloom and some of us return to working in our offices, the volume of pedestrian traffic in the D.C. Metro area will rise sharply, as will the number of incidents between pedestrians and motor vehicles. In any conflict between pedestrians and motor vehicles, the pedestrian always loses…
Partner Eugene C. Miller recently led a Team Presentation at the George Mason American Inn of Court, which met at the Antonin Scalia Law School at the George Mason University Arlington Campus. The presentation was on the doctrine of Sovereign Immunity in Virginia. Click here to download the full presentation PDF file. Sovereign Immunity is a legal doctrine that arose…
Now that summer is here, neighborhood swimming pools are filled and children and adults are flocking to the water to keep cool. This brings up the topic of water safety. In the U.S. statistics show that there are about ten non boat related drowning deaths every day. There are more than 300 boating related deaths every year as well. One…
In the last several years, we have seen many incidents recorded on police department body and dashboard cameras. As technology and expectations advance, and costs go down, we will likely see all local law enforcement using body and dashboard cameras to record interactions with the public. Currently, the use of such technology is erratic as states and localities grapple with…
The Virginia Supreme Court has resolved a persistent question about closing argument in a personal injury trial. In a case argued by Weiner, Spivey & Miller, the Court approved a plaintiff’s listing of multiple damage amounts during closing argument. Until now, attorneys were only able to ask for a single amount for damages on behalf of clients. This case involved a…
