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Business owners and operators owe a legal duty to customers to keep their business premises reasonably safe. When you run to the grocery store or the hardware store for an item you need or stop at a restaurant for a meal, you do not think about there being a risk of injury.

There are several steps drivers should take after they are involved in a car accident to protect their best interests. Car accidents are a common occurrence every day in Virginia and throughout the rest of the U.S. In 2017 alone, according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, 127,375 car accidents occurred in the state, which was a 0.9% increase from 2016.

A recent attack demonstrates how Virginia courts may impose civil and criminal penalties against a dog owner whose pet attacks and injures a human being. In December 2015, a 6-year-old girl was visiting family friends in Virginia when two dogs attacked her.

Slip-and-fall accidents can lead to serious injury. In some cases, the property owner may be liable.

Drunk driving has been an ongoing problem across the country and in Virginia. While the efforts of groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving and others have made headway against this danger, more work is still needed.

A study published in the Injury Prevention journal found that consuming even minimal amounts of alcohol increases drivers’ crash risk. When people in Virginia enjoy libations, they may be faced with choosing whether to get behind the wheel.

On the horizon, PET scans may hold a key to supporting whiplash claims. Whiplash can be a serious, limiting injury that people should not automatically assume is only a minor inconvenience.

Research has found that new users of prescription sleep aids may experience crash risk estimates akin to those of drivers with elevated BAC levels. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, sleep disorders affect an estimated 70 million people in America.

A new survey revealed that most people believe that distracted driving is a growing problem on the roads today. Most drivers in Virginia know that using their cellphone while they drive is a dangerous activity, but with so many initiatives and laws to combat this dangerous activity, it could be assumed that driver distraction is decreasing on roadways throughout the U.S.

Even though many drivers try to fight through it, being tired on the road is a danger. The consequences of fatigued driving are multiplied when commercial truck drivers stay behind the wheel when they should instead take a break.