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• Drunk Driving Injuries & Deaths
  • What amount of punitive damages can I get against a drunk driver?"
  • Fatal Wrong-way crash caused by drunk driver.
  • Alcohol was a factor in a car crash that killed four.
  • The Smart Consumer's Guide To Hiring A Great Lawyer

• Truck Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • Fatal Tractor-Trailer Accident on I-95

• Nursing Home - Abuse & Neglect
  • Nursing home care is going to be even worse.

• Car Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • Your Uninsured Motorist Coverage and the hit and run driver
  • Virginia Attorney John P. Harris III : is leveling the playing field for auto accident victims and their families. Do you need help in Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Caroline County, Stafford, King George ?
  • L3-L4 and L4-L5 disc ruptured in auto accident
  • Learn what your legal rights are if you are injured in an automobile accident or some other kind of accident.
  • Teenage driver kills 38-year-old mother of three
  • The 2009 Dodge Ram 2500/3500 trucks recalled for defect
  • Three people killed in three separate auto accidents. Three people killed were not wearing their seat belts.
  • A California attorney reviews The Smart Consumer's Guide to Your Personal Injury Case
  • A new book to help auto and truck accident victims deal with insurance companies and adjustors.
  • The Smart Consumer's Guide to Your Personal Injury Case - a testimonial by Jennifer
  • The Smart Consumer's Guide to Your Personal Injury Case - Jeremy comments on the book
  • Fatal Accident on I-95 Kills Driver and Injures passengers
  • If you need help for an injury which occurred in another state:
  • Two Teens Killed in Spotsylvania auto accident
  • John Harris, III has been selected for national membership in The 2008-2009 Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the state of Virginia.
  • Fatal Accident
  • In an auto accident case - Your questions answered
  • Dangerous tires - Have your tires passed their expiration date?

• Dog Bite
  • Dog Bite - Dog Attack - Pit Bull - Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania | John Harris

• ATV Accidents - Three wheelers and Four wheelers
  • ATV kills and paralysizes
  • Spotsylvania teenager killed when his ATV flipped.

• Slip and fall or trip and fall
  • Dog Bite, Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania | John P. Harris III

• General
  • Pit bull attack takes life of toddler | Fredericksburg, VA car accident lawyer
  • Fatal tractor-trailer crash on U.S. 17 in Stafford
  • Four people attack by a pit bull
  • This week on The People's Law School - July 7, 2008
  • This week on The People's Law School
  • Your Rights to Florida Workers’ Compensation Benefits - Medical Care and Lost Wage Benefits
  • If you are injured while visiting Canada

Practice Areas

• Car Accident Lawyer – Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Caroline County
• Drunk Driving Injury Lawyer – Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford
• Truck Accident & Bus Accident Lawyer – Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Stafford, King George County
• NURSING HOME ABUSE AND NEGLECT
• Medical Malpractice Lawyer – Fredericksburg, Virginia
• Dog Bites
• SLIP AND FALL, TRIP AND FALL, FREDERICKSBURG
• ATV Accidents
• FELA Claim Lawyer – Spotsylvania, Caroline County, Fredericksburg

News

• Three Million Dollar Lawsuit filed against a Caroline County Nursing Home
• Super Lawyers selects John Harris to be a member
• Fredericksburg accident attorney, John P. Harris, III, is selected to be profiled by Super Lawyers
• THE SMART CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE is published by John Harris
• John Harris, III has been selected for national membership in The 2008-2009 Top 100 Trial Lawyers for the state of Virginia.
• How Super Lawyers Are Selected
• The No-So-Independent Medical Examiner
• The People's Law School
• Carriage Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing Center Dropped by Medicare
• John Harris has been selected one of the Best in the U.S.
• In a letter to the editor of The Free Lance- Star, John Harris explains why a lawsuit helps limit suffering in a wrongful death case.
• $600,000 settlement for suicide by police officer
• Senior Citizens Handbook
• CNN reports Auto insurers play hardball in minor-crash claims
• ATTORNEY SUES INSURANCE ADJUSTER
• MOTHER CAN SUE FOR DEFECTIVE CHILD
• John Harris has been selected as a 2006 Virginia Super Lawyer.
• John Harris selected by included in the publication Best Lawyers in America 2006 Edition
• AV rating by Martindale Hubbell
• HOW TO FIND THE "RIGHT LAWYER"
• National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration Releases Annual Crash Predictions
• Dog Bite Lawsuit
• Truck Accident
• Medical Malpractice Statistics
• Plaintiff settles slip and fall in Federal Court
• Plaintiff wins $47,500 for fall on wet floor.
• Rearend collision with soft tissue injury
• How to find the "right lawyer" for your case.
• Paxil may cause birth defects
• How to complain about a nursing home.
• Whiplash injuries more likely in minivan accidents
• 2006 Medicare Drug Plan Has Adverse Effect on Maintenance Medications & the Elderly
• Children's Bicycle Helments Recalled by Consumer Protection Safety Commission
• More Experienced Physicians More Likely to Commit Malpractice
• GEODECK DECKING AND RAILING MATERIALS - UNSAFE
• Older Consumers Safety Checklist
• The truth about the McDonald's coffee cup case.
• Class-action lawsuit against Beverly Enterprises Inc.
• Fredericksburg area nursing homes agree to shape up.
• Beverly Healthcare's Fredericksburg nursing home.
• Exercise may be more important for women than men.
• Malnutrition is a sign of Nursing Home neglect
• Cholesterol Drugs May Harm Ill Diabetics
• FDA Issues Warning About Abortion Pill
• Double Diabetes
• Which type of Diabetes do you have?
• Dangerous Antifreeze
• New Study Proves Insurers Have Misled Doctors and the Public

Case Results

• Car Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • Auto Accident - Ruptured discs
  • Auto Accident - Soft Tissue Injuries
  • Suit against an automobile manufacturer

  Awarded: $1,475,000

  • Car runs stop sign and crashes into a passenger van.
  • Daddy is going to kill me for wrecking his BMW.
  • Trailer Breaks Loose -- Fatal Accident Narrowly Avoided
  • Rearend collision - soft tissue injury

  Awarded: $16,49.20

  • Wrongful death of a four year old boy

  Awarded: $125,000

  • No offer made until two days before trial.

  Awarded: $75,000

  • Rearend collision results in death.

  Awarded: $99,500

  • Defendant runs off the road, over corrects and hits the plaintiff.

  Awarded: $100,000

• Nursing Home - Abuse & Neglect
  • Bedsores result in million dollar verdict.

  Awarded: $1,250,000

• Medical Malpractice Claims
  • Podiatrists is negligent in treating a diabetic ulcer

  Awarded: $225,000

  • Medical Malpractice Results in Suicide

  Awarded: $600,000

• Dog Bite
  • Pedestrian attacked by dogs while walking home from convenience store.
  • Defective Petco collar lets pit bull attack coach.

  Awarded: Confidential

• ATV Accidents - Three wheelers and Four wheelers
  • Three wheel ATV flips killing young boy.
  • Teenage boy paralyzed when his ATV flips
  • Riding ATV in a cornfield results in death.
  • ATV accident causes hemi-paresis in teenager.

• General
  • Suit against a Japanese manufacturer

  Awarded: $1,350,000

  • Slip and fall

  Awarded: $250,000

  • Slip on peanut shells results in a settlement

  Awarded: Confidential

  • No warning signs posted after mopping floor.

  Awarded: $47,500

  • Man injured while pushing disabled car.
  • ATV ride in cornfield proves deadly.
  • ATV accident causes hemi-paresis in teenager.
  • Rear end collision occurs when the Jeep pulled over to a just its load

Document Library

• Car Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • Why You Need Uninsured Motorist Insurance Coverage
  • Do you really need a lawyer?
  • What is the most important automobile insurance coverage?
  • 3 Things To Do BEFORE Talking to an Insurance Adjuster
  • 10 Things you must do after an auto accident
  • Several Minivans Fare Poorly in Safety Tests
  • HOW TO FIND THE "RIGHT LAWYER"

• Drunk Driving Injuries & Deaths
  • Brief Regarding the Liability of a 911 Dispatcher Who Fails to Send Help

• Truck Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • Cross-Examination of the Defense Doctor
  • Fatal accident

• Nursing Home - Abuse & Neglect
  • Cross-Examination of a Defense Doctor in A Nursing Home Case
  • Abuse by a Warsaw nursing home is alleged to be malpractice. Among other things, the nursing home failed to give prescribed medicine. The result -- a serious fall caused head trauma.
  • Elder Abuse and Neglect: In Search of Solutions
  • Things that indicate nursing home abuse.
  • Class-action lawsuit against Beverly Enterprises Inc.

• Medical Malpractice Claims
  • A MOTHER CAN SUE FOR A DEFECTIVE CHILD
  • Paxil Linked to Birth Defects
  • More Experienced Physicians More Likely to Commit Malpractice

• FELA Claims: Don’t Let Your Employer Railroad Your Rights!
  • Railroad Accidents and Train Derailments
  • Motor Vehicle Safety at Railroad Crossings
  • Pedestrian Safety

• General
  • What, exactly, are punitive damages?
  • Consumer's Guide to Auto Insurance
  • Consumer's Guide to Homeowner's Insurance
  • In a letter to the editor of the Free Lance-Star, John Harris explains why a lawsuit helps limit suffering in an airplane crash.
  • Senior Citizens Handbook
  • Code of the City of Fredericksburg
  • Stafford County Code
  • Spotsylvania County Code
  • ATTORNEY SUES INSURANCE ADJUSTER FOR DEFAMATION
  • 2006 Medicare Drug Plan Has Adverse Effect on Maintenance Medications & the Elderly
  • GEODECK DECKING AND RAILING MATERIALS - UNSAFE

Video Library

• Car Accident Injuries & Deaths:
  • Answers to your questions about your auto accident case.
  • The Initial Interview in an Auto Accident Case

• Truck Accident Injuries & Deaths:
  • The Smart Consumer will want this book.

Frequently Asked Questions

• Car Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • I was in an auto accident.  How can I get some really good information about my personal injury case, WITHOUT having to talk to a lawyer?
  • What are my LEGAL RIGHTS if I am the victim of someone else's negligence or carelessness, whether in a traffic accident or some other type of accident, do I have certain rights guaranteed by law?

  • What is whiplash?

  • Am I required to wear a seat belt in Virginia?
  • What about getting my car fixed?
  • How do I get a rental car?
  • I am missing time from work. Can I get compensation for missing time from work?
  • I wasn't seriously hurt. Am I still entitled to compensation and what should I do?
  • I was seriously injured. What should I do?
  • What if I want to make an accident claim for compensation on my injuries?

• Drunk Driving Injuries & Deaths

  • My date was drinking while we were having dinner a restaurant. It turned out that he got a little tipsy. On the way home, we had an accident and I was injured. Can I make a claim against his insurance company?

  • I was drinking and driving, and got injured in a car accident. Do I have rights to compensation?

• Truck Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • My car was rear-ended by a truck and I suffered a serious lower back injury. My insurance company wants me to sign some papers so they can "authorize" my medical care. What should I do?
  • What are the hours-of-service rules (work hour limits)?
  • How often are these hours of service rules violated?
  • How can violations of the hours-of-service rules be reduced?
  • Does defective equipment play an important role in truck crashes?
  • How effective are truck brakes?
  • Can trucks be made more visible to other drivers at night?

• Nursing Home - Abuse & Neglect
  • What is the biggest cause of abuse and injury in nursing homes?
  • How do I compare nursing homes in my area?
  • How do I make sure my relative is being taken care of?
  • Can I visit my mother any time I want to or only during visiting hours?
  • What is Elder Abuse, why does it happen and where can I go for help?
  • What are the signs of physical abuse?
  • What are the signs of sexual abuse in the elderly?

• Medical Malpractice Claims
  • What is shoulder dystocia?

• FELA Claims: Don’t Let Your Employer Railroad Your Rights!
  • What is FELA?
  • What is an FELA claim?
  • Is workers' compensation available for my railroad on the job injury?
  • As an injured railroad worker, what am I entitled to?
  • As an injured railroad worker, am I required to prove negligence by the railroad, its workers, contractors or agents?
  • What happens if the accident is partly my fault?
  • Will my case settle or will I have to go to trial?
  • What are my chances of winning if I have to go to trial?
  • What is the statute of limitations for a FELA railroad injury case?
  • If I Have an Accident, What am I Entitled To?
  • Do I Need to Report an Accident?
  • Do I have to give a statement?
  • If a Railroad offers me cash advances or light duty, should I accept it?

• General
  • Have you received any honors or awards?
  • What is your opinion regarding clients educating themselves on legal issues?
  • What is tort reform...really?
  • What are my legal rights?
  • My injury was serious. What should I do?
  • What is your "attorney's fee"?

Resources

• Car Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • Virginia Car Crash Statistics - 2004
  • Virginia Car Crash Statistics - 2005
  • Virginia Car Crash Statistics - 2006
  • What is whiplash?

• Drunk Driving Injuries & Deaths
  • Insurance Information Institute
  • Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) – Virginia Chapter

• Truck Accident Injuries & Deaths
  • National Crash Statistics
  • National Crash Statistics
  • The Not-So-Independent Medical Examiner
  • University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

• Nursing Home - Abuse & Neglect
  • Class-action lawsuit against Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
  • How to complain about a nursing home

• Medical Malpractice Claims
  • The Medical Malpractice Insurance Crisis: Opportunity For State Action

• Dog Bite
  • Seattle Dog Bite Attorney

• FELA Claims: Don’t Let Your Employer Railroad Your Rights!
  • Brothers of Locomotive Engineers & Trainmen
  • Federal Railroad Administration

• General
  • American Lawyer Academy
  • Auto Accident Legal Team in Palm Beach, Florida
  • Casamo
  • Class-action lawsuit against Beverly Enterprises, Inc.
  • Fredericksburg.com
  • How to complain about a nursing home
  • The Best Lawyers in America

Staff

• General
  • Harris III

Book / Report

• THE SMART CONSUMER'S GUIDE TO YOUR PERSONAL INJURY CASE
• The Smart Consumer's Guide to Hiring a Great Lawyer

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