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What to Do If Your Car Stalls on Tracks

If your vehicle hangs up or stalls at a West Virginia railroad crossing, get out fast, move away the right way, and call the number on the blue emergency sign.

ARTICLE by Janet Boggs

Railroad Crossing Claims Against West Virginia Agencies

A West Virginia railroad crossing claim can still be alive at eight months, but the answer changes fast depending on whether the problem was a city street, a state road, a government vehicle, or the crossing setup itself.

ARTICLE by Bobby Ray Mullins

failure to yield

A driver commits a failure to yield when they do not give the right-of-way to another vehicle, pedestrian, or cyclist when the law requires them to do so. That can happen at a...

Cross the state line, and that Martinsburg city-truck claim gets nastier

If a government vehicle or bad alley design in Martinsburg hurt you, West Virginia law usually controls, Medicare wants its money back, and crossing the state line does not make this simpler.

ARTICLE by Janet Boggs

the adjuster says missing the ER killed the claim do you take the low offer or fight it in Clarksburg

A Clarksburg student athlete got hit by a turning driver during a school event, waited to get checked out, and now the insurer is using that gap to slash the claim.

ARTICLE by Danny Trent

rear ended in a Clarksburg drive-through and my seat failed now they're filming me

A low-speed crash can still turn into a real injury case, especially if a bad seat or headrest made the neck damage worse and the insurer is trying to rattle you with surveillance.

ARTICLE by Bobby Ray Mullins

sideswipe collision

A claim can rise or fall on this label because it often points to a lane-change mistake, unsafe passing, or a failure to stay in one lane. That affects who pays for vehicle...

A Parkersburg cut-through crash can bankrupt you if you stop at the driver's tiny policy

When a driver blows through a Parkersburg lot to dodge traffic and only carries West Virginia minimum coverage, the real fight is finding every other policy and proving your income loss fast.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Hatfield

Miss this term after a serious crash, and the worst outcome is assuming a lawsuit is barred when it is not - or waiting too long to file while injuries, bills, and proof keep...

following too closely

You may see this phrase on a police crash report, a traffic citation, or an insurance letter explaining why one driver was considered at fault. It means a driver was traveling...

I can't afford a lawyer after a Beckley guardrail failure - am I screwed?

A missed notice deadline in a Beckley guardrail case can wreck the cleanest claim you thought you had, but there may still be other money sources and some deadlines are not the one that controls.

ARTICLE by Tom Ratliff

What happens if I was an Uber passenger hurt in a Wheeling work-zone sideswipe?

One recent change worth knowing: West Virginia has been putting heavier work-zone enforcement around construction areas, so the paper trail now matters more than the old "just...

SSDI Concerns After a West Virginia Injury Settlement

A car wreck settlement usually does not knock someone off SSDI, even when concussion symptoms or internal injuries show up weeks later, but the way the money is labeled and paid can still create real problems.

ARTICLE by Rhonda Hatfield

Who picks my doctor after a Charleston Uber crash?

"Why didn't you treat sooner, and who told you to see that doctor?" That is the adjuster question coming next, and your answer matters because insurers use treatment delays,...

My brother fell on broken apartment stairs in Morgantown. What should he do now?

If he handles this wrong, the danger gets fixed before it's documented, the landlord denies notice, and key medical records end up split between VA care and private providers....

Can Facebook posts kill my Parkersburg injury case?

Yes. The police report may say the other driver caused the wreck, but what actually moves claim value in Parkersburg is the evidence you create or destroy in the first 48...

People often mix up a never event with a sentinel event, but they are not the same. A sentinel event is a serious, unexpected patient safety incident that causes death, major...

benzene exposure

Miss this for too long, and what looked like "just fumes" can turn into blood problems, nerve symptoms, or even leukemia years later. Benzene exposure means breathing in,...

How much is a Wheeling crash claim worth if two companies share fault?

Everyone says wait for one insurance company to name a number, but actually your claim is not worth much until fault is pinned down fast. In the next 24 hours: get the crash...

Geico just said "that's the max" after your Beckley sideswipe? Maybe not

A Beckley freelancer got sideswiped in traffic, missed work, and the adjuster says the other driver has only minimum limits - here's where that story falls apart.

ARTICLE by Tom Ratliff