Among other Uber accident cases, Mr. Doerrer represented a recent high school graduate who was thrown out of an open top Jeep Wrangler when it was hit by an Uber driver taking a left turn in the Jeep’s path. The client suffered serious injuries, including facial injuries requiring plastic surgery, and was left with permanent scarring on her face. Right before trial, a settlement was reached in which the Uber driver’s insurance as well as the Jeep driver’s insurance contributed to a settlement in the multiple six figures. More recently, Mr. Doerrer represented a husband and wife who were Uber passengers at the time of a serious crash in Washington DC. Mr. Doerrer’s quick investigation of the incident lead to a previously unknown security video which captured the crash and demonstrated that the Uber driver was not at fault. Personal injury claims were made against the driver of the other vehicle — who ran a red light immediately prior to hitting the car being driven by an Uber driver. In ridesharing cases involving Uber drivers or Lyft drivers, various questions need to be resolved, including: 1. Who was at fault?2. Is the injured party an Uber driver, passenger, or third […]

If you have been injured by a drunk driver in Northern Virginia, contact us at (703) 348-4646 for a fast free legal consultation. When a drunk driver causes an accident that causes injuries– there are additional considerations for victims. Because it is illegal to drive while intoxicated in Northern Virginia, the drunk driver’s own insurance company will often presume that the driver was negligent and admit fault for the crash. In such cases, the lawsuit may focus instead on damages. How bad was the crash? What injuries did the victim(s) have? How many victims are there? All these factors can affect the final result. One key issue for victims of drunk drivers, is punitive damages. Besides the damages available in most personal injury cases in Virginia, which compensate the victim for bodily injuries, medical expenses, pain and suffering, inconvenience, and lost wages, punitive damages may also be available for victims in drunk driving cases. Unlike compensatory damages, the purpose of punitive damages is to punish the defendant for outrageous conduct. In Virginia, punitive damages require that the defendant acted with malice toward the plaintiff, or that his conduct conduct is so willful or wanton as to show a conscious disregard […]