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- $1.4 Million Settlement Awarded to Family After Teen’s Death
- 10 Road Trip Tips for Families with Young Children
- 11 Suspicious Deaths at West Virginia VA Hospital Under Investigation
- 4 Tips for Handling Insurance Adjusters After an Accident
- 5 Common Causes of Concussions– Besides Football
- 5 Common Mechanical Problems Leading to Car Accidents
- 5 Mistakes to Avoid with Insurance Companies
- 5 Signs of a Drunk Driver to Watch for on the Road
- 5 Symptoms of Shock After Being in an Accident
- 5 Telltale Signs that Wrongful Termination Happened
- 5 Tips for Getting Your Car Repaired After an Accident
- A Brief Guide to West Virginia Car Accident Laws
- A Brief History of Employment Litigation in the United States
- Announcing the Winner of DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC’s Fall 2018 Scholarship
- Announcing the Winner of Our Fall 2019 Scholarship
- Announcing the Winner of Our Fall 2020 Scholarship
- Announcing the Winner of Our Fall 2021 Scholarship
- Are Trucking Agencies Pushing Their Drivers Too Far?
- Attorney J. Timothy DiPiero Sings With the Four Tops!
- Attorney Lonnie Simmons Argues Case Before West Virginia Supreme Court
- Basic Guide to Wrongful Death Claims in West Virginia
- Best Lawyers in America List Includes Several of Our Lawyers
- Breaking Down the Dangers of Texting and Driving
- Burn Injuries: How Safe Is Your House or Apartment?
- Cabell County Schools Sued for Failing to Protect Student from Sexual Abuse
- Can a Passenger Be Held Liable for a Car Accident?
- Can a Person Leave a Nursing Home?
- Can a Smartphone Detect When a Crash Happens?
- Can Doctors Legally Lie to Patients?
- Can I Claim Future Medical Expenses in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
- Can I File a Lawsuit Against an Employer for Stress and Anxiety?
- Can Passengers Receive Car Accident Compensation?
- Can Taking Good Care of Your Car Prevent Accidents?
- Can You Seek Damages for a Car Accident if You Weren’t Injured?
- Can You Sue After Suffering from an Allergic Reaction?
- Can You Sue Multiple Parties in a Multi Vehicle Crash?
- Car Accident Statistics That May Surprise You
- Car Seat Laws in West Virginia
- Child Seat Belt Laws in West Virginia
- Clarksburg VA Medical Center Faces Whistleblower Lawsuit After 8 Deaths
- Common Back Injuries After a Car Accident
- Common Causes of Concussions in Football
- Common Causes of Fatality-Causing Car Accidents
- Common Challenges in an Employment Law Claim
- Common Challenges in Work Discrimination Claims
- Debunking the Myths About Deer Crossing Accidents
- DiPiero Simmons McGinley & Bastress, PLLC Ranked Among the Best Law Firms in America
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- Do Electrical Burns Leave Scars?
- Do the Trump Administration’s Medicare Guidelines Place Our Loved Ones at Risk?
- Don Blankenship Seeks Gag Order, Trial Delay in Upper Big Branch Explosion Case
- Drug Companies Send Large Opioid Shipments to West Virginia Towns
- DSMB Sponsors 2023 USTA Tennis Tournaments
- DSMB Sponsors Spirit of the Mountains Event Honoring Justice Thomas McHugh
- Elder Fatalities from Falls Are on the Rise Again
- Examining the Lesser-Known Implications of Car Accidents
- Five Signs of Workplace Disability Discrimination
- Guns Are Now Prohibited in Some Charleston Community Centers
- High School Student Brings Lawsuit Against Bus Driver
- How Are Current Government Strategies for Controlling Opioid Abuse Working?
- How Are Hospitals Ranked?
- How Are Medical Liens Handled in West Virginia Personal Injury Claims?
- How Can a Lawyer Help You Prove Disability Discrimination?
- How Can an Insurance Company Try to Reduce Your Compensation for Your Claim?
- How Can We Improve West Virginia’s Roadways?
- How Common Are Dog Bite Claims in West Virginia?
- How Common Are Falls on Escalators?
- How Common Are RV Accidents?
- How Common Are Snow Blower Injuries?
- How Could an Insurance Company Act in Bad Faith?
- How Distracted Driving Affects a Car Accident Claim
- How Do Car Insurance Companies Calculate Total Loss Value?
- How Do I File a Personal Injury Claim in West Virginia?
- How Do Insurers Handle a Soft Tissue Injury?
- How Do Pre-Existing Injuries Affect Car Accident Claims?
- How Do We Resolve the Persistent Nature of Nursing Home Abuse?
- How Do You Know if the Other Driver Was at Fault for Your Accident?
- How Do You Know When You’re Too Tired to Drive?
- How Do You Prove Discrimination in the Workplace?
- How Do You Report Elder Abuse in West Virginia?
- How Does a Truck’s Underride Function During an Accident?
- How Does Emotional Abuse Present in Nursing Home Residents?
- How Does the Deposition Process Work in a Civil Lawsuit?
- How Is Gross Negligence Defined in West Virginia?
- How is Liability Determined in Accidents with Company Vehicles?
- How Is Partial Accident Liability Handled in West Virginia?
- How Is Sleep Deprivation Linked With Medical Errors?
- How Long Does a Wrongful Death Case Take?
- How Long Does It Take to Get Settlement Money?
- How Long Will Your Personal Injury Case Take?
- How Many Medical Error Deaths Occur Each Year?
- How Often Do Car Accident Claims Go to Trial?
- How Often Do Car Accident Settlements Exceed Insurance Policy Limits?
- How Often Do Highway Work Zone Accidents Occur?
- How Often Do Slip and Fall Accidents Go to Trial?
- How Often Does Elder Abuse Occur at Assisted Living Facilities?
- How Often Does First Responder Negligence Cause Injury?
- How Often Should You Change Wiper Blades?
- How Serious Is Distracted Truck Driving?
- How Silence Can Lead to Emotional Abuse in Nursing Homes
- How To Dispute an Insurance Claim
- How to Dispute Liability After Being in a Car Accident
- How To Drive Safely on Unfamiliar Roads
- How to File a Bad Faith Insurance Claim
- How to File a Lawsuit
- How to Find Out About a Car Accident
- How To Get a Copy of an Accident Report in West Virginia
- How To Negotiate a Settlement With an Insurance Claims Adjuster
- How to Overcome the Guilt of Causing a Car Accident
- How To Pick the Right Nursing Home
- How to Prove a Driver Was Under the Influence in a Drunk Driving Case
- How to Recognize Workplace Harassment and What You Can Do About It
- How to Safely Ride a Bike on the Road in Charleston, WV
- How To Search for a Doctor’s Medical Malpractice History
- How to Spot a Dangerous Truck Driver
- How to Stop Instances of Verbal Abuse in Elder Care Facilities
- How Will Your Lawyer Calculate Your Noneconomic Damages?
- I Was Hit By a Distracted Driver – Now What?
- Injured on the Job in West Virginia? Take These Steps
- Injured Woman Files Lawsuit Against Tractor Supply
- Is it Possible to Sue the Government?
- Is Road Cycling Dangerous?
- Is the Opioid Crisis Causing More Car Accidents in West Virginia?
- Is the Truck Driver Liable for an Accident Caused by a Wide Trailer Turn?
- Is Your Elderly Loved One at Risk for Elopement?
- Is Your Loved One at Risk for Psychological Abuse in a Nursing Home?
- Law Changes Coming to West Virginia in 2021
- Measures Every Nursing Home Should Take Against Infections
- Mistakes to Avoid When Filing an Employment Law Claim
- Motorcycle License Requirements in West Virginia
- Motorcycle Safety Equipment Every Biker Should Own
- New Law Changes Coming to West Virginia in 2020
- Noticing the First Symptoms of a Prescription Opioid Addiction
- Obtaining Your Medical Records in West Virginia After a Car Accident
- Our Firm Successfully Fights for Increased Retirement Benefits for All Veterans Employed By the State
- Pete Cuffaro Honored with National Wrestling Hall of Fame’s Medal of Courage
- Privacy Rights You Need to Know as a Plaintiff in a Personal Injury Case
- Recent Appellate Cases Filed by DSMB on Sexual Assault and More
- Recent Disasters Reveal Needed Changes in Coal Industry
- Remembering Sean McGinley
- Returning to Work After a Car Accident: What You Should Know
- Safety Tips for Driving Through Construction Zones
- Safety Tips for Passing a Car Accident Scene
- Should You Report Minor Car Accidents in West Virginia?
- Signs That Your Medical Condition May Have Been Misdiagnosed
- Steps to Take When Appealing an Insurance Decision After a Collision
- Tactics Insurance Companies Use to Try and Get Out of Paying an Accident Victim
- Taking Legal Action Against Corporations That Profit From Rape Videos
- The Benefits of Visiting a Chiropractor After a Car Accident Injury
- The Challenges of Preventing Elder Abuse in West Virginia
- The Challenges of Proving Loss of Earnings in a Personal Injury Lawsuit
- The Difference Between an Acquired and Traumatic Brain Injury
- The Difference Between Economic and Noneconomic Damages
- The Difference Between Negligence and Malpractice
- The Difference Between Proximate and Actual Cause in a Personal Injury Case
- The Difference Between Wrongful Death and Manslaughter
- The Many Forms of Workplace Sexual Harassment
- The Most Common Examples of Workplace Discrimination
- The Most Dangerous Interstates in West Virginia
- The Top Causes of Car Accidents in West Virginia
- The Ultimate Guide to Holiday Fun in Charleston – 2017 Edition
- The Ultimate Guide to Holiday Fun in Charleston – 2018 Edition
- The Ultimate Guide to Holiday Fun in Charleston – 2019 Edition
- The Ultimate Guide to Summer Fun in Charleston
- The Winners of the 2022 Sean Patrick McGinley Scholarship
- Tim DiPiero and Lonnie Simmons Honored with Awards
- Tim DiPiero and USA 70 Team Win European Senior Basketball Championship
- Tim DiPiero Featured in Marshall Magazine
- Tim DiPiero Honored with 2016 FCA Impact Award
- Tips for Driving in the Rain
- Tips for Filing a Personal Injury Claim Against a Business
- Tips for Prioritizing Safety When Driving Long Distances at Night
- Tips for Reducing Stress After You’ve Been Involved in an Auto Collision
- Tips for Riding a Motorcycle in Winter
- Tips for Teaching Teenagers Defensive Driving
- Tips to Help a Friend Recovering from a Car Accident
- Top 5 Symptoms That Indicate You Were Injured in a Car Accident
- Toy Safety Tips for the Holidays
- Types of Defects in Product Liability Claims
- We All Miss Our Friend Sean McGinley
- West Virginia Auto Insurance Laws
- West Virginia Delegate Mike Caputo Claims Immunity in Misdemeanor Case
- West Virginia Dog Bite Laws
- West Virginia Law Changes 2018
- West Virginia Medical Malpractice Laws
- West Virginia Nursing Home Abuse Statistics
- West Virginia Nursing Home Resident Rights
- West Virginia Opioid Settlement Funds Used for Treatment Beds
- West Virginia Right-of-Way Traffic Laws
- West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Allen Loughry Indicted on Federal Charges
- What Age Discrimination Employment Policies Are in Place in West Virginia?
- What Are My Legal Options if I Elect to Not Seek Medical Care After a Car Wreck?
- What Are the Dangers Associated with Inadequate Lighting?
- What Are the Fees for Using a Smartphone While Driving in West Virginia?
- What Are the Laws Regarding Video Cameras in Nursing Homes?
- What Are the Most Common Birth Injuries?
- What Are the Most Common Defective Medical Devices in 2019?
- What Are the Most Dangerous Workplaces to Be Employed At?
- What Are the Requirements to File a Car Accident Claim in West Virginia?
- What Are the Signs of Workplace Complaint Retaliation?
- What Are West Virginia’s Motorcycle Helmet Laws?
- What Are Whiplash Injuries?
- What Are Your Options If You Experience Racial Discrimination in the Workplace?
- What Can Happen When Whiplash is Left Untreated?
- What Can We Do to Prevent Accidents that Happen at Intersections?
- What Common Road Hazards Cause Motorcycle Accidents?
- What Do Insurance Adjusters Need to Know After a Car Wreck?
- What Does an Expert Witness Do in a Personal Injury Trial?
- What Does and Doesn’t Constitute as Medical Malpractice?
- What Does Loss of Consortium Include?
- What Does the Term “Injury Discovery” Mean?
- What Effects Can a Debilitating Injury Have on an Entire Family?
- What Evidence Will Your Lawyer Use to Prove Pain and Suffering?
- What Factors Can Complicate a Truck Accident Settlement?
- What Form Does Negligence Take for Nursing Home Patients with Dementia?
- What Happens if I Fall in the Hospital?
- What Happens When a Motorcyclist Is in an Accident Without a Helmet?
- What Happens When Someone Hits Your Parked Car?
- What Happens When There’s No Police Report Filed After a Car Crash?
- What Happens When You Fall Due to a Spill at a Hotel
- What Have Been the Largest Recent Auto Defect Recalls?
- What Injuries Are Motorists Most Likely To Suffer in High-Speed Crashes?
- What Intersections in Charleston Have the Highest Crash Rates?
- What Is a Contingency Fee and How Does It Work?
- What Is Commercial Litigation?
- What Is Considered a Defective Product?
- What Is Medical Informed Consent?
- What is the Difference Between Workplace Discrimination and Harassment?
- What Is the Long-Term Impact of Car Accident Injuries?
- What is the Most Dangerous Prescription Opioid Drug?
- What Is the West Virginia Statute of Limitations for Medical Malpractice?
- What Motorcyclists Need To Know About Road Rash
- What Questions Can You Expect an Insurance Adjuster To Ask?
- What Questions Will Your Personal Injury Lawyer Ask You?
- What Tactics Can Insurers Employ to Delay Settling Your Accident Case?
- What to Do After a West Virginia Hit-and-Run Accident
- What to Do After Being Involved in a Rental Car Accident
- What to Do If You’re Feeling Back Pain After a Car Accident
- What to Do When HR Won’t Address a Workplace Harassment Issue
- What Type of Doctor’s Note Do I Need After a Car Wreck?
- What Types of Commercial Trucks Get Into the Most Wrecks?
- What Types of Permanent Injuries Most Commonly Result From Car Accidents?
- What Types of Surgical Errors Are Common?
- What Types of Umbilical Cord Injuries Can Occur During Childbirth?
- What You Need To Know About Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
- What You Need to Know About Trucker Blind Spots
- What’s a Safe Driving Distance on the Highway?
- What’s the Average Recovery Time After a Car Accident?
- When Can a Broken Bone Be a More Serious Injury?
- When is a Falling Accident Grounds for a Slip and Fall Claim?
- When Is a Trucking Company at Fault for an Accident?
- When Is It Time to Remove a Loved One from a Nursing Home?
- When Would I Need to Have a Lawyer Look Over My Employment Contract?
- Where Do Most Burn Injuries Occur?
- Which Drivers Are Most Likely To Speed?
- Who Determines Fault in an Auto Accident?
- Who Is at Fault in a T-Bone Car Accident?
- Who Is Liable if I Slip and Fall on a Public Sidewalk in West Virginia?
- Who Is Usually Targeted in a Product Liability Lawsuit?
- Who’s at Fault After a Fatal Rollover Accident?
- Who’s Liable When Someone Is Seriously Injured on a Trampoline?
- Who’s Responsible if a Child is Seriously Injured at a School?
- Why Are Medical Malpractice Claims Considered Civil Cases?
- Why Are Overloaded Trucks So Dangerous?
- Why Do Train Derailments Happen?
- Why Does Nursing Home Abuse Happen in the First Place?
- Why is Mixing Other Drugs with Opioids Dangerous?
- Why Is Prescription Opioid Addiction Dangerous?
- Why Would You Not Want to Quickly Settle Your Personal Injury Case?
- WV Division of Natural Resources Law Enforcement Retirement Benefits Restored
- Your Legal Options When a Natural Remedy/Alternative Medicine Causes Harm