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A contingency fee or contingent fee is common in personal injury lawsuits, because those cases usually involve a monetary value. There is a settlement or a judgment that can be anticipated, and the fees are due when the case concludes in the client’s favor.
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The Commission on African American History Education in the Commonwealth today presented its final report to Gov. Ralph Northam, the Virginia Board of Education, and other key advocates for diversity and inclusion in Virginia classrooms.
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The personal injury claim process is the series of stages involved for the injured to obtain justice after being involved in an accident that was not inflicted by him.
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Crawdad, crawfish, crayfish. No matter what you call the crustaceans, the rusty crayfish, an interloper from the Ohio River watershed, has become one of the most destructive invasive species in the streams and rivers of Chesapeake Bay states.
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Dark clouds gather across a dusk sky. The wind picks up and the temperature drops perceptibly. Thunder rolls in the distance, and then a first bolt of lightning illuminates a nearby mountaintop. For most people, these are signs to take cover. For Peter Forister, it’s time to grab the camera and get on Twitter.
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In April of this year, young salamanders emerged from two northwestern Florida wetlands where they hadn’t been seen in over a decade. Their presence is the result of a long-term collaborative recovery effort between Virginia Tech and Eglin Air Force Base.
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Climate Action Alliance of the Valley, a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley, produces The Weekly Roundup of Climate and Energy News to inform legislators and the public.
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There will be a free COVID-19 testing event on Tuesday, Sept. 1 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the Rockbridge Regional Communications Center (100 Baner Lane) in Buena Vista.
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A future with better crop yields and enhanced environmental stewardship may be realized sooner than later, as the nation’s innovative agriculturalists step up to embrace the challenge.
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An artificial pancreas originally developed at the University of Virginia Center for Diabetes Technology safely and effectively manages blood sugar levels in children ages 6 to 13 with type 1 diabetes, a national clinical trial has found.
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