After the Accident

What happens if you're driving for DoorDash, Uber, or Lyft and you get into an accident?  Even worse is if the accident was not your fault. How would you handle this situation?

Listen to Thomas' story about his experience driving for DoorDash when someone suddenly hit him and caused serious injuries.   

Thomas contacted Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers to represent him for his personal injury . Here's what happened.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
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In this video, railroad worker injury attorney John Cooper and paralegal Stephanie Adams discuss what railroad workers should know about FELA and on-the-job injuries. 

Hear John's answers to frequently asked questions including: 

• What are the immediate steps a railroad employee should take after getting injured at work?
  
  
• What should an injured railroad employee tell the doctor when they present for treatment?
  
  
• Should the railroad claims department have access to medical bills or records?
  
  
• What is the most common mistake that railroad employees make after getting injured at work?
  
  
• Railroad injury cases are handled under FELA. What is FELA, and how is it different from worker’s compensation?
  
  
• What compensation can an injured railroad worker receive in a FELA case? 
  
  
• How is negligence proven in a railroad worker accident, and how can an attorney help?
  
  
• Is wrongful death covered by FELA?
  
  
• If a railroad employee has been injured and is out of work without an income, what can they do? 
  
  
• If a railroad employee has experienced any of the things we’ve talked about today, why should they call Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers? 

Attorney John Cooper is union designated counsel and has decades of experience fighting for injured railroad workers. He was won many millions of dollars for clients who have worked for large railroad companies like CSK, Amtrak, Norfolk Southern, and more.

Contact John and his personal injury team for a free consultation at 757-333-3333 or visit us online at www.cooperhurley.com 

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

Motorcycle wrecks are some of the most gruesome and devastating accidents we see as injury lawyers in Virginia. In this case study from motorcycle accident attorney Bill O'Mara, learn how a typical motorcycle accident case works, including: 

• How motorcycle accidents differ from typical car accidents 
• How the insurance claims process works when a biker has been injured in a motorcycle wreck 
• What compensation is available to bikers who have been injured
• How accident injuries can affect a victim's life, and what a personal injury lawyer can do to help 

Plus, hear how Bill helped one biker win a $500,000 settlement from a car insurance company who initially claimed that he was at-fault for his accident.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims. Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads?

Get help from our Virginia Beach car accident attorneys at 757-333-3333.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

Our motorcycle accident attorneys see some pretty devastating crashes in Virginia. In this interview with personal injury attorney Bill O'Mara, hear the frequently asked questions we receive from our motorcycle accident clients, including: 

1.  Do I have to have motorcycle insurance?
2.  Do I need a attorney after a motorcycle accident even if I have motorcycle insurance?
3.  After a motorcycle accident, what compensation is available for my injuries? 
4. Do I need a motorcycle accident attorney even if my injuries are not serious?
5. I wasn’t wearing a helmet. Can I still file a lawsuit?
6. What if I was partially at fault for my accident?
7. What are the steps I should take if I’ve been involved in a motorcycle accident? 

Plus, discover the dirty tricks that car insurance companies use to deny or avoid paying injured bikers fairly after their accidents- and what you can do about it.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases. Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore. Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/ 

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

If you or a loved one lived or worked at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina between 1953 and 1987, it is imperative that you listen to this podcast. 

Something huge happened in Washington recently that will affect hundreds of thousands of veterans and their families, and you deserve to know about it. Here is what is happening: 

• Recently, President Biden signed a bill that will allow military personnel and their families that were exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune to bring new claims for compensation.
  
  
• The government knowingly allowed over 1 million Camp Lejeune residents and workers to drink contaminated water for decades, resulting in toxic exposure that led to cancer, birth defects, and other tragic injuries.
  
  
• Now, qualifying individuals are eligible to receive compensation for their injuries caused by the toxic water at the military base.
  
  
• Qualifying individuals include veterans, family members, non-military (civilian) workers, contractors, and any other person who lived or worked at the base for at least 30 days between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987.
  
  
• To see the list of qualifying injuries for which compensation may be available, click here.

For families who have suffered illnesses like cancer or birth defects after living or working at this Marine Corps base, the Camp Lejeune Justice Act is groundbreaking and well overdue.

 As injury attorneys with decades of experience in this field, it is extremely rare to see this level of compensation and acknowledgment made available to our military members who truly deserve it.

 Our desire is for every single person who suffered due to the toxic water at Camp Lejeune to have their story heard and receive the compensation they deserve for what they have been through.

 Right now, our team at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers is helping several Camp Lejeune families throughout Virginia and North Carolina, but we know there are many more who are eligible.

 If you or anyone you know has been affected by the toxic water at Camp Lejeune, please give us a call for a free consultation at 757-333-3333. We are ready to answer your questions and determine whether you have a case.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

Stephanie was a young lady in her early 20s who came to us after having been involved in a horrific accident in Hampton, Virginia. She was a backseat passenger in a convertible that was driving down somewhat of a windy road that went down through a ditch and then hit a tree head-on. Stephanie was thrown from the back seat, several feet away from the vehicle, and was found kind of in the wooded area when EMTs arrived and some bystanders came to assist.

Stephanie had a number of fears when she first came to Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers. At that point, she was still in the initial recovery stages for her injuries, but at the time that this happened, Stephanie was in the military and served as United States Navy military police officer. Both her parents had been in the military, and Stephanie's intentions were to make a career out of the military, serve 20 years, and then transition into civilian employment.

One of the things that we did to ease her concerns when it came to her career was to hire what's called a vocational expert. What a vocational expert does in a personal injury case is they evaluate someone's career and work with the restrictions that are placed on an individual by the the treating physicians and evaluate those to make a determination as to what sort of career is appropriate for someone and what is not. And through the work that we did with our vocational expert, it was very clear that Stephanie was not going to be able to continue the United States Navy, and as a result, would suffer a loss in what's called earning capacity- how much she could earn over the years going forward.

And through our vocational expert, we were able to work up a figure that demonstrated the difference in what Stephanie could earn in the military as opposed to what she's expected to earn as a beautician following her completion of cosmetology school. The great thing about that is we were able to present that as a damage in her personal injury case, and it's something that we were able to recover for her from the insurance company, so that any difference in wage that she may experience going forward is something that she's recuperated, and she can move on without those fears any longer. She's not going to be able to get back her Navy career, but thankfully we were able to help her kind of bridge the gap between what those earnings would have been.

So through all of this, we were able to get the insurance company away from being tethered to her initial medical bills of $70,000 and getting much more than two, three, or four times than that amount.

What can you take away from Stephanie's case if you've been injured in a car crash that wasn't your fault? First, don't take what the insurance company says initially to you as necessarily the truth or the final say. Insurance companies are looking to resolve claims as quickly as possible for as little as possible.

Second, it is important to work with a personal injury attorney who has the right tools to contact and engage the necessary experts that can really help prove up future damages. These are things that require expert assistance, and at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, we're very experienced in finding these experts, getting them the information that they need, and preparing them for testimony. In Stephanie's case, it was vital. 

Our Virginia Beach car accident attorneys at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers help those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks every day. If you or a loved one has been injured through no fault of your own, contact us:

757-333-3333 | cooperhurley.com

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

After a car accident, the at-fault driver's insurance company has one primary goal: to close your case as quickly and as cheaply as possible. 

Adjusters are car insurance companies' "boots on the ground" and are trained to ask leading questions to elicit information that will be used against you in your claim. 

Insurance adjusters are NOT the same as insurance agents, and it's important to know the difference between the two. 

Hear from a former insurance adjuster with over 20 years of experience on what you should say after a car accident that wasn't your fault. 

In this revealing interview, car accident attorney Griffin O'Hanlon of Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers asks senior analyst Daniel Jarman about his experience as a former insurance adjuster for a well-known car insurance agency. Together, they answer top questions we hear from our clients about dealing with insurance adjusters, including: 

1. What is the primary role of an insurance adjuster, and how significant is their role in a personal injury case? 
   
   
2. After seeking medical treatment, the first call should be to your own insurance company, right? What are some “need-to-knows” when talking to an adjuster at your insurance company? 
   
   
3. Do the same rules apply when talking to the at-faults driver’s insurance adjuster? 
   
   
4. What if you and the at-fault driver share the same insurance company? 
   
   
5. We often talk about the “dirty tricks” that car insurance companies use to get accident victims to settle their claims early or pay them less than their case is worth. These often happen at the hands of the insurance adjuster. Can you share what some of those tactics are? 
   
   
6. How does involving a personal injury attorney change this dynamic between the injured party and the at-fault driver’s insurance adjuster?
    
7. Are there any scenarios where it makes sense to deal directly with the adjuster? What are some need-to-knows in those cases?
   
   
8. You used to work for a well-known insurance company before joining us as an analyst and negotiator. Based on your experience, what are some things that insurance companies don’t want you to know about the claims process? 

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers was founded to ensure those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks are treated fairly and properly compensated. Partners John Cooper, Jim Hurley,  Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker bring together decades of experience in fighting for the victims of car, truck and motorcycle accidents. Cooper Hurley also specializes in traumatic brain injuries, DUI cases,  and railroad worker injury cases throughout Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers has a main office in Norfolk, VA and client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

757-333-3333 | cooperhurley.com

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

At Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, we listen, we learn, and we fight for you.

Hear the stories of three Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers clients who suffered injuries after auto accidents in Hampton Roads, Virginia:

• TJ's Story- “I was in a seven-car pileup…I couldn’t read, I couldn’t see, I couldn’t do much of anything for myself.”
  
  Military veteran TJ shares the obstacles she faced after suffering a traumatic brain injury from a pileup on the High Rise Bridge—and how she was able to focus on getting better with an attorney Griff O’Hanlon by her side.
  
  
• Rita's Story-  “My car went up in the air…doctors knew that injuries were very bad.”
  
  Rita, a working wife and mother from Chesapeake, recounts her rear-end accident on I-264 and explains why calling Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers was the right choice.
  
  
• Daniel's Story-  “Just hearing, ‘you died twice,’ and you have no recollection of it—it was a lot for me to go through.”
  
  Our client Daniel describes the shock of waking up on a breathing machine after his motorcycle wreck and the relief he experienced after a friend referred him to Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers was founded to ensure those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks are treated fairly and properly compensated. Partners John Cooper, Jim Hurley,  Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker bring together decades of experience in fighting for the victims of car, truck and motorcycle accidents. Cooper Hurley also specializes in traumatic brain injuries, DUI cases,  and railroad worker injury cases throughout Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers has a main office in Norfolk, VA and client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

757-333-3333 | cooperhurley.com

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

Injury attorney Jim Hurley answers the top questions he receives about hit and run accidents, including:

1. What is supposed to happen between the drivers of a car accident?
2. Is any hope for the injured victim to receive compensation after a hit and run?
3. What hurdles must be cleared in order to successfully pursue a personal injury claim after a hit and run?
4.  What if the driver runs and is caught by the police?
5. What if the police have a suspect but don’t press charges?
6. What if the hit and run driver gets away and there are no suspects?
7. What is the usual outcome after hit and run accidents?
8. What are some final tips or suggestions you have for someone who has been the victim of a hit and run?

 To request a free consultation, click here.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers was founded to ensure those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks are treated fairly and properly compensated. Partners John Cooper, Jim Hurley,  Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker bring together decades of experience in fighting for the victims of car, truck and motorcycle accidents. Cooper Hurley also specializes in traumatic brain injuries, DUI cases,  and railroad worker injury cases throughout Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers has a main office in Norfolk, VA and client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

757-333-3333 | cooperhurley.com

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/

If you've never been in an accident before or never called an injury attorney before, you may not necessarily know what questions to ask. In this interview, host Cassidy Lewis sits with Bill O'Mara, injury lawyer and partner at Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers, to discuss the 8 questions you should ask an injury attorney before hiring them, including:

1. Is the initial consultation free?
2. Do you have an investigator that you work with?
3. Are the lawyers here experienced with insurance?
4. Have you handled my type of case before?
5. How will you keep me informed about my case?
6. Has your firm received any awards?
7. Where can I find client testimonials and reviews?
8. How do you charge me for handling my case?"

 Click to request a free consultation from one of our personal injury lawyers.

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers was founded to ensure those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks are treated fairly and properly compensated. Partners John Cooper, Jim Hurley,  Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker bring together decades of experience in fighting for the victims of car, truck and motorcycle accidents. Cooper Hurley also specializes in traumatic brain injuries, DUI cases,  and railroad worker injury cases throughout Hampton Roads, Virginia.

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers has a main office in Norfolk, VA and client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

757-333-3333 | cooperhurley.com

ABOUT COOPER HURLEY INJURY LAWYERS

Cooper Hurley Injury Lawyers helps those injured in car, truck, and motorcycle wrecks or other serious injury and wrongful death cases.

Our Virginia-based firm is located in Norfolk, Virginia with client meeting locations in all of the cities of Hampton Roads and on the Eastern Shore.

Our partners, John Cooper, Jim Hurley, Bill O'Mara, Griff O'Hanlon, and John Baker, have decades of experience and have secured millions for accident, TBI, railroad, slip and fall, and medical malpractice victims.

Injured in a car, truck, or motorcycle accident in Hampton Roads? Get help now at 757-333-3333.

Or, visit us online at: https://cooperhurley.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaBeachinjurylawyer
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CooperHurley
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cooper-hurley-injury-lawyers/