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Personal Injury Claims Against the Government
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Last Updated August 4, 2008 |
There are strict guidelines that apply when a person wishes to sue a federal, state, or local government or a government employee for personal injuries. While governmental entities enjoyed immunity from suit under common law, statutes and ordinances have been enacted to limit this immunity. However, governmental entities that allow private individuals to sue them for personal injuries have imposed rigorous notice of claim and other requirements. Types of Injuries Giving Rise to Governmental SuitA person may seek damages from a governmental entity for such things as vehicular accidents involving government vehicles, accidents such as a slip and fall on government property, injury occurring through medical malpractice in a veteran's, military, or government supported hospital, defective street signs, walkways, traffic signals, or roadways, and for violation of a person's civil rights. |
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Breit Drescher & Imprevento, P.C. |
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Norfolk Personal Injury Attorneys |
1000 Dominion Tower 999 Waterside Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23510 |
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Practice Areas: Personal Injury
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www.breitdrescher.com/
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Mary G. Commander Attorney-At-Law |
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Norfolk Divorce and Family Law Attorney |
5442 Tidewater Drive
Norfolk, Virginia 23509 |
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Practice Areas: Family Law, Divorce
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www.commanderlaw.com/
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