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Michele Bartoli Cain represents individuals and the families of individuals who have been seriously injured or killed as the result of a pedestrian motor vehicle accident or automobile collision. She and her staff understand the devastating impact a personal injury can cause in a person's life. Such events can lead to permanent bodily injury, medical bills, lost wages, and the pain and suffering that impact both injured individuals and their families. The firm takes time to listen, assess and analyze the claim of each of its clients to ensure that the firm can pursue resolutions that effectively compensates them for the wrongs they have suffered. It can be difficult to prevail in motor vehicle cases brought on behalf of plaintiffs. Through intensive effort in this area, however, Michele Bartoli Cain and her staff have come to understand how insurance companies and their lawyers think. Insurance companies are interested in minimizing their exposure when a serious injury or death has occurred. They hire attorneys whose job it is to minimize the amount an injured person recovers . In any motor vehicle case in Virginia or the District of Columbia the injured person -- or plaintiff -- must prove that the carelessness or negligence of another caused the injury. Under the legal doctrine of contributory negligence, in both Virginia and the District of Columbia any negligence on the part of the plaintiff will bar recovery. |