The main focus of Virginia personal injury law is negligence, which means that the victim must demonstrate that the other party's failure to exercise reasonable care resulted in their harm. You must demonstrate the opposing party's negligence in order to prevail in a personal injury case. Usually, this entails demonstrating duty, breach, cause, and damages. Due to Virginia's "contributory negligence" law, the injured person may not be able to obtain damages if they are determined to be even 1% at fault.The right to sue may be forfeited if personal injury claims are not filed within two years after the accident or injury.