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• Uninsured Drivers On The Highways: Cause of Higher Rates of Injuries & Deaths?

  Rick Shapiro | September 07, 2009 1:15 PM | 3 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Part One: Statistics, Safety and Steps to Take The topic that many of my Injuryboard injury attorney colleagues have been recently discussing is the impact of uninsured drivers on serious injuries...

• Demystifying Injury Litigation: What Is a Deposition and How Do I Get Ready for It?

  Rick Shapiro | October 21, 2009 10:34 AM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  This article explains depositions and how they work, and is not limited to Virginia or Carolina where I primarily practice. It is part of a continuing series of articles where Injuryboard injury...

• Demystifying Injury Litigation for Clients: What Are Interrogatories?

  Rick Shapiro | October 03, 2009 10:01 AM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  When I tell a client that we have received interrogatories on their case their level of anxiety skyrockets if they have not been involved in civil personal injury litigation before. And why do...

• Analysis: Virgina's Texting & Emailing Ban Makes VA Highways and Interstates More Safe

  Rick Shapiro | September 20, 2009 2:29 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  It seems these days that no one can go a minute without consulting their iPhone, Blackberry, or cell phone. No matter where we are, we’re never too busy to send a text message or an...

• Insurance Companies Looking for Ways to Deny Claims Associated with Toxic Chinese Drywall

  Emily Mapp Brannon | August 16, 2009 9:46 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  The devastating effects of toxic Chinese drywall in Virginia (VA) have left numerous families with a home featuring unlivable conditions or a massive bill to remove and replace the lethal drywall...

• Electronic Cigarettes Not an “Alternative” to Cigarettes, Use Ingredient Found in Antifreeze

  Jim Lewis | July 23, 2009 9:12 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  The FDA performed an analysis of increasingly popular electronic cigarettes (also known as e-cigarettes). The analysis found carcinogens and toxic chemicals including diethylene glycol, which is...

• Motorcyclists Who Fail to Wear a Helmet Increase Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury

  Jim Lewis | June 26, 2009 5:14 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  When you’re driving along I-64 or I-264 in Virginia (VA) you may see a motorcyclist ride by you like a speeding bullet. As an injury lawyer who’s represented clients who've been severely...

• Waving a Car or Truck Driver into a Highway Lane May Pin Civil Liability On A Driver for Any Injury or Death That Results

  Rick Shapiro | June 05, 2009 2:35 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Many of us have traveled on a busy highway and seen a car driver stopped in traffic waving a motorist into the highway even though several lanes may still be moving. Well, if you happen to...

• Obama Acts To Restore State Civil Justice Laws, Reducing Federal Agency Controls

  Rick Shapiro | May 20, 2009 7:22 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Today, President Obama issued a Directive to the Heads of all Executive Branch Departments and Agencies stating it is the policy of his Administration that “preemption of State law by...

• Train Crash May Underscore Need to Swift Implementation of Positive Train Controls for Major Railroads (Part Two of Three in Series)

  Rick Shapiro | September 20, 2008 10:36 AM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  [This is Part two of three in this series] The recent 2008 Los Angeles/Chatsworth train/railroad disaster serves to underscore the need for immediate regulation and implementation of Positive...