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• Long Term Railroad Worker Diesel Exhaust Fume Exposure Linked to Asthma Lung Disease and Cancers-Part 2 of Two Reports

  Rick Shapiro | March 26, 2008 10:37 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  By: Rick Shapiro, Attorney Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton Law Firm focus on Federal Regulations and Railroad. Historical Knowledge of Health Dangers. There is a growing body of evidence that long-term railroad worker exposure to diesel exhaust fumes can lead to a condition called diesel asthma; a form of COPD, and additional evidence shows an increased incidence of lung cancer rates among such workers.

• Nursing Home Abuse More Common than Statistics Indicate

  John Cooper | July 18, 2009 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Some people think nursing home abuse is a “once-in-a-blue-moon” event. Unfortunately, it’s much more common occurrence than one would expect. The official data indicates...

• Recovering Medical Expenses--Are Double or Triple Recoveries Permitted?

  Rick Shapiro | March 07, 2006 10:26 AM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Virginia has special rules regarding what damages are recoverable in personal injury cases including special rules relating to what some would call "double recoveries" of medical expenses. It is best to use examples to explain some of the rules. Imagine you have a health insurance policy, and a car insurance policy on your own vehicle but you are hurt in a crash when a careless driver runs a...

• 13News Weatherman Injured in Bicycle Accident, Has Potential Product Liability Case

  John Cooper | July 04, 2009 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Well-known 13News Weatherman Jeff Lawson was injured while riding his bicycle in Smithfield, Virginia (VA). The chain on Lawson’s bicycle slipped and Lawson was catapulted forward on the...

• Elderly at Higher Risk for Slip and Fall Injury

  John Cooper | June 27, 2009 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  “Help, I’ve fall and I can’t get up!” We’ve all heard this joke before, but slip and fall injuries are a serious issue for elderly citizens. The risk of sustaining an...

• Plane piloted by Virginia Beach (VA) man was low on fuel, investigators say

  Jim Lewis | November 25, 2009 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Mado McDonald, a Virginia Beach (VA) small-plane pilot whose plane crashed in South Carolina earlier this month, told controllers he was low on fuel, The Associated Press reported. McDonald had...

• Dominion Virginia Power Aims to Remove Responsibility in Fly Ash Lawsuit

  Jim Lewis | July 26, 2009 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Dominion Virginia Power is looking to remove itself as liable in the $1 billion dollar lawsuit brought forth by residents of Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) living near the Battlefield Golf Club,...

• Cell Phones Used While Driving As Dangerous As Drunk Drivers Per New Study

  Rick Shapiro | July 06, 2006 7:57 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Have you ever noticed that during some interesting cell phone conversations (while you are driving your car!) that you forget your speed? Or that those bright green, yellow and red lights overhead actually have a meaning? Well, new research is good (or bad) depending on whether you are a chronic cell phone driver. The amazing new research recently published by the Human Factors and Ergonomics...

• Virginia Beach (VA) police chase ends with driver's death

  Emily Mapp Brannon | October 10, 2009 10:30 PM | 6 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Another high-speed police chase in the Hampton Roads of Virginia (VA) has ended tragically – with the death Saturday of Reginald M. Butler of Virginia Beach. Saturday’s chase was one of...

• FDA Recalls Weight Loss Supplements Due to Hidden Ingredient

  Emily Mapp Brannon | August 10, 2009 9:02 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  The FDA announced a recall on four weight loss supplements – Slimbionic, One Weight Loss Pill, Slim Demand, and Botanical Weight Loss due to the discovery of the ingredient sibutramine....