Miscellaneous

• Dog Attack Highlights Necessity of Proper Pet Ownership and Vigilance

  Randy Appleton | June 13, 2009 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  A woman was walking across the parking lot of a WilcoHess gas station on the 4400 block of Princess Anne Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) when a dog jumped out of a car and viciously attacked...

• Man Sues Taco Bell After Suffering Injuries from Swallowing Bones

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 22, 2009 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Hungry? You may want to think twice before you think outside the bun. Just ask George Phelps, a VA Beach man who suffered severe injuries to his throat after swallowing bones in a Mexican pizza from...

• 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...

• Critic Raises Questions over Crash and Death Rates of Cirrus Aircraft In “Dead Pilots Don’t Lie”--Surprising Fatality Safety Analysis of Cirrus “Parachute” Planes vs. Cessna Small Planes

  Rick Shapiro | May 06, 2009 8:00 AM | 14 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  I just returned from the Buffalo, NY funeral of my good friend, Michael Doran, a successful personal injury lawyer from Buffalo, New York, who last week died in a Cirrus SR20 plane he was...

• COURT ORDERED MEDIATION IN PERSONAL INJURY CASES

  Randy Appleton | December 14, 2007 1:36 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Authored by: Randall AppletonMany courts throughout the country are utilizing court ordered mediation as an alternative dispute resolution tool to assist parties in resolving cases prior to jury trials. Although the procedure varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction (primarily in the timing of the mediation conference in the litigation process) the format is relatively consistent. Of course,...

• Big Verdict Against Fringe Baptist Church Members Who Protest At Military Funeral--Family Outraged and Apparently Maryland Jury Was Too!

  Randy Appleton | November 06, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  By Randy Appleton, HSCLA AttorneyImagine that you are the parent of a young patriotic man who desires to serve in the United States Military and who ends up traveling to Iraq. Months later your son is killed in Iraq and you have the unthinkable task of attending the funeral of your own child. Last, add to the unthinkable funeral that dozens of protesters suddenly show up at the cemetery...

• Independent Panel Finds Virginia Tech Mishandled Student Cho Massacre

  Rick Shapiro | September 27, 2007 11:20 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  As parents, we think we've done our jobs well when our children turn 18 and go off to college. At college, we expect they will be safe and secure- safe to have a happy college experience and prepare for a bright future. This is what the parents of dozens of Virginia Tech students expected when they sent their children off to college. And tragically, this is not what happened. On April 16,...

• New Report Urges Making "Bad Doctor" Information Available to the Public

  Rick Shapiro | September 19, 2007 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Authored by: Richard N. ShapiroA recent report by a Washington D.C. based consumer advocacy group recently concluded that more work needs to be done to make the general public aware of the identity of those doctors who are repeat offenders in the medical malpractice arena. In addition to recommending improvements in patient safety and healthcare providers training, the report stressed the...

• Firework Safety

  Randy Appleton | July 17, 2007 3:31 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  The beginning of July is a special time for many families in Hampton Roads. Families in Williamsburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, VA celebrate this nation's independence with one another by doing many activities, such as going to the beach and picnicking. Seeing fireworks is almost always one of these activities, and while fireworks on the Fourth...

• Constitutional Protections Apply Even In Civil, Personal Injury Cases

  Rick Shapiro | July 03, 2007 3:32 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Do the various United States Constitutional rights and privileges that we think of as being protections against criminal prosecution apply even in a personal injury case? The answer, at least in Virginia (VA), is yes, all constitutional protections apply even in a personal injury or other type of civil case. In Virginia (VA), there is even a state statute that sets forth, with regard to the...