Miscellaneous

• Seeing "Both Sides" Of Product Safety-As Injury Lawyer and Inventor/Designer of Products

  Rick Shapiro | September 13, 2006 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  I don't know how many product liability injury lawyers also are inventors in the United States, but I suspect it's a tiny number, or maybe just me alone. Beginning in 1999, I filed my first patent application for a new type of folding wheel axle for typical wagons and carts which allows them to fold flat. Since that time I have filed for and been granted 12 United States patents, and have...

• Dog Bite Injury Laws Changed In Virginia

  Rick Shapiro | September 07, 2006 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  People have a strange attitude about a dog bite injury case, but there happen to be lots of dogs in our society and unfortunately people do get attacked or bit by dogs and some of the injuries can be fairly serious-many cause permanent scars. Virginia happens to follow the common law rule known as the "one bite" rule which offers some protection to dog owners who have had no prior warning that...

• Who Really Has the Money? (Think Runaway CEO Salaries, Not Runaway Juries)

  Rick Shapiro | July 22, 2006 4:39 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  By James C. Lewis, HSCLA Attorney It seems that with every passing year, we hear more and more complaints from the big corporations in the United States about the fact that lawyers representing injured victims are costing them huge sums of money by suing them and taking them to court. These corporate spokesmen frequently blame the trial lawyers in this country (who represent injured victims)...

• U.S. Supreme Court Allows Suits Against Postal Carriers for Creating Tripping Hazards

  Rick Shapiro | April 21, 2006 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  Long ago, the federal government and its agents could not be sued for torts (a civil wrong). However, the federal government passed an act called the Federal Tort Claims Act many years ago that allows suits for negligence against federal agents, including postmen, if they are negligent and the negligence leads to injuries.What if your postal carrier leaves your box in a strange position outside...

• DEA Agent Shoots Himself And Then Sues DEA In Aftermath

  Rick Shapiro | April 15, 2006 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  The ultimate embarrassment: An experienced DEA agent demonstrates gun safety to children in Orlando, Florida, and during the videotaped safety discussion he accidentally shoots himself in the foot! In the aftermath, he is now suing the DEA! Why?Paige alleges that the DEA intentionally leaked the tape to the media, and that the video has made him the butt of jokes on the internet, affecting...

• Virginia Law Firm Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | October 25, 2005 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  WARNING: No attorney or law firm can or should guarantee results or outcomes to a potential client. Every case presents different facts and different legal challenges. This website may include real case accounts and prior case references, however, this information is presented to demonstrate legal strategies that were adopted in the past, and the results that were obtained cannot be a predictor...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2005 11:57 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  NO LAWYER CAN OR SHOULD GUARANTEE RESULTS TO A POTENTIAL CLIENT. EVERY CASE PRESENTS DIFFERENT FACTS AND DIFFERENT LEGAL CHALLENGES. THIS WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE REAL CASE ACCOUNTS AND PRIOR CASE REFERENCES, HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION IS PRESENTED TO SHOW LEGAL STRATEGIES THAT WERE ADOPTED IN THE PAST, AND THE RESULTS THAT WERE OBTAINED CANNOT BE A PREDICTOR OF THE RESULT LIKELY TO BE OBTAINED IN A...

• Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton, P.C.

  Staff Writer | February 28, 2005 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton law firm is dedicated to representing those injured due to the carelessness and fault of others, including railroad, truck and car accidents, faulty product injuries, and medical malpractice claims. The firm has represented thousands of accident victims throughout the Eastern United States and the firm's lawyers have over 100 years combined legal experience. ...

• Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | February 28, 2005 4:52 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, VA

  Richard N. Shapiro practices injury law exclusively, and is with the law firm of Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton, P.C. Rick served as staff assistant to U.S. Congressman Whitehurst (1979-1981) and graduated from George Mason Law School With Distinction in 1984. He served as a law clerk to Federal District Court Judge Robert C. Doumar in Norfolk, and now exclusively handles injury law. He...