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Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with Virginia focus.

Author: John M. Cooper, who edits this blawg, is a Virginia lawyer.

Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Virginia • Legal Information

Recent Posts from Norfolk-Portsmouth Personal Injury Lawyer

Interstate 64 (I64) is Often the Scene of Car Accidents Says Norfolk, Virginia (VA) Lawyer, John Cooper
The variable speed of traffic on the highway, going from 70 miles per hour down to 25 miles per hour or stopping for no apparent reason, is often the cause of car crashes. Drivers may…
One of our own attorneys featured in Virginia Lawyers Weekly, again!
As a lawyer in a firm of seasoned attorneys, I always take pride when one of my colleagues is featured in the Virginia Lawyers Weekly for a noteworthy case. This week, Virginia Lawyers Weekly published…
Liability of nightclub/bars for drunken patrons
As a busy Virginia personal injury attorney, I was recently pondering about a case I have against a Norfolk nightclub/bar. Here is the scenario. My client is in the bar minding his own business…
FELA Attorney, John Cooper, Wrote Recent Article About Remote Control Operations (RCO) of Freight Trains.
Have you ever heard of a freight train going down the tracks with no one in the engine compartment of the locomotive? A train with no engineer sounds like a headless horseman. Unfortunately, that nightmare…
Virginian Pilot Headline Screams "Woman Dies in Motorcycle Accident on I-64"
Police out of Norfolk, Virginia (VA) are looking into why the woman on the motorcycle got thrown from the bike and hit by a car. The tragedy of this lady's death was shocking, even to…
John Cooper Elected as Chair of the Railroad Law Section
John M. Cooper of Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton in Virginia Beach has been elected to a one year term (2008-2009) as Chair of the Railroad Law Section of the American Association for Justice during…
Saving Gas with a National Speed Limit?
Senator John Warner (R-VA) recently proposed to Congress that they should consider implementing a national speed limit in order to curb gasoline consumption and lower gas prices. Senator Warner points to studies that show…
Amusement Parks and Lawsuits
As a parent and an injury lawyer, I am amazed and scared by the threats posed to the public at theme parks. On June 29th, 2008, a 17 year old boy climbed two six…
CSX Stock Up 58% Because of Mismanagement?
All the railroad stocks have done well in recent years, the stock of CSXT may have increased not just because of increase in freight and the higher cost of gasoline but also because of the…
John Cooper to Speak at Upcoming Personal Injury Seminar
Seminar: Preparing and Trying the Bodily Injury Case sponsored by National Business Institute When: September 25, 2008 at 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Where: Holiday Inn Executive Center , 5655 Greenwich Road , Virginia Beach , VA…