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

Author: Richard N. Shapiro, who edits this blawg, is a Virginia lawyer.

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

Recent Posts from Virginia Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

Nanotubes In High Tech Computer Components May Pose Similar Cancer Risks As Asbestos According to a Major New Study
The Washington Post reported in late May, 2008 that new microscopic nanotubes that are being made for a wide variety of consumer products can cause the same kind of damage in the body as…
Spinal Surgeon/Doctor Wins Virginia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Against His Spinal Surgeon-Who Botched Surgery
What happens when a spinal surgeon requires spinal surgery himself, and the spinal surgery is botched by the Virginia spinal specialist/physician he selected, leaving the injured surgeon with chronic pain syndrome? What happens is…
Electrical Shock Injury In Hotel Shower Ends Commercial Pilot's Career--Settlement Just Before Trial
By: Richard N. Shapiro, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton, P.C., Va. Beach, VA Our Plaintiff client was a 47 year old pilot/captain for a commercial airline who piloted a 737 to a Virginia international…
Conrail Rocked by 2.6 Million Diesel Exhaust Asthma Verdict
In late April 2008, an Ohio state court jury ordered Conrail to pay $2.6 million to its former locomotive engineer, for negligently causing his diesel exhaust asthma lung disease. Frank Battaglia, worked in the Detroit,…
Wrongful Death and Medical Malpractice-A Lethal Mix
Note: see also medical malpractice and automobile accident categories. It is whispered that the nurses that really "care" about their patients will only go so far to protect a negligent doctor or hospital from "whistleblowing"…
Radioactive Exposures To Railroad Workers Explored
Note: see also Workplace Injuries and Mass Transit categories. Our law firm, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton, has a special concentration in railroad injury matters, as well as all forms of personal injury. We have…
Will Motorcycle Airbags Be the Future of Cycling Safety?
Note: see also automobile accident category Honda Motor Company recently announced that it is going to offer an airbag on one of its expensive Honda Gold Wing motorcycles for the next model year. Likewise, Yamaha…
Tractor-Trailer Accidents-Danger on the Highways
Note: see also the automobile accidents category. Big rigs, large trucks, semis, tractor trailers, and 18 wheelers are some of the ways that we refer to the giant, automotive machinery that runs 24 hours a…
Nursing Homes Hiding Assets To Avoid Victim Negligence Liability
Note: see also Medical Malpractice category. In a recent article in the American Bar Association Journal published in October 2006, written by Terry Carter, the article explores how Texas has passed massive tort reform of…
About Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injuries in America
Note: see also category Head & Brain Injuries. Brain injury is a major cause of death and disability of people under age 45 and a significant medical/legal issue in tort and insurance law today. According…