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Light Rail in Norfolk Lacks Emergency Brake System

In a Valentine’s Day interview with Patrick Terpstra of ABC affiliate WVEC-TV, which covers Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton and Newport News, Virginia (VA), Richard N. Shapiro,…

By Randy Appleton

/ 16 Feb 2011

GPS Technology to Blame for Crashes

You know those stories we secretly like to chuckle over, about people driving into yards or fountains or even buildings because their GPS told them to? Well, the stories are getting less and less…

By Jim Lewis

/ 10 Feb 2011

USAA Automobile Insurance – The Same Old Story

The automobile insurance companies constantly fight for market share on the television, spending millions of dollars of premiums collected in order to get a bigger piece of the business. Having…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 6 Feb 2011

Face Burns from Microwaving Water, a Common Injury

A man placed a cup of water in the microwave to heat it up. After he took the cup out of the microwave, the water in the cup burst onto his face giving him first- and second-degree burns to his…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 1 Feb 2011

Driver of Fatal Van Crash in New York Arraigned

By: Kevin Duffan, Personal Injury Attorney Is it possible to have your driver’s license suspended 25 times? Unfortunately, this isn’t a hypothetical question and a driver whose license…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 27 Jan 2011

Railroads Played Delayed Russian Roulette: Mesothelioma-Asbestos-Cancers Now Killing Workers

I am revisiting important asbestos health and safety lessons in this article, “Delayed Russian Roulette.” Railroads such as Norfolk Southern (NS), CSX, Conrail, and others are…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 24 Jan 2011

New bill in Virginia would allow motorcyclists and cyclists to run red lights

Last Thursday, a Transportation subcommittee of the Virginia House of Representatives voted to approve a law that would allow drivers of motorcycles, mopeds, or bicycles to proceed through a red…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Jan 2011

Gas leaks in suffolk caused home evacuations

A contractor working in the Kensington Park division damaged a gas line resulting in the evacuation of several homes. Police and fire officials were at the scene of the gas leak in the 200 block…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Jan 2011

Airplane crash in Iran-77 fatalities

An IranAir Boeing 727 came down and broke into pieces near the city of Orumiyeh, killing 77 people on Sunday, Jan. 9. Twenty-eight people, many of who suffered various injuries, survived the…

By Jim Lewis

/ 24 Jan 2011

Daycare provider charged in baby's death

Injury to Children in Daycare Many parents would love to spend the entire day with their young children. Work or other commitments, however, often make that desire unrealistic. As a result,…

By Legal Examiner Staffer

/ 24 Jan 2011

North Carolina highway campaign leads to 16,000 DWI arrests

“Abuse the booze and you will lose.” More than 16,000 drivers in North Carolina heard that tune in 2010. Highway safety campaigns in North Carolina last year resulted in more than…

By Jim Lewis

/ 19 Jan 2011

Responsibilities of Physician Assistants, Surgical Assistants Grow Along With Numbers

The Eastern Virginia Medical School in downtown Norfolk recently touted its growth in enrollments for programs that provide advanced training for physician assistants and surgical assistants. EVMS…

By Richard Shapiro

/ 16 Jan 2011