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Top 5 Ways Not To Choose Your Personal Injury Lawyer

I have been practicing law in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia (VA) for about two decades focusing on accidental injury and wrongful death cases. I have heard amazing stories about how million dollar automobile accident cases have gone to lawyers who really had no business handling such a case f

By Richard Shapiro

/ 18 May 2007

The Death and Injuries at Virginia (VA) Tech Still Significant News in Virginia (VA)

As a Virginian specializing in personal injury and wrongful death cases, I read the newspapers carefully, especially my local paper, the Virginian Pilot published in Norfolk, Virginia (VA). Each morning I am on the lookout to see what legal news there is particularly as it relates to personal injury

By Richard Shapiro

/ 17 May 2007

Injury Lawyer From Norfolk, Virginia (VA)

I have lived in Norfolk, Virginia (VA) since I came back from law school at the University of Virginia 18 years ago. Norfolk, Virginia (VA), where I was born and raised, has really been on the upswing lately and is now a really great city to live in. Although the population of the city of Norfolk, V

By Richard Shapiro

/ 16 May 2007

Train Accident Lawyer From Norfolk, Virginia (VA)

I live in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), the home of Norfolk Southern Railroad. I have been doing automobile accident injury cases in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) for about a decade before I joined my current firm of Hajek, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton, PC. That was in 1997 and since t

By Richard Shapiro

/ 15 May 2007

Railroaders dismounting off of moving equipment in the past is basis for FELA (Federal Employers' Liability Act) claims today.

Until the 1980’s and 1990’s, the major U.S. freight railroads routinely had train crews getting on and off moving railcars.At different times they used this dangerous practice at CSX and Norfolk Southern and the predecessor railroads like Conrail. Even after the railroad made a new rule saying it wa

By Richard Shapiro

/ 14 May 2007

Answers to the top 5 questions likely on your mind if you have been in an automobile accident with injuries in Virginia.

I have taken calls from injured people in Virginia (VA) for over two decades. So, it’s not hard for me to imagine what is on the mind of a person who has just been a car wreck and has been hurt as a result of someone else’s fault. It’s a situation that I help people with everyday. Here are some answ

By Richard Shapiro

/ 13 May 2007

What types of damages are compensable in a automobile accident case?

The damages that you can collect for in a car wreck case in Virginia (VA) are set forth in the Virginia (VA) Model Jury Instructions, number nine. The Virginia (VA) Model Jury Instructions are a list of the law that the judge would read to the jury before they deliberate at the end of a personal inj

By Richard Shapiro

/ 12 May 2007

Death From Tractor Trailer Truck Accidents

As an injury attorney, I pay attention to the numbers of accidents reported by the government. United States Department of Transportation issued a report that in 2002 there were over 4,500 tractor trailers involved in fatal collisions. Over 5,000 people died in these truck wrecks. The study put out

By Richard Shapiro

/ 11 May 2007

All We Do Is Injury Law

Our firm uses the slogan “All we do is injury law” to summarize what our firm’s focus is. However, there are really many types of cases within personal injury law. As a Virginia (VA) personal injury attorney, it always amazes me that clients may not fully understand what areas of law we practice in

By Richard Shapiro

/ 11 May 2007

What is an injury lawyer looking for in an automobile accident case?

There are three components of a good vehicle collision case, namely 1) liability, 2) damages and 3) insurance. You need to have all three of these elements in order for you to have a car wreck injury claim that I can help you with. If any of these elements is missing, I may be forced to decline the

By Richard Shapiro

/ 10 May 2007

Early investigation is key to winning truck accident cases.

Although I have always recommended clients hire a personal injury as soon as possible after an injury, the reasons for fast action are especially true in significant trucking wreck cases. The insurance company for the trucker will be out on the scene immediately collecting evidence and documenting w

By Richard Shapiro

/ 8 May 2007

Drunk Driving Takes Young Lives.

A well written letter to the editor in a recent Virginia Pilot talked about the loss of young lives in the context of the recent Virginia Tech tragedy.No words can comfort a parent who has lost a child. That is probably one of the hardest and most unnatural types of grief in the world. The author no

By Richard Shapiro

/ 7 May 2007