Eight in 10 crashes in Virginia occur because of distracted driving, many of those involve a cell phone, according to DriveSmartVA.org. In Virginia, there is a law banning texting while driving. Since its passage, an estimated 328 motorists have been cited. The new law makes texting while driving…
Let’s be honest, personal injury lawyers don’t have a great reputation. As a practicing Virginia personal injury attorney for over 20 years, I’ve learned that the best way to overcome inaccurate stereotypes about personal injury attorneys in this field is to simply focus on representing…
Leaps and bounds in innovation and technology are continually making our world a better place to live in. Now technology is making railroads safer and preventing serious crashes from occurring in passenger and freight trains. The new technology consists of a string of fiber-optic sensors that run
Railroad industries don’t want to spend any more money than they have to for safety, even if it means it would save lives. This is evident from the push back that lawmakers are getting from railroad executives. Last year, the industry spent nearly $47 million lobbying…
After a soldier transitions to civilian life and is no longer on active duty they still have a lot to deal with. Transitioning back to a life of peace is very difficult for many. Countless others have wounds and long term injuries that need constant…
Mirena and Essure are internal forms of birth control that can prevent pregnancy for years at a time. Often after a women has finished having children her doctor will recommend these as an option. However thousands of women have been suffering from side effects from…
Most people go to the doctor and expect a diagnosis and then help on recovering from their pain. However medical misdiagnosis and missed diagnosis has been on the rise. A missed or wrong diagnosis is not only frustrating for the patient but can put the…
By Richard Shapiro, Virginia Personal Injury Attorney Medical malpractice often is a nightmare for doctors and patients. According to a new study in BMJ Open, Irish researchers found that the most common claims for medical malpractice involve missed diagnoses for cancer and heart attacks in…
With the summer upon us it is important to remember pool safety and how to spot distressed swimmers and drowning children that you may encounter while in the water. Lifeguards are trained to…
Interesting new research out of Johns Hopkins makes the clear point that the costs of medical malpractice claims are not to blame for increasingly costly healthcare in the United States….
Should a person who sends a text message to someone they know is driving be held liable if that driver gets into an accident while reading the message? That’s the question that is…
In an interesting development in the legal world, federal courts across the country, especially those in the Northern District of California, have found themselves dealing with dozens of food…
