Legal

This section highlights updates on Virginia laws, important court rulings, and consumer protection issues. We also analyze how state and local legal developments impact individuals and families. From new legislation to high-profile cases, our goal is to keep readers aware of how the legal system shapes life across Virginia.

Loss of arm or leg injuries in railroad work

Railroad workers face the real threat of having the loss of a limb occur as a result of unsafe job conditions on the railroad. I know this because I am a law partner in an injury firm whose practice is focused on injuries to railroad workers who get hurt on the job. There are over 150,000 people eac

By Richard Shapiro

/ 2 Jun 2007

Trucker's logs are key evidence in tractor trailer wrecks.

Your attorney needs to get all of the trucker’s logs, if you are hurt in a crash where the big rig drivers was at fault. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) sets forth strict rules about keeping log books that apply to trucks and trucking compa

By Richard Shapiro

/ 1 Jun 2007

Summer means increased risks of pool injuries.

At this time of year in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and across Hampton Roads, in Newport News, Williamsburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) people are getting their pools ready for the summer months. Pool safety is key.At this time of year in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Vir

By Richard Shapiro

/ 30 May 2007

How prepared is your injury lawyer?

As a Virginia (VA) attorney handling injury cases like automobile accidents for about 18 years, I have come to recognize preparation as the key to success in handling serious injury cases in Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) or in any court. The best attorneys prepare their cases better than the insuranc

By Richard Shapiro

/ 29 May 2007

Misdiagnosis medical malpractice or missed diagnosis by a doctor

One of the main kinds of medical malpractice cases are for injuries or wrongful death that occurs as a result of a doctor making a mistake in diagnosis of the patient. Our law firm handles medical malpractice lawsuits in Virginia (VA), North Carolina (NC), and elsewhere. So, I bought a new book call

By Richard Shapiro

/ 26 May 2007

Surgery increases insurance claim value.

A Virginia (VA) or North Carolina (NC) injury case involving a surgery is worth more money than a case without a surgery. In some ways this makes sense in that an injury which is serious enough to require a surgery likely involves pain and suffering greater than one where the doctor did not see the

By Richard Shapiro

/ 25 May 2007

Injured tourists need Virginia Beach personal injury lawyer

The lawyers in our firm are often retained as personal injury counsel to represent people from outside of Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) who are visiting here as tourists and unfortunately get hurt. Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and other parts of our area in eastern Virginia (VA) and north east North

By Richard Shapiro

/ 24 May 2007

Virginia Injury Lawyer, Born Blogger

I was born to blog. I have only recently come to this realization. As the editor of the Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia (VA) Injuryboard blog website for the past year I have had a great time blogging about personal injury subjects.My law firm Hajek, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton based in Vi

By Richard Shapiro

/ 23 May 2007

Economic and emotional damages in Virginia (VA) wrongful death cases

An attorney handling a wrongful death case in Virginia (VA) must consider both the economic and emotional losses associated with the client’s family member’s death. Under Virginia law the family of a person who was killed by the negligence of another is potentially entitled to damages set forth on a

By Richard Shapiro

/ 22 May 2007

Motorcycle and Bicycle Injuries Among the Worst

In the Virginian Pilot on Sunday, May 13, 2007, there was a piece that a 22 year old motorcyclist was killed in a wreck. The accident happened in Norfolk, Virginia (VA) on Saturday and the young man died in a local hospital the next day. The driver that hit the motorcyclist has not been charged and

By Richard Shapiro

/ 19 May 2007

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