Richard N. Shapiro (Rick) is a personal injury trial attorney, American inventor, and international award-winning fiction author. One of his co-authored legal treatises was published in the American Jurisprudence “Trials” Law Encyclopedia.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has fired another shot in the escalating war of words between itself and Chrysler. Only hours ago, the NHTSA said that it would give Chrysler a…
Fraternity pledge Brian Yost suffered a severe brain injury in 2007, when, after hazing an upperclassman by dunking him in a creek and returning to the house with fellow pledges to dunk another,…
The function of the federal agency Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) is to safeguard people who participate in government-financed research. The agency recently discovered that a…
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert that warned physicians and pharmacists to avoid drugs produced by a compounding pharmacy called “The Compounding Shop”…
As this long winter and cool spring finally come to an end, we all can expect to see more boaters out on our waterways. Here in the Northeastern North Carolina (NC) and Southeastern Virginia (VA)…
Our firm has discussed several troubling episodes recently involving railroad companies that have used wrongfully retaliated against or terminated employees for raising safety concerns….
Parents of picky toddlers who eschew fruits and veggies in favor of pre-packaged pizza and pasta need to be more vigilant about reading food labels. New research reveals these salt-laden foods…
Thirteen years ago, North Carolina resident Emily Armstrong was rendered blind, deaf, and mentally handicapped at the hands of the obstetrician who delivered her via Caesarian section. Her family…
The CDC recently sounded the alarm about the dangers posed by a special strain of bacteria dubbed a “superbug,” given its resistance to most antibiotics. At least five…
On January 8, 2013, the North Carolina Supreme Court heard an argument in a medical malpractice case. However, it was not the typical med mal case where a victim has been allegedly injured or…
The roads of Virginia are becoming safer by the day, thanks to the efforts of a few key law makers. In a text book example of reaching across the isle, two policymakers who normally would…
This is our first annual “Top 10 Civil Justice Stories” recap, for calendar year 2012, in which we count down the biggest, most followed, and most significant civil justice stories of…
