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.
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…
A story of a mysterious, unexplained hospital death in Texas has placed a spotlight on the need for autopsy rights and autopsy reforms. According to an article by Marshall Allen, Jerry…
As a personal injury lawyer practicing in Virginia (VA), I was actually handling a couple of lung cancer cases for clients when tragedy struck close to home. Although I handled…
For a week after a CSX train collided with a tractor-trailer at a railroad crossing in Suffolk, Virginia (VA), and killed the truck driver, details about where and how the deadly crash occurred…
No matter what product you buy today, it seems like when you get it home and start unwrapping it, the packaging is full of warning labels. We’re all familiar with the typical signs:…
Now that the NFL replacement ref fiasco is finally over, we can take a moment to reflect on the greater issue of player safety that underlined the debate between the regular referees and…
The two agencies with greatest responsibilities for protecting the health and lives of railroad workers have agreed to coordinate efforts to protect rail employees who report on-the-job injuries…
Imagine you are a patient suffering serious complications after surgery. If the complications were caused by a doctor who accidentally left part of a surgical tool or a sponge inside your body,…
Diesel engines were, and have been, laden with asbestos. Nevertheless, railroads tell workers and juries otherwise all the time. As a practicing railroad/FELA attorney, I heard a rumor years back…
Imagine that George W. Bush authorized a break-in of the John Kerry campaign headquarters to dig up dirt to use against his campaign. Or, imagine that President Obama authorized…
A faulty product lawsuit brought in Richmond, Virginia (VA), made international headlines in April 2011 when a federal civil trial jury awarded a disabled permanently man $212 million. Jurors…
A civil trial jury in Hillsboro County, Florida (FL) has ordered the owner of a convenience store that sold alcohol to a teen who later in the day caused a drunk driving accident that killed a…
