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 on-the-job death of popular school crossing guard Lovette Person has shocked the many people who knew her in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA). Not only was she a familiar face around Western Branch…
Workplace accidents can happen to people from all walks of life, from railroad employees to police officers. As a Virginia (VA) workplace injury attorney I’ve seen my share of terrible…
It was a crime with no apparent motive and no answers. Four years after Jenna Nielsen was killed behind a convenience store in Raleigh, North Carolina (NC), the killer has not yet been found. But…
Health care and health insurance seem to be more in the spotlight in today’s political landscape. According to the Virginian-Pilot, Americans spend 17 percent of our economic production on…
Chesapeake has joined Virginia Beach and Newport News, Virginia (VA), in operating red light camera systems in a response to the many severe and fatal car accidents that are occurring at…
If you fall on a sidewalk and break your foot, or if you hurt your back after slipping in the bath, doctors and hospitals use different codes to inform insurers about the nature of the injuries In…
What is a human life worth? Forget actuarial charts, insurance policies and federal estimates, and ask yourself if you could truly put a price on the value of even someone else’s husband, wife,…
While no one expects great quality in products they buy from souvenir shops by the beach, everyone should expect anything they buy to be safe. Sunsations, Inc., a chain of souvenir shops based in…
We all have to make difficult decisions when natural disasters occur. The choice to evacuate or stay is not one to be taken lightly. One Virginia family got caught in Hurricane Irene while on the…
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway has been ordered to pay a woman $300,000 for punishing her after she reported a workplace injury. The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration…
The civil freedom and rights we enjoy in this country are unparalleled, but those rights and freedoms are subject to change as part of our democratic process if we do not stand up for what we…
More than 150 gardeners and landscapers suffered injuries when pieces of the cutting assembly on a Black & Decker gas-powered line trimmer/edger flew off during use, according to the U.S….
