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.
As a wrongful death, personal injury attorney, I have been watching closely the reports of the tour bus accident near Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA). Following yesterday’s tragic bus crash on…
Ambulance chaser is a derogatory phrase often used to describe some trial lawyers who specializes in representing accident victims. It typically refers to unethical lawyers who solicit business,…
A terrible bus crash north of Richmond, Virginia (VA), the morning of May 31, 2011, left four women dead and sent 54 injured people to 10 hospitals, some with serious injuries. It has also raised a…
It’s been discovered that metal particles from hip implants can get into the bloodstream, but it’s unclear whether the levels are high enough to cause problems. This uncertainty…
Car wrecks cost the United States $41 billion annually in medical expenses and lost hours of work and economic productivity. If that wasn’t bad enough, out of all 50 states, 10 account for…
Would a governor of a state — think a state that starts with a “V” — veto a medical malpractice reform bill merely to look good because of future national political aspirations?…
A chemist working for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and his son have been charged with insider trading in a case that could have alarming implications for public health. The Securities and…
Virginia (VA) lawmakers, doctors, insurers and patient advocates hammered out a legislative proposal to modestly increase caps on medical malpractice awards in $50,000 increments from $2 million to…
There have been a string of car wrecks involving young drivers in and around North Carolina (NC) and South Carolina (SC). For example, an accident occurred when a 20-year-old driver fell asleep at…
First-year medical students at the University of Virginia Medical School Medicine have begun learning to work in teams, use web technology and computer databases, and rely on relevant expertise of…
“I want this drug off the market. It killed my 39 year old son, I am going to fight to have this drug removed…It is killing people!” That message was posted on our Virginia…
Personal injury attorneys must use technology and get their boots (and eyes) on the ground at the scene of the accident as quickly as possible. But just getting to the scene is not enough in the age…
