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.
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…
Starting this season, high school baseball players in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake and every other city and county in Virginia (VA) will have to use wooden bats or aluminum bats engineered to…
According to statistics gathered by the Highway Patrol, four people were killed in car crashes over the recent holiday snowstorm in North Carolina. Initial reports confirm that a Greenville, North…
Over twenty years in the planning — or should I say heated debate — the North Carolina Department of Transportation has received the all-clear to begin new construction of the aging Herbert C…
A 27-year-old Sunbury, North Carolina (NC), man died earlier this week after the driver of a pickup truck struck him and drove off. The fatal hit-and-run accident occurred early in the evening of…
The injuries a person experiences in a car accident may be physical and emotional in nature. It can take several days for some injuries to become apparent. If your injuries were primarily…
