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 holiday will bring many lucky people a Jet Ski, Sea-Doo, WaveRunner or other personal watercraft under the tree. Others fortunate enough to travel to warmer climes will have the chance to ride…
In what can only be described as a stunning verdict, a King County, Washington jury has awarded $30.2 million to musician Koti Hu, the victim of a car accident that made him a quadriplegic. Three…
Our client was a railroad worker switchman who lost his life to lung cancer following a 5 year battle, after being exposed to asbestos, diesel fumes, and radiation during his 40 year career as a…
Schools in Virginia (VA) stand near the top of national rankings for preparing children’s, teens’, and young adults’ mind to understand and solve the world’s problems. If recent efforts to develop…
In 2009, over 4,000 pedestrians were killed and 59,000 were injured in accidents involving cars, trucks, and SUVs. Roughly 25 percent of those accidents occurred between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. and 13…
The family of a 36-year-old woman who died less than two days after undergoing outpatient cosmetic surgery recently received an award of $1.95 million when a court in Virginia Beach determined that…
I recently learned that a talented young woman in South Carolina (SC) received a $3 million settlement for medical expenses, lost wages and permanent mental disabilities she suffered after a cement…
In suburban, semi- to mostly rural cities like Chesapeake, Suffolk and the southern half of Virginia Beach, people need to have access to a car to shop, go to appointments with doctors and physical…
Nationally bridges and bridge approaches have been identified as one of the leading locations for severe, single-vehicle crashes. Many of these structures were built decades ago for roads of…
What scares you? Ghosts? Goblins? Witches? More ordinary and real things like spiders or snakes? How about drunk drivers on Halloween? You should definitely be concerned about that last,…
Imagine coming home to find you have no home. That’s what happened when a log truck ran off the road around 9:15 a.m., and into a house at Sherrill’s Ford Road in Salisbury, North Carolina…
Have you ever been on the interstate and seen someone pull over, back up and actually try to get off the exit they just missed? I have, several times and it burns me up. It’s at those times…
