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.
Toyota Motor Corp. recently proclaimed they found a fix for the gas pedal problem which led to a massive recall including over four million vehicles. Unfortunately, it is going to take a while…
As an attorney that’s involved in numerous injury cases where someone has been hurt, occasionally we run into a scenario involving a trip to the dentist. Most of us are accustomed to visiting our…
A lawsuit currently before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia (WV) illustrates how difficult it can be to show that design defects and manufacturing mistakes…
If you are “road warrior” with a job/occupation which requires you to drive many days of the week on interstate highways, so that you rack up fairly significant mileage in a given year,…
When President Obama passed the Recovery and Reinvestment Act last year, $8 billion was allotted for high-speed light rail expansion. The president also requested Congress to provide another $1…
As an injury lawyer, we always try to stay apprised of all national recalls and product safety issues you should know about-especially those involving potential injury or death involving car…
Toyota Motor Corp. is in the midst of another major recall. A total of 2.3 million vehicles have been recalled due to a potential problem with the gas pedal getting stuck and possibly leading to…
Fifteen months of investigations and hearings have lead the National Transportation Safety Board to conclude that the chief engineer of a Los Angeles-area Metrolink commuter train was texting…
A 35-year-old truck driver in Virginia (VA) allegedly suffered a traumatic head injury and soft-tissue spinal injuries after being hit by another truck and propelled into trees. The at-fault driver…
The issue of lawsuit abuse and abuse of the litigation process is front and center, especially because the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has launched a new set of television advertisements on this…
With Hampton Roads Virginia (VA) locked in a deep freeze since Christmas, each day has brought the threat of house fires caused by portable heating devices. This threat became an unfortunately…
Two main complications which often are the result of a doctor’s mistake are severed ureters and perforated bowels. Often, the main medical mistake and resulting damage is not because the…
