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.
Toxic Chinese drywall is affecting thousands of homeowners across the nation but especially in the south including Mississippi, Florida, New Orleans, and Virginia (VA). Some estimates indicate over…
Recently, in the morning hours in Charlotte, North Carolina, a car flipped over the median on Interstate 77 Northbound, near the John Belk ramp. The traumatic car crash involved three children and…
Three dozen people hurt – some maimed and disabled for life – after a deck collapsed in the Sandbridge section of Virginia Beach in 2005 are being forced to divide just $375,000, The…
When I tell a client that we have received interrogatories on their case their level of anxiety skyrockets if they have not been involved in civil personal injury litigation before. And why do…
THE PURPOSE OF THIS LEGISLATION 49 U.S.C. §20109 was enacted in 2007 to address railroad company pressure on employees not to report safety problems and injuries. This whistle blower…
Yaz and Yasmin, the two most popular birth control pills in the United States, are not perfect prescription drugs. In fact, the side effects they inflict on young women can be horrendous, even life…
Discussions of personal injury claims can be confusing. Like any other professional group, lawyers have created their own specialized jargon. Believe it or not, the reason for this is not simply to…
Toyota announced a major recall of 3.8 million floor mats. Yes, you read that right – floor mats. And it’s the largest vehicle recall in Toyota Motors history! What’s the…
An Orange County, Virginia (VA) toddler was tragically killed earlier this week when she was mauled by her family’s pit bull. The 23-month-old girl has not yet been identified by authorities,…
A trauma center is hospital capable of rendering medical care to patients suffering traumatic injuries. Yet, there are several different levels. A trauma center can be either a level one, two,…
My colleague, John Cooper, wrote an article on the Northeast North Carolina Injuryboard blog about the N.C. Department of Transportation’s apparent disregard to the new texting while…
After my colleague Wayne Parsons posted a blog article touching on a runaway trailer death case and then I posted a story on a trailer injury case, I received a phone call from Ron Melancon, a…
