Since 1985, the lawyers affiliated with Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp have dedicated their practice to helping people when they need it most. Our clients are usually down and out after an accident, struggling financially, physically, and emotionally.
Separate car accidents in rural western Virginia (VA) in January and February 2012 that claimed the lives of three teenagers are being attributed to young drivers who ran off the road accidently…
Eleven teens died on Virginia roads during the first three weks of January 2012. The same period of 2011 saw only three such fatalities. Those numbers were released in a report last week by the…
No matter how attentive a parent is, accidents happen and any head injury to an infant should be taken seriously. Recognizing this, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a warning…
On a spring day in 2010, 5-year-old Mya Joy Bartlett from North Topsail Beach, North Carolina (NC), fell while wearing a sharp plastic ponytail holder in her hair. Her family initially thought…
The crashes of two charter buses within a week have put the spotlight on the safety record of buses for hire. The most serious of the incidents was in Dinwiddie County, Virginia (VA). Three…
New findings from the National Transportation Safety Board suggest that bus companies that cut costs are also cutting corners when it comes to safety. Low-fare, privately operated…
If necessity is the mother of invention, then Richard N. Shapiro, a leading Virginia (VA) personal injury lawyer, may well be the father. Creating quality products that make people's lives…
Last week, Major League Soccer player Charlie Davies filed a $20 million lawsuit against the owners of a Washington, D.C. nightclub and the Red Bull company alleging that they are responsible for a…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that 4,500 teens are killed each year in drunk driving accidents. This works out to approximately 12 deaths each day that should not be…
Two fatal North Carolina accidents in October 2011 involving individuals walking with headphones highligh the dangers of not paying attention to traffic as a pedestrian. In one incident, a…
It seems hardly a week goes by without a batch of new lawsuits being filed against Takeda, the maker of the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone). The medication was once seen as a promising for…
A commonly used drug used to treat diabetes may carry an increased risk of bladder cancer, sparking a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning. Concerns over patients taking pioglitazone…
