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General Personal Injury Claims We Handle

Our firm also has a long track record of handling all other types of personal injuries, and wrongful death claims/cases, including and not limited to slip/trip and fall claims, industrial & workplace accidents/injuries, faulty product related injuries, gas, electrical and explosion injuries, as well as toxic and hazardous substance disease/disorder/injury claims (including asbestos disease, cancers, and mesothelioma claims involving injury or death). We also handle these cases throughout the Eastern U.S.A.

Library for General Personal Injury Claims We Handle:

INSURANCE COMPANIES CONTINUE TO OVERCHARGE CUSTOMERS AND UNDERPAY CLAIMS
Description: According to a recent study written by the Consumer Federation of America and released in conjunction with a variety of consumer organizations, it has been determined that in 2007, property and casualty insurance companies continue the longstanding trend of charging too much money to their insurance customers and short changing claimants who presented injuries and damages to them for compensation.
North Carolina's Court System
Description: An outline of the North Carolina (NC) courts in which a personal injury case may be filed or heard.
Boating accidents and injuries in Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA)
Description: With the fun of boating comes the responsibility for knowing the rules of the water just like a motorist needs to know the rules of the road. Recreational boaters need to be familiar with lots of safety requirements, including the use of life preservers and when to yield the right of way to a passing boat.
Virginia enters the modern era regarding boating licenses
Description: One of the biggest running jokes in the state of Virginia is that a 14-year-old can operate a 68-foot yacht, without any license whatsoever, but the same 14-year-old cannot operate a jet ski without a license. This may sound crazy but it is true.
Will your lawyer take the tough injury case?
Description: Over my years of practicing personal injury law in the Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia (VA) area, one of the things I have most enjoyed is successfully getting compensation for someone injured in a case that was turned down by other lawyers who saw the case as too difficult to take on.
Insurance Companies Abandon the Consumer Once More-Fail to Cover Health Insurance
Description: Insurance Companies Abandon the Consumer Once More-Fail to Cover Health Insurance
Liability For Assaults
A Personal Injury Lawyer Handling Big Cases Needs To Know About Special Needs Trusts
Description: Special needs law refers to the idea that if an injured client is receiving government assistance or benefits, then you may mess up their ability to collect social security income and Medicare, among other benefits, if you simply give them the money at the end of an injury case.
Virginia (VA) Courts That Handle Personal Injury Cases Explained
Description: A Basic Outline of Virginia's courts in which personal injury suits are filed.
Forensic Evidence Law-How Personal Injury Attorneys Analyze Forensic Evidence
Description: Personal Injury Lawyers must know how to gather forensic evidence to win personal injury cases

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Burn Survivor Resource Center
Description: This site is being offered as the premier one stop resource center to ensure professional information is made available to the burn survivor, to the many people who are searching for critical information on behalf of a loved one, to the family and to the professionals. We hope that this site will be able to assist you with valuable advice, guidance, products and support that otherwise might not be easily available to you.
National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Description: An organization of personal injury lawyers from around the country.
Injury Board Directory
Description: If you or a family member has been injured or harmed, contact a personal injury attorney today using InjuryBoard's on-line questionnaire. A personal injury lawyer will review your potential personal injury claim - free of charge. With most personal injury claims, time is critical. Contact an attorney today to protect your rights
Products Liability
Description: An overview of products-liability law with links to key primary and secondary sources, from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.
Slip and Fall
Description: Slip and Fall Injuries | Property Owners' Liability Information

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Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton, P.C.
1294 Diamond Springs Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455

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