When you pack your kids up for summer camp you are intrusting your most precious jewels to strangers. Yesterday, a van load of happy campers from the boys and girls club were on their way to a museum in Richmond, Virginia (VA) when a truck slammed into them. The accident was so bad that 12…
Richard Shapiro has secured numerous settlements and jury verdicts for injured rail workers. He has also written many reports on FELA law and litigation.
Richard Shapiro is an experienced FELA lawyer. He spoke recently at an American Association for Justice meeting about cancer-causing substances at railroads.
When a Virginia car accident occurs, a criminal case against the at-fault driver often goes forward separately from ny civil lawsuit involving insurance claims or personal injury calims against the driver who caused the wreck. Prosecution by the police does not really determine the outcome of any injury case, but key facts may be revealed…
Motorcycle accidents sometimes happen out of the blue, when there are no apparent dangers. Take the case of my client, a motorcyclist who was riding on Newtown Road in Virginia Beach, VA, and whose injury case was recently settled for $105,000. The wreck happened in the middle of an otherwise perfect day. The sun was out,…