In his latest post to the Eastern Shore Virginia Injury Attorneys Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro notes that the population of Chincoteague Island swells by a factor of 10 on the fourth Wednesday of each July, when the ponies swim the channel from Assateague Island. Since we practice in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), we know…
Plans for road construction on a particular stretch of Highway 17 in Craven County, North Carolina had already been approved for much needed repair, but as WITN News reported, it has locals wondering that the road construction project has taken too long to materialize. This appears to be the case for the now deceased, 85-year-…
U.S. District Judge Richard Kyle dismissed a lawsuit brought against Medtronic, a company that produced defective defibrillators, and stated the only viable option for the 1,400 victims in the case is through legislative action. The case involved heart defibrillators that are attached by defective Medtronic leads (the part of the defibrillator that attaches the device…
The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is an impressive, beautiful and handy way to travel between Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA), and Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. In his latest post to the Eastern Shore Attorneys Blog, my colleague Rick Shapiro observes that car and truck accidents on the CCBT can often be severe. He…
A van carrying three children was hit from behind by a delivery truck on U.S. Highway 19/74 in Cherokee County, North Carolina (NC). The van was hit so hard, it was propelled forward and hit the back of a car. The damage was severe and two of the children were killed. One of the children…