A single-car drunk driving accident on East Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), left a passenger dead and the at-fault driver facing DUI charges. The fatal crash occurred late on the night of August 10, 2012, at the intersection with Ballentine Boulevard. Police say the man responsible for the wreck ran from the scene…
In a new post to our Virginia personal injury law firm’s Norfolk Legal Examiner blog site, attorney Rick Shapiro calls out appellate court judges whose conservative political views lead them to rule in favor of corporations in civil trials regardless of what the evidence shows. Rick writes that consistently overturning jury decisions handed down in…
What Happened: A man was driving his pickup truck in a field when it overturned in Eastern New Kent County. He and a 19-year old girl were in the cab while three others were riding in the truck bed. While driving, the truck overturned causing multiple injuries to the passengers. The 19-year-old girl taken to…
A hip implant is a serious medical procedure that can take weeks to fully recover from. Unfortunately, many people who have received hip implants manufactured by Stryker (both the Rejuvenate and ABG II models) may have to undergo additional procedures due to product defects. People may find themselves in pain, unnecessarily. Cited problems with the…
In a new post to our firm’s Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers Blog, Virginia (VA) personal injury attorney Rick Shapiro reports on an OSHA award to a railroad employee who was illegally retaliated against after reporting unsafe working conditions. To read more, click over to “Norfolk Southern Ordered to Pay $300,000 to Worker It Fired for Reporting…