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• John Cooper, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2006 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  John Cooper returned to Norfolk in 1988 for a one year clerkship with U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca B. Smith after law school at the University of Virginia. John's law practice is devoted exclusively to personal injury litigation in the eastern United States. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and is a member of Phi Beta Kappa academic honor...

• Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton, P.C.

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2006 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton, P.C. is dedicated to representing those injured due to the carelessness and fault of others, including railroad, truck and car accidents, faulty product injuries, and medical malpractice claims. The firm has represented thousands of accident victims throughout the Eastern United States and the firm's lawyers have over 100 years combined legal experience. Our...

• Virginia Law Firm Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2006 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  WARNING: No attorney or law firm can or should guarantee results or outcomes to a potential client. Every case presents different facts and different legal challenges. This website may include real case accounts and prior case references, however, this information is presented to demonstrate legal strategies that were adopted in the past, and the results that were obtained cannot be a predictor...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2006 1:09 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...

• Doctor Can't Wait For Expert To Leave to Make Objection

  Ben Glass | June 11, 2006 7:57 AM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA

  Settling a long-running debate about the proper form of a question put to an expert, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled that medical malpractice experts must state opinions "within a reasonable degree of medical probability." However, a lawyer's failure to make a timely objection to an improperly phrased question means that objection is waived. The doctor loses his appeal. Cosmetic plastic...

• Medical Malpractice Supposed "Crisis" Is Officially Over

  Staff Writer | June 05, 2006 7:40 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Any "crisis" that may have existed in the medical malpractice insurance industryis now reported to be officially over according to a recent study released by the non-profit group Americans for Insurance Reform (AIR). According to this report, rates ofmedical malpractice insurance coverage have seen a "wholesale collapse" across thecountry. In February, the New York-based Consumer Advocacy...

• "We'll Take Care of Your Medical Bills For You"

  Ben Glass | May 24, 2006 5:48 PM | 1 CommentNorthern Virginia, VA

  I thought the insurance companies had stopped the practice I am about to describe but maybe I've just been missing it. I call it the "don't worry, we'll cover everything and give you a little for pain and suffering" gambit. Here's how it works:You get into an auto accident and the person who hit you is clearly responsible. You spend some time in the emergency department and start treatment with...

• INTERVIEW WITH THE RAIL INDUSTRY INSIDER DAVE NELSON-IS HE CSX'S PUBLIC ENEMY NUMBER ONE?

  Rick Shapiro | May 23, 2006 9:35 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Everyone knows the story of Jeffrey Wigand, "the insider" who blew open the truth about the tobacco industry "conspiracy" of silence relating to cancer and diseases caused by tobacco. But have you ever heard of David Nelson, the railroad industry "insider" who blew the whistle on CSXT's rail crossing billing "over-charges" to the federal government? Nelson also unloads the truth about little...

• Are the Nation's Railroads Really Safer, Or Are Many Injuries Going Unreported?

  John Cooper | May 22, 2006 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Norfolk Southern Railway Company and other major Railroads are always patting themselves on the back about their safety records. The railroad industry has historically been one of the most dangerous occupations in America. As a result of the dangers, a separate federal law covers railroad workers who get hurt on the job called the Federal Employers' Liability Act (F.E.L.A.). When a railroad...

• Surprising Study Reveals That Stop Signs Make Railroad Crossings More Dangerous

  Rick Shapiro | May 21, 2006 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  As current chairman of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America's "Railroad Law Section" I have closely followed the argument by the nation's railroads that adding simple stop signs to highway grade crossings makes them safer, reducing the risk of injuries or deaths. The railroad arguments seemed logical to me--at least initially. Why wouldn't making all drivers stop at...