Miscellaneous

• Obama Acts To Restore State Civil Justice Laws, Reducing Federal Agency Controls

  Rick Shapiro | May 20, 2009 7:22 PM | 2 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  Today, President Obama issued a Directive to the Heads of all Executive Branch Departments and Agencies stating it is the policy of his Administration that “preemption of State law by...

• Forbes Magazine Calling for More Tort Lawyers?

  Dan Frith | May 07, 2009 5:35 PM | 3 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  You are not dreaming...or hallucinating! Forbes magazine, the mouthpiece for American business and industry called for more tort lawyers in a recent article. The article topic was food borne...

• Critic Raises Questions over Crash and Death Rates of Cirrus Aircraft In “Dead Pilots Don’t Lie”--Surprising Fatality Safety Analysis of Cirrus “Parachute” Planes vs. Cessna Small Planes

  Rick Shapiro | May 06, 2009 8:00 AM | 14 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  I just returned from the Buffalo, NY funeral of my good friend, Michael Doran, a successful personal injury lawyer from Buffalo, New York, who last week died in a Cirrus SR20 plane he was...

• Have you read your insurance policy?

  Lauren Holtzman | May 01, 2009 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  You should know about your uninsured motorists coverage (UM) and underinsured motorists (UIM) coverage. UM coverage covers you in the event that the person who injures you has no insurance. UIM...

• COBRA Insurance Benefits for Injured Workers and Families Increased by new Federal Government Subsidy

  Dianna Meredith | April 24, 2009 10:06 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Employees who have voluntarily or involuntarily terminated employment for reasons other than gross misconduct or who have had a reduction in the number of hours of employment, may continue health...

• Sexual Assault of Child to be Tried in State Court

  Harris Butler | April 24, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  In an April 22, 2009 opinion, U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson refused to allow companies who were alleged to have negligently hired or retained a previously-convicted sex offender who...

• Injuries at school - can you file a suit?

  Lauren Holtzman | April 21, 2009 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  We have seen a number of children injured at public schools - one young boy who was injured when a little girl threw a ball at his head, a teenager who was injured during football practice, and...

• The importance of medication side effects in Social Security Disability cases

  Doug Landau | April 16, 2009 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  We have all seen the orange, pink, yellow and blue labels on the sides of pill bottles. May cause drowsiness Avoid operating machinery Take with food These are important warnings, because the...

• Free Book Offer: How to Beat Your Virginia Non-Compete

  Dan Frith | April 14, 2009 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsRoanoke, VA

  In addition to representing consumers in medical malpractice and nursing home abuse cases, Lauren and I spend a large part of our time repesenting employees in disputes over the legality and...

• How can I help when the economy is down and I don't have extra money to give?

  Lauren Holtzman | April 06, 2009 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA

  Doug Landau and his wife just received their confirmations from the bone marrow registry. It is one of the ways the Landaus give to the community. Other ways include: donating blood to the Red...