Wrongful Death

• Portsmouth, Virginia (VA) Police Shoot Unarmed 26 Year Old

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 03, 2011 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  In law enforcement, the use of deadly force is an unfortunate necessity under life-threatening circumstances. Unfortunately, those circumstances are sometimes not all that cut and dry. On April 23,...

• At-Fault Driver in Virginia I-95 Bus Crash Charged With Reckless Driving

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 02, 2011 1:50 PM | 1 CommentVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA

  As a wrongful death, personal injury attorney, I have been watching closely the reports of the tour bus accident near Fredericksburg, Virginia (VA). Following yesterday’s tragic bus crash on...

• Death of a Firm Friend

  Mike Bryant | June 02, 2011 11:51 AM | 15 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  It was with heavy hearts that we heard that my former partner's wife was killed in a car/bus collision in Wisconsin on Wednesday. It will be awhile before we find out all that happened, but right...

• Should The Pictures Of Those With DUI Warrants be Posted?

  Mike Bryant | June 02, 2011 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The group Minnesotans for Safe Driving is suggesting that the answer should be yes. Their idea is that by posting these pictures, more of these drivers would be stopped from being on the road. The...

• Make Tomorrow a Day to Remember the Fallen

  Mike Bryant | May 29, 2011 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Past holiday weekends have been sad events: Memorial Day Weekend: It's Been A Bad One For ATV Riding,Mike Bryant | May 30, 2010 1:20 AM Memorial Day Weekend: To Much Underage Drinking, Mike Bryant...

• Manufacturer Cleared In Lidle Plane Crash

  Chrissie Cole | May 26, 2011 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A jury determined this week that the maker of the small plane piloted by New York Yankees pitcher, Cory Lidle, is not to blame for his death in 2006. It took three hours for a federal jury in...

• San Francisco Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Sadly Reports Texting-While-Driving Child Fatality

  Claude Wyle | May 25, 2011 7:51 PM | 1 CommentSan Francisco, CA

  I have devoted my career to making drivers who cause fatalities accountable! Regardless, I am still shocked and saddened when I read about a fatality caused by a careless driver. When the core cause...

• Protecting Children Around High Rise Windows

  Mike Bryant | May 25, 2011 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  Over time, we have been involved in a number of cases that involve small children falling out of upper story windows. The injuries are severe and can be fatal. The worse cases are those where there...

• RIP :Randy "Macho Man" Savage

  Mike Bryant | May 20, 2011 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  In Tampa, Randy Macho Man Savage died today in a car accident. The report came out , that Randy Savage was killed after a heart attack while driving. Very sad news indeed. His wife was with him...

• Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Big Dig Contractors

  Chrissie Cole | May 14, 2011 11:23 PM | 0 CommentsEastern Massachusetts, MA

  The widow of a Salem, Mass. man has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against eight companies involved in construction of Big Dig tunnel. Brian Hicks was killed in March, after he was flung into...