- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 02, 2010 7:26 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
In what can only be described as a stunning verdict, a King County, Washington jury has awarded $30.2 million to musician Koti Hu, the victim of a car accident that made him a quadriplegic.
Three...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 10, 2009 9:43 AM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
A whiplash injury , also known as neck sprain or strain, is a result of the sudden movement of the neck during an accident. Whiplash occurs more often in rear-end accidents where there is a...
- Jim Lewis | November 11, 2009 12:10 AM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
According to www.sci-info-pages.com, a website of caregivers centred on spinal cord injuries, about 250,000 Americans have a spinal cord injury. A little over half, or 52% of spinal cord injured are...
- Pierce Egerton | July 30, 2009 3:00 PM | Greensboro, NC
Future spinal cord injuries may have a dramatically reduced chance of leading to paralysis, thanks to some very courageous rats, a common food dye and scientists at the University of Rochester...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 27, 2009 10:37 AM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
When we are representing a client who has suffered a spinal cord injury that has resulted in paraplegia or quadriplegia, we have a heavy responsibility to make sure to do the very best job...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 22, 2009 11:29 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
When an individual becomes a quadriplegic or paraplegic either through illness or trauma, there is a lengthy rehabilitation process involved. The duration and frequency of the...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | April 20, 2009 6:42 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
Those who have vacationed on the beaches of Kill Devil Hills, Nags Head, Kitty Hawk or the Northern Beaches of the Outer Banks, North Carolina are probably familiar with large holes which have been...
- Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | February 25, 2009 8:00 PM | Greenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC
Our Virginia/Carolina personal injury lawyers have handled several serious and catastrophic injuries involving paralysis, paraplegics and/or quadriplegia. There can be no more devastating,...
- William Wright | January 23, 2009 2:32 PM | Wilmington, NC
Back injuries are very serious and sometimes hard for a doctor to diagnose. One type of injury is a herniated disc. This is when the Cartilage, which is the spongy material that acts as a...
- Tate Hodges | June 02, 2008 8:00 AM | Wilmington, NC
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) are some of the most tragic, prevalent, and costly injuries that occur in the U.S. Thousands of cases are reported each year, and over a quarter of a million Americans are...