Miscellaneous

• A Good Plaintiff Side Personal Injury Lawyer Harder to Find in Rural Communities

  John Cooper | April 05, 2007 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  We at Hajek, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton get many of our clients from the surrounding rural communities. This includes the areas of northeast North Carolina (NC) from Roanoke Rapids and Rocky Mount east to Camden and Currituck counties. In Virginia (VA) , we also get clients from South Hill and Emporia and west through the counties in southeastern Virginia (VA) from Petersburg to...

• 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...

• Saving Gas with a National Speed Limit?

  John Cooper | July 24, 2008 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Senator John Warner (R-VA) recently proposed to Congress that they should consider implementing a national speed limit in order to curb gasoline consumption and lower gas prices. Senator Warner...

• DRIVERS ON CELL PHONES SLOW YOU DOWN

  Rick Shapiro | January 18, 2008 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Authored by: Randall AppletonAs a personal injury lawyer with a long commute from Nags Head, NC to Virginia Beach, VA each day, I was amazed at some news about cars and cell phones in the Virginian-Pilot newspaper. Recent studies have indicated that drivers talking on cell phones are making commutes longer. Motorists speaking on telephones move about 2 mph slower on congested highways and...

• Summer means increased risks of pool injuries.

  John Cooper | May 30, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  At this time of year in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and across Hampton Roads, in Newport News, Williamsburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) people are getting their pools ready for the summer months. Pool safety is key.At this time of year in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and across Hampton Roads, in Newport News, Williamsburg, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and...

• Lawyer Ethics is No Joke

  John Cooper | April 26, 2007 9:20 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Choosing a personal injury lawyer for an automobile accident case has become somewhat easier with the use of the internet. You can now click on various firms' web sites using Google or other methods. Obviously, I hope that you choose to let me and my firm represent you after a car wreck with injuries. I hope to attract your interest in hiring me through this blog and our law firm's web site at...

• Research Confirms Danger of Talking on the Phone While Driving

  John Cooper | April 09, 2007 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Recent research has looked at the human brain's ability to multi-task like driving and talking on the cell phone at the same time. The conclusion is that people are not as efficient as they think at being able to concentrate on two things at once. Car crashes and serious personal injury may be the result of driver distractions like cell phones. The researchers found that there was a delay of...

• 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...

• Florida Lawyer Brings Class Action Against UnitedHealthcare

  Jenny Albano | July 25, 2007 9:59 AM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Attorney Joe Saunders, of Pinellas County, filed a class action suit against UnitedHealthcare yesterday. The lawsuit accuses UnitedHealthcare of Florida of misrepresentation and fraudulently marketing some of their health care plans. According to the lawsuit, the defendants, UnitedHealth Group and UnitedHealthcare, enrolled Medicare recipients into their Medicare Advantage HMO or PPO plan...

• I Love Being A Personal Injury And F.E.L.A. Lawyer

  John Cooper | April 28, 2007 12:10 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  I have been doing personal injury law for 18 years from Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and I really enjoy what I do. First, I really believe that I am wearing the white hat in doing good work on a worthy cause because I represent only plaintiffs in personal injury cases. I do not think that the insurance defense lawyers are bad people, but I could never do that side of personal injury...