Miscellaneous

• Our Law Firm Stays Very Active With The Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association

  John Cooper | April 19, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The Norfolk/Portsmouth Bar Association is a voluntary group of attorneys in Virginia who practice in that geographical area. Even though our law firm is located in Virginia Beach, we stay very active with the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar. Part of the reason is that the Cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, are some of the main places where we practice law. Generally, Norfolk, Virginia, and...

• Norfolk Pet Owners Concerned Over Food Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | March 22, 2007 9:36 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Menu Foods, based in Canada, has issued a huge recall of dog and cat food. The recalled pet food may cause kidney failure. It includes over 90 brands of pet food and is the canned and foil packet "cuts and gravy" style food. The FDA reports that 16 pets have died so far.Worried owners around Norfolk are calling their veterinarians and pet stores to find out more information and whether their...

• Sleep Deprivation Causes Traffic Accidents

  John Cooper | March 20, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  This year, for the first time, the federal government has moved the switch over to daylight savings time into early March. With this change, comes the early arrival of Spring sleep deprivation. Any change can disrupt people's sleep patterns. When sleep patterns are disrupted, a person operating a vehicle is not able to focus and concentrate as well as a person can when fully rested. As a...

• Testing Is Critical In Products Liability Cases.

  John Cooper | November 10, 2006 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  BY: JOHN M. COOPERThe very first question when someone calls me about a products liability case is do you have the product in question in your possession.The reason this is the first question is that the only way you can win such a case is to have an expert examine the product to confirm that it was defective. If you do not have the actual thing to be tested, then the expert is not in a good...

• My Law Firm Partner Doubles As Inventor of Fold Flat Products

  John Cooper | September 13, 2006 7:51 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  My partner, Rick Shapiro, edits the Virginia Beach IB blog and has been practicing mostly injury law for over 20 years, but is also an inventor of new "fold flat" products with patented folding wheel axles. He recently posted a blog article called seeing "Both Sides" which discusses being in the strange situation of inventing "fold flat" wagons, carts, wheelbarrows on the one hand, but also...

• 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...