Posts tagged General Personal Injury

• Bunk Beds Recalled Due to Collapse Hazard

  Jenny Albano | September 04, 2007 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  d-Scan Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 500 Jubee Bunk Beds because the upper bunk may collapse on top of the lower bunk which could seriously injure or kill consumers.The recalled bunk beds do not comply with federal safety standards and have wooden side slat supports that can separate from the bed frame causing the upper bunk to collapse. The firm is aware of seven...

• Florida Lawyer Brings Class Action Against UnitedHealthcare

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

  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...

• Jury Selection Key to Success in Serious Personal Injury Cases

  Jim Lewis | June 21, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Before any serious personal injury case, whether it be an automobile personal injury case, a medical negligence personal injury case, or a products liability personal injury case, a process occurs wherein the lawyers are allowed a limited number of questions to the individuals who are candidates to sit on the jury trial of a serious personal injury case. This process is called voir dire. ...

• Summer means increased risks of pool injuries.

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

  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...

• How prepared is your injury lawyer?

  John Cooper | May 29, 2007 11:25 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  As a Virginia (VA) attorney handling injury cases like automobile accidents for about 18 years, I have come to recognize preparation as the key to success in handling serious injury cases in Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) or in any court. The best attorneys prepare their cases better than the insurance defense lawyers who they go up against. The lawyer can't control what the facts are in a car...

• Surgery increases insurance claim value.

  John Cooper | May 25, 2007 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Virginia (VA) or North Carolina (NC) injury case involving a surgery is worth more money than a case without a surgery. In some ways this makes sense in that an injury which is serious enough to require a surgery likely involves pain and suffering greater than one where the doctor did not see the need to send the patient to a surgeon. In an automobile accident lawsuit, the insurance company...

• Injured tourists need Virginia Beach personal injury lawyer

  John Cooper | May 24, 2007 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The lawyers in our firm are often retained as personal injury counsel to represent people from outside of Hampton Roads, Virginia (VA) who are visiting here as tourists and unfortunately get hurt. Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) and other parts of our area in eastern Virginia (VA) and north east North Carolina (NC) are big tourist destinations. Our area boasts tourist spots that attract visitors...

• Virginia Injury Lawyer, Born Blogger

  John Cooper | May 23, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  I was born to blog. I have only recently come to this realization. As the editor of the Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia (VA) Injuryboard blog website for the past year I have had a great time blogging about personal injury subjects.My law firm Hajek, Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, and Appleton based in Virginia Beach, Virginia (VA) has handled automobile accident and FELA cases for many years. ...

• Economic and emotional damages in Virginia (VA) wrongful death cases

  John Cooper | May 22, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  An attorney handling a wrongful death case in Virginia (VA) must consider both the economic and emotional losses associated with the client's family member's death. Under Virginia law the family of a person who was killed by the negligence of another is potentially entitled to damages set forth on a list in the Code of Virginia (VA). Generally, these damages for wrongful death fall into two...

• Top 5 Ways Not To Choose Your Personal Injury Lawyer

  John Cooper | May 18, 2007 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I have been practicing law in Virginia Beach and Norfolk, Virginia (VA) for about two decades focusing on accidental injury and wrongful death cases. I have heard amazing stories about how million dollar automobile accident cases have gone to lawyers who really had no business handling such a case for all sorts of strange reasons. The suggestions for a person with an accident case in...