Posts tagged Personal Injury Lawyer

• Feres Doctrine on Chopping Block After House Panel Vote

  Rick Shapiro | October 09, 2009 9:17 AM | 1 CommentNorfolk, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  I have long advocated for the overturning of the Feres Doctrine, a nearly 60-year-old U.S. Supreme Court ruling that bars active-duty military personnel from receiving compensation for injuries they...

• Experienced Injury Lawyers in a Navy/Military Town: Why Navy/Military Families Need Top Navy/Military Town Injury Lawyers

  John Cooper | June 18, 2009 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  The Virginian-Pilot wrote about military members recovering from Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) due to battle-related injuries...and car accidents. In a Navy/Military area such as Hampton Roads,...

• Zicam nasal spray causes loss of smell

  Rick Shapiro | June 17, 2009 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA announced consumers should avoid the nasal spray Zicam due to the risk of permanent loss of smell. 130 people have reported losing their sense of smell after using Zicam products since...

• Less Independent Doctors Could Mean More Medical Mistakes

  Randy Appleton | June 14, 2009 11:49 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Medical errors are a leading cause of death and injury, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A recent report by the Institute of Medicine estimates that roughly 44,000 to...

• Sexual Assault in Nursing Home Highlights Need for Oversight

  Rick Shapiro | June 14, 2009 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse
  

  An inexcusable act occurred at the Chesapeake Health and Rehabilitation Center. Mark S. Albright, a licensed nurse working at the facility on the 600 block of Kingsborough Square in Chesapeake,...

• Who’s Regulating Who? Allied Terminals Tank Spill Sparks Discussion on Tank Regulations

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 29, 2009 12:03 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, VA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  The U.S. Chemical Safety Board held a news conference Wednesday to release its final report on the Nov. 12 tank collapse at Allied Terminals. They concluded that the collapse of a liquid fertilizer...

• Accident Emphasizes Importance Of Seatbelts In Car Safety

  Randy Appleton | May 29, 2009 11:48 AM | 1 CommentNorfolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Jacqueline Yarborough of Hampton, Virginia (VA) and Marion Benson of Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), were involved in a serious car accident on May 28, 2009 and had to be airlifted to the hospital from...

• Allied At Fault For Fertilizer Tank Collapse

  Randy Appleton | May 28, 2009 1:30 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  It’s been determined by an independent federal agency that Allied was at fault for the 2008 fertilizer tank collapse which occurred at Allied Terminals in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA) resulting...

• Workers Suffering From Brain Injuries Deserve Equal Compensation Rights

  Jim Lewis | May 26, 2009 3:36 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  You’re better off dying than suffering a brain injury in the state of Virginia (VA). This is the opinion shared by State Sen. Richard Stuart and many others, according to The...

• Chinese-made Drywall is a Major Health Hazard

  Rick Shapiro | May 19, 2009 1:02 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, VA Category: Toxic Substances
  

  U.S. Rep. Glenn Nye (D) of Norfolk, Virginia (VA) visited families driven out of their homes by toxic Chinese-made drywall, according to The Virginian-Pilot. Numerous lawsuits have been filed in...