Wrongful Death

• Why is an Economist Needed in a Wrongful Death Case When a Husband or Wife Was Killed?

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 31, 2009 3:17 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  An economist is more than just a number cruncher. When an economist testifies in a wrongful death case, the economist plays a crucial role as an expert in how to value and understand what has...

• Scuba Diving Accidents & Product Recall: Know Your Equipment and Your Dive/Sports Companies

  Emily Mapp Brannon | March 19, 2009 6:44 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Recently Silent Diving Systems made a voluntary recall on their Crimped Low Pressure Diving Hoses. The reason for the recall was due to the possibility that diving hoses may have been made without...

• Virginia Beach Family Recovers Nominal Damages for Wrongful Death/Negligent Homicide

  Rick Shapiro | March 05, 2009 9:23 PM | 1 CommentNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The family and widower of Beata Christandl obtained a small, nominal recovery in wrongful death/negligent homicide ruling against a German government official following the woman's death in a...

• Unfairness of Binding Arbitration Highlighted in Blackwater Contractors' Wrongful Death Suit

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | January 09, 2012 1:05 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  The recent settlement of four wrongful death lawsuits brought by family members of military contractors killed in Fallujah, Iraq, during March 2004 for about 2 percent of the $30 million...

• Settlement of $10 Million Reached in Courthouse Asbestos Wrongful Death Case

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | November 19, 2011 10:53 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  As experienced personal injury lawyers with offices in Virginia (VA) and North Carolina (NC), we have been involved in cases in which railroad workers have been exposed to asbestos and have...

• The Dangerous Job Done by Crossing Guards

  Kevin Duffan | October 26, 2011 5:13 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  In October 2011 a school crossing guard working near Western Branch Primary School in Chesapeake, Virginia (VA), was struck by a vehicle and later passed away at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital....

• DUI Wrongful Death Settlement Reached in Virginia

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | September 30, 2011 11:25 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Wrongful death claims stemming from a January 2010 drunk driving accident in Virginia Beach, VA, have been settled for $200,000. To read more, click over to our main Virginia personal injury...

• I-64 Tow Truck Accident That Killed Two Truck Drivers Highlights Risks of the Profession

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 03, 2011 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  Two tow truck drivers died in a horrific tow truck accident on Interstate 64 (I-64) near Oyster Point Road in Hampton, Virginia (VA). One of the tow truck drivers lost control of his vehicle and...

• Portsmouth, Virginia (VA) Police Shoot Unarmed 26 Year Old

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | June 03, 2011 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  In law enforcement, the use of deadly force is an unfortunate necessity under life-threatening circumstances. Unfortunately, those circumstances are sometimes not all that cut and dry. On April 23,...

• Heartbreaking DUI Fatality Is Reminder of Need for Sober Driving

  Emily Mapp Brannon | February 25, 2011 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA

  It had been a festive night, a night for two friends to remember fondly. But because of a drunken driver, it became a nightmare that the young woman will never forget, that the young man did not...