A survey of teenaged drivers in the Pacific Northwest revealed that while warnings about the dangers of texting and driving have largely gotten through, much work remains to curb distracted driving among the group most prone to causing, getting injured in and dying from car…
The latest federal report on measures being taken to ensure the safety of natural gas pipelines across the United States raises serious concerns. While acknowledging that catastrophic, and fatal, failures such as the 2010 explosion of a Pacific Gas & Electric gas transmission line in…
A February 2015 report from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration should give pause to anyone who believes that the proverbial “just two glasses of wine with dinner” leaves them safe to drive. My Virginia Beach-based attorney colleague Randy Appleton has already highlighted other findings…
Interview of Richard N. Shapiro Regarding the $2.5 Million Defective Ryobi Ride-on Mower Jury Verdict After a five-day Norfolk, Virginia federal jury trial, the jury returned a $2.5 million verdict in favor of the widow of an 88-year-old man who burned to death after his…
Police in Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) charged a man in a hit-and-run accident that resulted in the death of a passenger riding a moped and seriously injured the moped operator. Police stated that the driver of a 2011 Infiniti rear ended a moped, which then…
A serious car accident in Fayettesville, North Carolina (NC) killed one and sent the child passenger to the hospital with serious injuries. According to the Fayettesville police, a Dodge Magnum on Owen Drive ignored a stop sign and slammed into another car at the intersection…
