Archive for February, 2010
West Virginia Woman Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury after Truck Accident
By John Cooper, Truck Accident Lawyer A West Virginia (WV) woman was driving her car on a Martinsburg road when a truck slammed into her vehicle causing a major wreck. The car was practically crushed and the damage was so bad that it was virtually impossible to look inside to determine the severity of her injuries. “The passenger-side [...]
February 18, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, brain, car, Cooper, crash, injury, traumatic, truck, wreck, WV Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics 
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Insurance Company Games Aimed at Reducing or Denying Valid Injury Claims
By Randy Appleton, Virginia Truck Accident Attorney My colleague Rick Shapiro wrote an informative article about some of the questionable strategies and games insurance companies like to play when you submit a legitimate injury claim. Many of our clients have told us the claim adjusters try to argue your injury didn’t cause any loss of [...]
February 15, 2010
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Black Ice Blamed for Truck Wreck in Culpepper, Virginia
By Rick Shapiro, Truck Accident Attorney The driver of a 1971 Chevrolet pickup truck came across a patch of black ice and slid into the westbound lane of State Route 3 when it collided with a 1991 Ford F-150 pickup truck in Culpepper, Virginia (VA). Both drivers suffered injuries as a result of the crash, [...]
February 10, 2010
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Jackknifed Tractor Trailers Wreak Havoc on Southwest Virginia Roads During Snowstorm
By John Cooper, Truck Accident Attorney A father and son – Edward Smith, Sr. and Edward Smith, Jr. – were killed when a semi-truck slammed into their Dodge Caravan after the two stopped to help a driver stranded on interstate 81 (I-81) in Wytheville, Virginia (VA). My deepest condolences go out to the Smith’s friends [...]
February 8, 2010
Tags: accident, attorney, big, commercial, Cooper, Edward Smith, I-81, injury, jackknife, rig, tractor, trailer, truck, VA, wreck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Tractor Trailer Crash Requires Medivac Helicopter on I-66 near Gainesville, Virginia
by John Cooper, attorney Just recently there was a very serious tractor trailer crash that occurred near Gainesville, Virginia (Va.) out along the westbound lanes of Interstate 66. The crash was significant enough to shut down traffic for well over an hour as highway patrol and emergency crews worked quickly to secure the immediate area. [...]
February 3, 2010
Tags: 18 wheeler, accident, big rig, Cooper, crash, critical, dangerous, Gainesville, I-66, injury, medivac, semi-truck, tractor trailer, Virginia Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
Beware the Icy Dangers of a Tractor Trailer Rooftop
By Richard N. Shapiro, Attorney With the recent onslaught of snow and ice that has falling in our area it is sure to increase the likelihood of crashes and injuries out on our highways and roads. In fact, just such an event occurred near Charlotte, North Carolina involving two tractor trailers. Although no one appears [...]
February 2, 2010
Tags: collision, I-77, ice sheet, injury lawyer, Lake Norman, North Carolina, rooftop, semi-truck, Shapiro, tractor trailer, U.S. Mail truck Posted in: Virginia (VA) Trucking Injury/Accidents Topics No Comments
