Tractor-Trailer Driver Awarded $23M for Brain Injuries Suffered in Rear-End Collision
The attorneys who represented the injured trucker shepherded the case through two trials over several years and also presented strong evidence from medical, psychological and traffic experts that defense attorneys were unable to refute or discredit.
April 18, 2011
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Tractor-Trailer Catches Fire, Dumps Hazmat on Portsmouth, VA Highway
The truck driver fell asleep at the wheel while transporting blood plasma.
April 12, 2011
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Five Killed, 10 Injured When Tractor-Trailer Slams Into Stopped Cars in NC
Semis and 18-wheelers take much longer to stop than smaller vehicles, so it is important that the people behind the wheel of large commercial trucks remain alert and responsive to changes in road conditions and traffic flow that can lead to accidents in which people get killed or hospitalized.
February 23, 2011
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Firefighter Killed By Big Rig
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney When we hear in the news that a fire fighter has been killed, we expect it to be while in the line of duty, not in a car accident. So I was surprised and saddened to learn of the death of a Clifton Forge Firefighter, Mr. Ashley Weikle. Ashley [...]
December 6, 2010
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Chain Reaction Big-Rig Wreck Shuts Down I-26
By Rick Shapiro, Personal Injury Attorney Eastbound Interstate 26 (I-26) was shut down briefly Saturday afternoon near Johnson City, North Carolina (NC) after a tractor-trailer caused an accident involving three other vehicles, according to the N.C. State Highway Patrol. The big rig driver was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid a collision [...]
December 6, 2010
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North Carolina (NC) Police Fed up with Careless Truck Drivers, Create Operation Road Watch
By: Randy Appleton, Trucking Injury Attorney Aggressive driving and unsecured loads are just a few of the things that North Carolina State Troopers are trying to protect motorists from. Find out how they plan to do it. Post Footer automatically generated by Add Post Footer Plugin for wordpress.
September 4, 2010
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Tractor Trailer Backs Up, Kills Driver, in Suffolk Virginia
One person was killed in a truck crash on South Quay Road in Suffolk, Virginia. A pick-up truck hit a tractor trailer who was blocking the road. To learn more, check out this article: About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a law firm which focuses on injury and accident law and [...]
August 30, 2010
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Bereaved Albemarle County Family Awarded $5.25M in Tractor Trailer Death Lawsuit
by John Cooper An Albemarle County jury awarded a bereaved family $5.25 million for the loss of their precious 16 year old daughter who had been killed last year when a tractor trailer ran a red light and slamming into the car she was driving. The jury’s verdict was decided with only 3 hours of [...]
November 16, 2009
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Safety Last: Thousands of Trucks on the Road Fail Basic Safety Standards
This blog focuses on the shortcomings of the trucking industry. Thousands of trucks fail to comply with basic federal safety standards and are putting people in danger. The most common violation was defective brakes. Think about that – many trucks on the road are at a higher risk of their brakes failing than regular sedans and other vehicles. This is unacceptable.
October 7, 2009
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Virginia’s Southbound I-85 Closed for 6 Hours after Fatal Tractor -Trailer Wreck
In a fiery big rig crash, a tractor-trailer driver was killed on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County and has been identified as an Arkansas man. The Virginia State Police identified the driver as Danny Ray Parks, 47, of Batesville, Arkansas. The victim, Bates, crashed his tractor-trailer into the back of another tractor-trailer causing a rear-end [...]
September 14, 2009
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