Practice Areas
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Car & Motorcycle Accidents
- Whiplash Pain from a Car Crash
- Tweeting and Driving Just as Dangerous as Texting and Driving
- Bike Accidents on the Rise in North Carolina
Crashes Caused by Trucks
- Tractor Trailer Hits and Kills Driver on Side of Road in Hickory, North Carolina
- Car Crushed in Accident on I-77 in South Carolina
- Truck-Bus Crash Injured Six Young Children in Charlotte, NC
Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes
- Steps to Choosing a Nursing Home and How to Spot Nursing Home Abuse
- Former Goldsboro, North Carolina Based Mental Hospital Worker Admits To Beating Patient
- Granville Woman Sues Hospital For Negligence After Son’s Death
Railroad Injury/FELA
- What is a Quiet Zone and How Does it Affect Railroad Crossing Safety?
- 500 People Killed Every Year in Preventable Rail Crossing Accidents
- Wrong Way Driver Causes Deadly I-264 Car Crash Killing Two
Brain Damage/Head Injuries
- Workers Suffer Severe Head Trauma in Craven County, North Carolina Construction Accident
- Restaurant Ornament Falls on Customer, Causes Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Karr Completes Skateboarding Trip To Raise Brain Injury Awareness
Wrongful Death
- Calypso, North Carolina Fatal Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills One Injures Five
- Triton Senior Dead another Injured as SUV Crashes into Dunn, North Carolina Walmart
- Wake County, North Carolina Woman Crushed as Oak Tree Falls on Home
Slips, Trips & Falls
- Worker Hospitalized After Elevator Falls Several Floors in Farmville, North Carolina
- Settlement Obtained For NC Resident Suffering Restaurant Trip & Fall While Visiting Virginia
Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)
- Over 100 Plane Crashes in South Carolina Since 2005
- Amtrak Train Collides with Trailer Injures 13 in Mebane, North Carolina
- Sophia, North Carolina Truck Driver Airlifted After Train Wreck on Highway 311
Dangerous Drugs/Product Recalls
- Reglan Lawsuits on the Rise
- Charlotte, North Carolina Based Family Dollar Stores Recalled 1.8 M Toy Dart Guns
- Is a Yaz/Yasmin Recall on the Horizon?
All Serious Injuries
- Dudley, North Carolina Boy Suffers Dog Attack at Brogden Elementary Bus Stop
- Recommended Safety Tips for Preventing Bicycle Accident Injuries
- 16 Year Old Killed in Bicycling Wreck
General
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Firm News
- Head Injury Survivor Dies In North Carolina Bicycle Accident
Posted on 8/21/2010 - North Carolina Toddler Survives Shocking Head Injury From Pressure Was
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Posted on 8/20/2010 - UNC Study: Former NFL Players Plagued By Cognitive Issues
Posted on 8/19/2010 - Hydroplaning Leads to Two Serious Car Wrecks in North Carolina
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Car & Motorcycle Accidents
- The Insurance Company is Giving Me a Hard Time
- Rocky Mount Car Accident Lawyer Can Help Get the Compensation You Need
- When to Call a Greenville Car Accident Lawyer
Crashes Caused by Trucks
- Trucks Accidents And Mechanical Failure
- Carolina Truck Accidents: Improperly Loaded Trucks
- Carolina Truck Accidents: Truck Driver Distractions
Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes
- US Government: Hospitals Need More Quality And Safety Control
- Carolina Medical Error: Cancerous Organ Transplants
- Carolina Medical Malpractice: A Focus On Nerve Damage
Railroad Injury/FELA
- What I Have Learned about Railroad Worker Cancers and How Railroad Companies Fight Lawsuits by Workers
- Association of American Railroads Recommends Safety Measures and Injury Prevention for Hand Brake Operation
- Preventing Train-Car Accidents | Carolina Train And Railroad Accident Attorneys
Brain Damage/Head Injuries
- Dangers Of Recumbent Bicycles – Less Height Means Less Visibility
- Anoxic Brain Injuries: Injuries From Oxygen Deprivation
- Possible Connection Between ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease, and Head Injuries
Wrongful Death
- Client: "Never did I send an email or left a message in Rick's office that we did not get a speedy answer. The courtesy he extended to our family was unmatched by anyone in his profession."
- Fireworks Explosion in Ocracoke, North Carolina (NC) Kills Three
- Frequently Asked Questions About Salmonella Food Poisoning
Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)
- Man Loses One Leg and Sight in One Eye after Falling onto Tracks
- The FAA: Could They Prevent More Airplane Accidents?
- Boating Accidents In The Carolinas
Dangerous Drugs/Product Recalls
- ABC Investigative Report Interviews Richard N. Shapiro and Firm Client on Accidental Deaths Caused By Fentanyl Pain Patches
- New Fentanyl-like Patch gets FDA approval, Potentially as Lethal as Original Dangerous Drug
- This article highlights the dangers of many prescription drugs which hit the open market. Over 32,000 people die every year due to complications and misuse of these medications. If you've suffered adverse side effects, please consider giving us a call for a free, confidential consultation at 1-800-752-0042.
All Serious Injuries
- Why Clients Choose Our North Carolina Law Firm - Ethics, Experience, Distinction in the Legal Community, and Much More
- The pledge our North Carolina law firm makes to our clients is in writing and our staff is fully committed to following these guidelines
- Federal Fourth Circuit Court Decision Supports Contingency-Fee System for Lawyers
Directories
- Camden County and Pasquotank County Court Information
- This is a directory of nursing homes in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC). We are not endorsing any of the health care providers in this directory. In addition, this is not a comprehensive list. If a health care provider would like to be added, please contact our firm at 1-800-752-0042.
- This is a directory of nursing homes in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC). We are not endorsing any of the health care providers in this directory. In addition, this is not a comprehensive list. If a health care provider would like to be added, please contact our firm at 1-800-752-0042.
North & South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions
- Rowell v. Bowling, Jr. & New Hanover Regional Medical Center is a medical malpractice case and this decision focuses on whether or not the plaintiff's appeal that their complaint was not properly reviewed by a medical expert prior to trial should be affirmed
- Watts v. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources is a tort claims case and this decision focuses on the defendant's admission of negligence and waiving their argument that no duty is owed to the plaintiff due to the public duty doctrine.
- Hughes v. Rivera-Ortiz and Callaway Associates is a medical malpractice case dealing with alleged sexual assault by Rivera-Ortiz (the defendant). This decision focuses on the plantiff's Rule 59 motion for new trial on damages and ratification of negligence by a medical clinic.
Injury Case Actual Testimony Excerpts
- As experienced Virginia/Carolina injury lawyers often in court, we constantly receive testimony of experts and witnesses by deposition or during trial (Group 2)
- Testimony Excerpt - CSX Chief Medical Officer
- Testimony Excerpt - Dr. J. Leonard Goldner, Orthopedic Surgeon
General
Our North Carolina Personal Injury Law Firm Is Ready to Put Over 100 Years of Combined Legal Experience to Work For You or Your Loved One
At Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis & Appleton law firm our motto is clear: "All We Do Is Injury Law." We focus on injury law every day and are dedicated to representing people injured due to the carelessness and fault of others. The firm has represented thousands of accident victims and our lawyers have over 100 years combined legal experience.
We cannot legally state we are the best, top, injury lawyers in North Carolina or beyond. However, we can tell you that many of our lawyers have been selected for the highest honors in our area of injury law and two of our lawyers are currently in "Best Lawyers in America." Our law firm also has the highest available "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell lawyer rating service.
Our attorneys are the editors of the Greenville-Outer Banks-Rocky Mount Injuryboard, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Suffolk Injuryboard, and the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Hampton Injuryboard law blogs. We are proud to provide free, pro bono legal articles on these law blogs all year to consumers on injury prevention, and health and safety topics. We also host and edit our own specialty law blogs including a Truck accident blog, Railroad worker injury/FELA law blog, Medical Malpractice blog, and Eastern Shore VA accident blog.
Examples of cases we handle include trucking accidents/injuries, car accidents/injuries, railroad worker accidents and occupational disease claims, faulty product injuries, and medical malpractice claims.
There are a small number of law firms that have actually been involved in transportation/vehicle injury litigation in nearly every state along the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic U.S.A. (Our injury law handles cases in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Washington D.C., South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Maryland, Tennessee, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Louisiana and beyond).
When we accept an injury case in Elizabeth City, Rocky Mount, Greenville, Charlotte or any anywhere else in North Carolina, we bring over 100 years combined legal experience to the table, and we have earned the respect of opposing attorneys and the Courts the old fashioned way: by working hard and by being ethical injury attorneys.
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101 E. Elizabeth Street
Elizabeth City, NC 27909
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Main VA Office
1294 Diamond Springs Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Phone: (757)-460-7776
Fax: (757)-460-3428
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Hampton-Peninsula Area Office
Mill Point Center
101 Eaton Street
Hampton, Virginia 23669
Phone: (757)-788-8162
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Case Results
DISCLAIMER: PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT, AND THE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS MENTIONED ON THIS WEBSITE, WHILE ACCURATE, DO NOT REPRESENT WHAT WE MAY OBTAIN FOR YOU IN YOUR CASE.
Slips, Trips & Falls
- Insurance Adjuster Recovers $150,000.00 for Injuries Sustained at Local restaurant
- Trip & Fall, Foot/Leg Injuries at Restaurant
Awarded: 150,000.00
Awarded: Confidential Settlement
FAQs
Car & Motorcycle Accidents
- MY doctor says my injuries are from before the wreck but it never gave me problems before, does this mean my case is worth less?
- What am I entitled to if I'm involved in a car accident?
- Do I have to repay my health insurance co. if I have a personal injury case for my injuries?
Crashes Caused by Trucks
- Are the rules of the road different for drivers of large commercial trucks than for cars?
- Is the law applying to a car and truck wreck case different from a car injury case and how?
Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes
Railroad Injury/FELA
- I've retired from the railroad a long time ago. Can I still file a claim for an asbestos cancer or mesothelioma diagnosis?
- I've been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer. I was never told it was connected to the railroad work I did many years ago. Can I still bring a railroad injury or disease claim?
- How can a railroad injury lawyer prove that the asbestos cancer or mesothelioma arose from exposure at the railroad?
Brain Damage/Head Injuries
- What is anoxic brain injury?
- What must I do to prove that I suffered a brain injury?
- What are the signs and symptoms of a brain injury?
Wrongful Death
- What exactly is a wrongful death claim?
- Are the laws or rules applying to a wrongful death claim different from a personal injury not involving death?
Slips, Trips & Falls
- If I file a lawsuit against a landowner in response to a slip and fall injury, what will landowner potentially argue against my claim?
- What exactly are "slip and fall" and "trip and fall" injuries?
- What if I slip and fall on my landlord's property, at work, or at a public location like a mall? How does the location affect my claim?
Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)
- If a train, bus, airplane, or other common carrier vehicle hits me and I'm injured, what can I recover for my injuries?
- Is there a deadline for me to file a claim if I suffered injuries from a bus, train, cruise ship or airplane accident?
Dangerous Drugs/Product Recalls
- If I file a defective product claim, what should I expect the other person/group to argue against my claim?
- What is necessary to win a product liability lawsuit?
- What are "defective products" and what does "product liability" mean?
All Serious Injuries
- Can the other party ask about legal advice or discussions which took place between you and your lawyer?
- What are interrogatories?
- What role do interrogatories play in a lawsuit?