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Car & Motorcycle Accidents

Motorcycle Passengers Recover $1,512,000.00

Awarded: $1,512,000.00

Rear Ender-Neck/Cervical Fusion Surgery, Lost Income and Earnings
Pedestrians Struck by Automobile Recover $540,000.00

Awarded: $545,000.00

Car Accident-minivan-knee surgery
Crosswalk Accident With Broken Leg Settles For $227,000.00

Awarded: $227,000

Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome brings verdict of $170,000.00

Awarded: $170,000.00

Car Accident-Interstate Rear End Accident-Recovery for Future Medical Surgery Expenses (Va Beach, VA-I-264)

Awarded: $130,000.00

Driver, Passengers Rear-Ended by Drunk Driver, Serious Injuries-Second Offense Drunk Driver Sued

Awarded: $110,000 (Four Injured, Rear-Ended By drunk driver)

Pedestrian Hit by Car Driver, Serious Leg Injury, Crosswalk-$100,000 Settlement

Awarded: $100,000 Pedestrian/Crosswalk Settlement

Soft Tissue Injuries Caused by Auto Accident

Awarded: $30,000.00

Car Driver Injured in Intersection Collision/Accident

Awarded: $21,000.00

Rear End Car Accident Injury - Beat Insurance Company's Best Offer

Awarded: 13,000

Black Ice Causes Multiple Accidents, One Death

Awarded: $410,000.00

Low Property Damage Wreck With Pre-Existing Shoulder Injury

Awarded: $50,000.00

Judge awards three times the insurance company's offer on case of disputed liability
Virginia Beach Head-On Car Crash Injury Leads to $25,000 Jury Award

Awarded: $25,000.00

Chesapeake Driver Rear Ended When Slowing Car To Avoid Deer

Awarded: The case settled shortly after the insurance defense lawyer took our client’s deposition for approximately $73,500.00.

Rear End Car Crash Leads to $75,000 Jury Award

Awarded: $50,000.00

Serious Auto Accident Causes Death of Infant

Awarded: Confidential Sum

Crashes Caused by Trucks

Truck-Train crossing collision-back injuries
MACK truck-trailer-wreck/leg fractures
Automobile Accident Causing Coma and Paralysis

Awarded: Counsel settled with the motorist's insurer, and then with two additional underinsurance carriers for a total settlement of $600,000 which constituted all available insurance.

Collision Between Two Big Rigs Creates Fireball

Awarded: Case settled at mediation for $450,000.00, from the parked truck’s insurance, plus additional monies and concessions from the client’s workers’ compensation insurer

Virginia Automobile Accident

Awarded: The case was settled for $350,000.00 without the necessity of a trial.

Automobile wreck with drunk driver causes connective tissue injury

Awarded: Settled for $19,000.00 before trial.

Tractor-Trailer/Car Crash Wrongul Death - $2.4 Million Settlement

Awarded: $2.4 Million Car/Truck/Tractor Trailer Wrongful Death Settlement

Man Hit By Truck While Exiting Vehicle - Wrongful Death Settlement

Awarded: Confidential

Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes

Retained Surgical Sponge and Subsequent Complications

Awarded: $425,000.00 Settlement

Failed Back Surgery

Awarded: The case was settled before the trial for 1.25 million dollars.

Failure to Diagnose/ER Doctor/vascular incident (aortic aneurysim)

Awarded: $700,000.00

Gastric Bypass (stomach stapling) Surgery complications

Awarded: $550,000.00 settlement during mediation.

Gallbladder Surgery Error

Awarded: $425,000

Pharmacy-Prescription Error

Awarded: $200,000

Pharmacy Error-vascular incident-Coumadin
Misdiagnosis Results in $650,000.00 Settlement

Awarded: $650,000.00

Medical Negligence-Improper Medication Injection

Awarded: Confidential Sum

Railroad Injury/FELA

Shoulder Injury requiring surgery for Locomotive Engineer

Awarded: The Jacksonville, Florida State Court jury returned a $978,000.00 verdict in favor of TA against the railroad.

Locomotive Engineer with Shoulder and Knee Injuries

Awarded: Several days before court-ordered mediation, the parties arrived at a settlement of $950,000.00.

Railroad Conductor gets back injury due to fall in ballast depression

Awarded: The case was settled for $900,000

Railroad conductor/back injury-surgery/Safety Appliance act Violations
Railroad Engine Battery Explosion/Fumes - Breathing/Chemical Injuries

Awarded: Confidential

Locomotive Engine Fire causes Rail Engineer right arm and wrist surgery

Awarded: The case was settled at mediation for $700,000.00

Rail Conductor receives back injuries as a result of Train-Truck Crossing Collision

Awarded: A $650,000.00 jury verdict. (Note: the jury verdict was twenty times larger than what the insurer offered just before trial).

Rail yard injury - rotator cuff surgeries on conductor

Awarded: $600,000

Knee Injuries and Low Back Injuries to Railroad Engineer

Awarded: On the morning of trial, the passenger railroad settled with MM for $350,000.00. The case proceeded to jury verdict against the trucking defendant and a $564,000.00 verdict was returned. (Under Virginia law, a credit in favor of the trucking company was then applied, so that MM's gross recovery as to all parties was $564,000.00).

Heavy lifting injury - ticket agent-clerk

Awarded: $450,000 settlement (Settlement monies will be used by WG and his family to allow him to retrain for a lighter type of job outside the railroad industry)

Back and Neck Injuries to Rail Conductor due to Derailment, faulty switch

Awarded: The case was settled during suit for $370,000.00

Rail Conductor gets Career Ending Injury due to Bad "Drawhead"

Awarded: Settled for $367,000.00 before trial.

Back Injury to rail conductor operating a "derailler"

Awarded: The case settled for $333,000.00.

Railroad-Roadway Crossing Accident - Car Passengers Injured

Awarded: The firm settled the claims against State Farm/driver for $50,000.00 and $29,000.00 and settled the claims against Norfolk Southern for $32,000.00 and $22,000.00. Each settlement was approved under the infant settlement provisions of Virginia law.

Railroad Conductor Neck Injury and Surgery from a Motor Vehicle Accident

Awarded: Confidential Settlement Satisfactory to Client.

Amtrak Worker Slips on Ice in Richmond, Virginia (VA). Two Knee Surgeries.

Awarded: Case settled after extensive negotiation with Amtrak about what the claim was worth for approximately $150,000.00.

Conductor Back Injury-Railroad Engine Stairwell Light Not Working-Regulation Violation Proved

Awarded: Confidential Sum

Settlement for Injured Rail Worker Reached with CSX and Amtrak

Awarded: Amtrak Engineer Settles His Injury Claims With Trucking company, Amtrak and CSX Arising From Amtrak Derailment

Railroad Conductor/Diesel Fume Asthma/Lung Disease
West Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Railroad Engineer’s Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Suit, Ruling Railroad’s Release Of Claims Was Void
Multiple Asbestos-Mesothelioma Cancer Settlements-Railroad companies
Railroad Employee Recovers Confidential Sum for Injuries Suffered in a Lifting Injury

Brain Damage/Head Injuries

Gas Station Worker Pinned In building-train derailment, brain injury

Awarded: $46,000,000, with Interest 60 Million

Brain Injury To Railroad Engineer Caused By Exploding Valve on Engine (verdict)

Awarded: $365,000.00

Wrongful Death

Wrongful Death-Car Struck By Tractor Trailer

Awarded: $2,400,000.00

Wrongful Death settlements-Asbestos/Mesothelioma Cases
Car Accident-Death of Minor/Child-Wrongful Death Settlement

Slips, Trips & Falls

Fiberglass Ladder Defect-Knee Injury/surgery-Bauer brand
Skiing/Ski Lift Operator Negligence-Knee/Leg Injury
Insurance Adjuster Recovers $150,000.00 for Injuries Sustained at Local Restaurant

Awarded: 150,000.00

Department Store Shelf Falls on Customer

Awarded: $120,000.00

Trip & Fall, Foot/Leg Injuries at a Virginia Restaurant

Awarded: Confidential Settlement

All Serious Injuries

Personal Injury/Partial Loss of Eyesight-Bar/Restaurant/Nightclub Lack of Security- $500,000.00 VA Settlement

Awarded: $500,000

Pilot Suffers Electrical Shock Injury At Hotel Ending Commercial Pilot’s Career--Settlement Soon Before Federal Court Jury Trial

Awarded: 1.5 Million Settlement For Electrical Shock Injury to Hotel Guest/Pilot

Factory worker thumb amputation/finger & hand injuries - defect prod.

Awarded: $750,000.00

Miscellaneous

Faulty Product - Fiberglass Stepladder Failure

Awarded: Ultimately, the parties all submitted to mediation carried out by a retired judge. The case was resolved for $375,000.00, with part paid by both Bauer and AT&T.

Skiing Accident

Awarded: The case was tried and the jury returned a verdict for $150,000.00, plus interest and costs. No settlement offer was ever made before the verdict.

Hotel Guest-Glass Coffee Carafe Shatters-Hand Injury

Awarded: Hand Injury Settlement/Glass Coffee Carafe Shatters-Hotel Guest

About the Editors: Shapiro, Cooper Lewis & Appleton is a law firm which focuses exclusively on injury and accident law. We have a proven track record in the court room, and you can review our case results to see for yourself. Our attorneys have deep roots in Virginia and handle cases throughout the commonwealth. Our office is based in Virginia Beach, but we're ready to come to you anywhere in Virginia if you've been seriously hurt by someone else's carelessness. While not every injury case meets our criteria, we off a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us toll free at 1-800-752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and we will return your call promptly.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis were included among the "Best Lawyers in America" 2010 Edition. Rick and James, along with fellow attorney John Cooper were named Virginia "Super Lawyers" For Personal Injury Law (2010 Ed., less than 5% of lawyers are chosen), and selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum (2009). In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical, respected law firms. Our firm has the highest rating of AV from Martindale-Hubbell, a national lawyer ranking organization, which means we have a reputation for preeminent legal skill.

We also offer free special reports along with editing the Virginia Beach Injuryboard and Norfolk Injuryboard as a public information service. Our injury attorneys also host an extensive injury law video library on Youtube, a Railroad Accident/FELA Lawyers blog, a Medical Malpractice and Surgical Errors blog, and a blog dedicated to accident and safety issues on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

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