At Shapiro, Appleton & Washburn, all we do is injury law. This means that the Virginia personal injury attorney who handles your case has extensive experience and legal knowledge of Virginia injury law. Our firm also only represents victims...
Virginia Truck Accident Attorney: Causes of Flatbed Truck Accidents
Flatbed trucks are one of the most popular choices to transport goods and equipment, whether across the country or across town. While other types of commercial trucks have enclosed trailers, flatbed trucks are wide open and transport companies...
Why You Should Hire a Virginia Truck Accident Attorney
Commercial trucks and commercial truck drivers are required to adhere to strict federal and state regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is the federal agency that oversees this regulation. Some of this oversight...
Virginia Truck Accident Attorney Discusses Override Accidents
The attorneys at our Virginia truck accident firm know that the massive size and weight of tractor-trailers and other commercial trucks often dwarf other vehicles they share the roads with, and this is why truck accidents often result in...
Proving Liability in a Virginia Truck Accident
When a person has been injured in an accident caused by another party’s negligent or reckless actions, Virginia law allows that victim to pursue legal action against the at-fault party in order to recover damages for the losses they have...
New Technology Could Reduce Number of Fatigued Truck Drivers on Roads
Some of the most catastrophic crashes that occur on Virginia’s roads involve large commercial trucks. The enormous size and massive weight of these vehicles often cause horrendous damage to smaller vehicles and devastating injuries to the...
How Does a Virginia Truck Accident Attorney Prove Fault?
While it may seem that truck accident claims are similar to car accident claims, a Virginia truck accident attorney understands that accidents involving commercial trucks are often much more complex than car accident claims. For one thing,...
Delivery Truck Accidents and Truck Driver Fatigue
The United States Post Office, UPS, Fed Ex, and multiple other companies reported unprecedented numbers of package deliveries this holiday season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On top of the typical holiday crush, carriers delivered millions of...
Rollover Truck Accidents
When you are driving along and suddenly find yourself stuck traveling along with a large tractor-trailer, it can be quite intimidating, if not a little frightening. It is difficult for a driver in a passenger vehicle to see around the truck or in...
Truck Accident Caused by Poor Maintenance and Unsecured Cargo
Last year in Virginia there were 2,484 accidents involving large commercial trucks. These accidents resulted in the deaths of 48 victims and left another 851 victims with injuries, many of these injuries catastrophic ones.
Many truck accidents...