Virginia police are investigating a fatal car accident in James City County. Just before 3 a.m., a 2006 Dodge Dakota was headed southbound on Ironbound Rd when the driver lost control of the vehicle and ran off the road. The driver was thrown from the car and died at the scene. Police say she was…
An early morning crash in Union County, N.C., Thursday has left one young man dead and another critically injured. The two students, both 17, were high school seniors on track to graduate, according to school officials. The crash occurred when one of the young men rounded a corner too quickly, struck the curb, and then overcorrected…
Nearly 600,000 hysterectomies are performed every year in America. The surgery is so popular, according to CNN, that nearly one-third of all women will undergo the procedure before they turn 60. However, experts are now saying that as many as two-thirds of those women do not need the surgery. Doctors like Lauren Streicher, M.D., an…
At Shapiro & Appleton& Duffan, we pride ourselves on years of experience handling various personal injury matters. We are proud to announce that one of our own attorneys, James Lewis, was recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly obtaining one of Virginia’s largest verdicts in 2007. Jim’s case involved a medical malpractice claim for injuries inflicted upon…
An auto accident involving a police cruiser on Thursday afternoon left a two-year-old child in the hospital with head injuries, according to a report from Virginia State Police. The accident occurred at approximately 2.09pm at the Clarion Road exit, off U.S. 29 in Altavista, according to Sgt. David Cooper. Melissa Camiglio, the mother of the…