2020 - Page 9 of 28 - Shapiro, Washburn & Sharp

Courts Tire of Railroads’ FELA Games

In May 2014, a Tennessee appeals court found for the plaintiff in a wrongful death lawsuit being pursued by the widow of a lifelong railroad worker who died from mesothelioma. State and federal courts side with people who sue companies all the time, as our Virginia-based personal injury and wrongful death law firm’s long track…

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A Virginia Personal Injury Attorney Calls Out the Top 3 Tricks Auto Insurance Companies Pull After a Car Accident

Auto insurance companies are, at root, financial institutions. They exist to make money. This is true of State Farm, Allstate, Nationwide, GEICO, Progressive, USAA, The Hartford and the rest. Yes, insurers do pay claims, but they only do that after exploring every opportunity to avoid paying. Settling with victims of car crashes and losing personal…

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