Month: November 2015
It is no secret that cars are no match against massive tractor-trailer trucks in accidents. Truck drivers often walk away injury-free from these collisions. Car occupants stand a good chance of receiving some degree of protection from their vehicles, but severe injuries are probable. However, motorcyclists have little more than the amount of protection provided…Read More
In August 2015, WSOC TV reported the continued surge of hit-and-run accidents in North Carolina. As of the date of that report, the state saw 4,100 accidents since the beginning of the year, including 13 fatalities. State Troopers cited the biggest challenge in finding the drivers that cause these accidents as the failure of victims…Read More
The causes of any auto accident are often open to a certain degree of interpretation. Even a seemingly straightforward rear-end collision involving two vehicles can raise certain liability questions like, “Did the rear vehicle just drive away from an auto repair shop that installed new brakes that failed?” Add another vehicle to the mix and…Read More
No one would knowingly choose a surgical team whose members cannot distinguish between left and right — or even recognize the difference between one patient and another. Yet medical providers operate on the wrong body part or the wrong patient with alarming frequency. Wrong-site surgeries are known as surgical never-events because they should never happen….Read More
Our Charlotte workers’ compensation attorneys believe that no workers who sustain on-the-job injuries should be forced to pay for those injuries — and state law agrees. With few exceptions, every business that employs at least three individuals is required to carry special insurance that pays medical treatment expenses, compensation for disability, and death benefits for…Read More