Halloween is one of the most exciting times of the year for any child. Dressing up in a carefully selected costume might be fun for kids, but, we all know that what they really look forward to is a bag of candy that is overflowing by the end of the night. So, before the streets… Read More
In its three decades of existence, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has worked to save lives and make North America’s roadways safer. With brakes factoring into a majority of commercial vehicle crashes, the CVSA has made improving compliance, maintenance, inspection, and performance of commercial vehicle braking systems a priority by establishing its Brake Safety… Read More
The North Carolina Legislature recently voted to override Governor Beverly Perdue’s veto of new legislation that limits the amount of damages people may recover in medical-malpractice lawsuits. Proponents of the law say it will reduce medical-malpractice insurance costs and attract more doctors to the state, but critics say it is unconstitutional and wrongly limits the… Read More
A study recently published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that only 11 percent of heart attack victims who must be transferred to another hospital are moved within the recommended interval. Patients who suffer a type of myocardial infarction known as a STEMI should be transported with 30 minutes to receive a stent or… Read More
Brown Moore & Associates, PLLC, recently won a North Carolina Court of Appeals decision which granted a new trial to one of their injured clients. The case, which concerned a premises liability issue, will give injured children a greater opportunity to be fairly evaluated by a jury in negligence actions occurring on another’s premises. The twelve-year-old client… Read More