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• One Killed and Others Injured in North Carolina Car Accident

  Michael Chandler | January 21, 2008 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, one passenger was killed and two others were seriously injured when a car lost control and veered off a North Carolina Interstate Sunday afternoon. The car accident occurred on Interstate 77 North of Charlotte. One of the injured victims, Emily Peralta, 61, who was in intensive care at Carolinas Medical Center late Sunday while another injury...

• North Carolina Car Accident . . . Are You Protected?

  Michael Chandler | January 17, 2008 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  As a personal injury attorney in Charlotte, North Carolina, I represent hundreds of victims who sustain serious injury on North Carolina roadways each year. Unfortunately one of the hardest aspects of my job is finding insurance coverage to fully compensate the victims. If you want to protect yourself and your loved ones, you need to understand the types of insurance coverage available in...

• Uninsured Motorists Down in South Carolina

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 9:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The number of uninsured drivers in the state of South Carolina appears to be dropping thanks to new laws enacted in 2002. Analysis of data from car accidents shows that the percentage of illegal drivers dropped from 18 in 2003 to 9 in 2006. But even cutting our uninsured motorists rate in half would only bring us down to the national average. And uninsured motorists cost us all. Not only do...

• Navron Teen Killed in Motorcycle Accident(2)

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  An 18-year-old high school student was killed in a motorcycle accident in Lancaster on Monday. He was struck by a SUV and killed. The SUV was turning left into a gas station when he clipped the motorcycle. The victim was operating a motorcycle west on Route 30. As he approached a Hess Gas Station just east of Route 41, a small, eastbound sport utility vehicle started to make a left turn into...

• Navron Teen Killed in Motorcycle Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 9:06 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  An 18-year-old high school student was killed in a motorcycle accident in Lancaster on Monday. He was struck by a SUV and killed. The SUV was turning left into a gas station when he clipped the motorcycle. The victim was operating a motorcycle west on Route 30. As he approached a Hess Gas Station just east of Route 41, a small, eastbound sport utility vehicle started to make a left turn into...

• Baltimore Girl Attacked by Dog

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 8:24 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A dog attacked a 9-year-old girl in East Baltimore on Tuesday. The victim is in the hospital where she is being treated for dog bites to her hands, arms, and shoulders. Her condition is unknown. The attack was by a pit-bull type dog. The girl was attacked in the 800 block of Bonaparte Ave. shortly after 6 p.m. The dog wore no collar or tags that would identify it or its owner, Anderson said....

• Pedestrian Hit by Semi-Truck in Nevada

  Shannon Weidemann | October 08, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A pedestrian was killed in Nevada after being hit by a semi-truck. The trucking accident happened on Friday evening on Highway 395. The victim was a 41-year-old woman. According to the Nevada Highway Patrol, she was walking on Pine Valley Road about 5:30 p.m. when she ran toward a Schneider Trucking Freightliner.The woman was thrown underneath the rear tires and crushed to death. It is...

• Drunk Driver Kills Man in Rowan County

  Shannon Weidemann | October 06, 2007 5:10 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A drunk driver hit another car and killed a man and injured a child. The car accident happened in Rowan County on Thursday night. He was driving on Interstate 85 going in the wrong direction at the time of the accident. Troopers say he got onto Interstate 85 at Lane Street in Cabarrus County around 11:30 p.m. Thursday and went the wrong direction. A vehicle going the correct direction...

• Woman Awarded $2.4 Million for Sponge

  Shannon Weidemann | October 04, 2007 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman underwent a c-section and the doctor performing the operation left a surgical sponge inside her body. The sponge was not discovered until two weeks later and now the woman cannot have any more children. She sued her doctor and the hospital for medical malpractice. A jury awarded the woman $2.4 Million after finding them negligent. The woman was in and out of the hospital following...

• Listeria Causes Tofu Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | September 30, 2007 9:42 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Tofu made by a California based company has been recalled due to possible contamination with Listeria. The recalled tofu was sold in stores on the west coast and the midwest. Quong Hop & Co. is the company that makes the tofu. They have received no reports of illnesses from the tofu. The company recalled Saturday:_ The 30-ounce Soy Deli Vacuum Pack Firm Nigari tofu with the code dates...