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• Man Sues After Car is Repossesed and He is Injured

  Shannon Weidemann | June 17, 2007 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  GMAC tried to reposses a car by sending a tow truck driver to collect the car. The owner of the car blocked the path of the truck with his golf cart. The man claims that he was injured when the tow truck driver drove the car into the golf cart. He is suing the tow truck driver for personal injury. Clawson claims Turner "attempted to repossess his car in a manner that was not done peacefully...

• Michigan Man Killed in Worksite Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 01, 2007 2:50 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man from Corunna, Michigan was killed while driving a truck on a worksite in Lansing. Fill dirt was being brought to a site that is being prepared for sale. The worksite accident happened on Wednesday."It appears to be an accident but we don't know what created this accident," said Township Police Chief Kay Hoffman.Authorities believe a dump truck owned by Burns trucking in Eaton Rapids had...

• Car Accident Injures Five People in Charlotte

  Shannon Weidemann | May 22, 2007 7:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A three car accident on Sandy Porter Road in Charlotte ended with five people being taken to the hospital. The accident happened on Monday around 4:20 p.m. Charlotte Paramedics and Firefighters responded to the scene. A total of five people were taken to Carolinas Medical Center. Four were taken by ambulance and one driver was airlifted to the hospital. A pet dog that was in one of the cars...

• Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Contain Mercury

  Shannon Weidemann | May 10, 2007 10:35 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Many people are replacing their incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) in order to reduce energy consumption and help save the environment. What many people don't know is that CFLs contain a small amount of mercury and need special treatment. Mercury is a hazardous substance and you should limit your exposure to it.When one lamp is broken, the best thing to do is to...

• 5 Years Later, Trial Lawyers Care

  Staff Writer | September 11, 2006 1:34 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Ten days after the attacks of 9-11, Congress created the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. That same day, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA), through then president Leo V. Boyle, wrote Congress with the promise to provide "free legal services to any family wishing to pursue justice through the fund established by this unprecedented, humanitarian legislation." The program...

• Soaring Profits for State's Largest Malpractice Insurer

  Staff Writer | June 23, 2006 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  North Carolina's largest medical malpractice insurer saw its 2005 profits from premiums increase by 224 percent, according to a recent article. During the same year the combined pay for the top two executives at the company approached $1.5 Million. Meanwhile, the premiums Medical Mutual has charged its physician-insureds have risen by a combined average of about 45 percent over the last five...

• Great Tip For Workers Injured On The Job

  Staff Writer | May 25, 2006 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Tony Rosasco at The Disabled Worker Law blog is compiling a Top 10 List for workers injured on the job. While many of Tony's tips focus on the state of New York, tip number three applies to all states: Don't Talk to the Insurance Company and Don't Sign Authorizations.Tony offers a strongly worded warning:Within a few days of learning of your work related accident, the insurance company claims...

• Stevens Johnson Syndrome caused by NSAIDS

  Greg Jones | June 30, 2009 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  NSAIDS (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) reduce pain and inflammation in patients suffering from ailments such as arthritis and menstrual pain. Standard NSAIDS are pills such as aspirin and...

• Law Gone to the Dogs

  Michael Chandler | May 12, 2008 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Our firm fields calls everyday from injury victims as well as concerned citizens about “dangerous dogs”. Most jurisdictions have laws which regulate dogs that have been classified as “dangerous”....

• 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...