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• Speed Causes Cornelius North Carolina Car Accident

  Michael Chandler | January 31, 2008 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  According to a police report released on Wednesday, speed was the primary contributing factor in a two vehicle car accident that killed two motorists and injured two others. The accident has received a lot of media attention because two sons of well known drag racer Doug Herbert were killed in the collision. The accident took place on Jetton Road in Cornelius just north of Charlotte, North...

• Recall of certain Medtronic Kappa and Sigma Series pacemakers

  Greg Jones | June 11, 2009 1:53 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  The FDA just announced Class I recall of certain Kappa and Sigma Series pacemakers, because these devices may fail due to a separation of wires that connect the electronic circuit to other pacemaker...

• 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...

• Yes…you still have a case even if you’ve been fired.

  Greg Jones | November 02, 2009 2:29 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  I have a number of injured worker’s who call seeking my representation but don’t believe they have a worker’s compensation case because they have been fired by their employer. My...

• Needless Nursing Home Death; Aide pleads Guilty

  Greg Jones | September 01, 2009 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Heidi Leon, a 24 year old nursing aide, accepted a plea agreement on charges in connection with the death of Sarah Wentworth, who was found about 5 in the morning on Feb. 5 outside The Arbor of...

• West Virginia Woman Sues for Medical Malpractice

  Shannon Weidemann | August 12, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A woman from Mercer, West Virginia is suing a doctor, physician's assistant and hospital for medical malpractice. She had surgery at Greenbrier Emergency Services and returned the month after she was discharged with an illness. She claims that she was sent home without a proper diagnosis. Baker returned to the hospital Nov. 14 in acute respiratory distress and was placed on ventilation...

• Drug Company Pleads Guilty to Bribing Doctors to Prescribe

  Greg Jones | September 16, 2009 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A subsidiary of Biovail Corp. has pled guilty to bribing doctors to prescribe Cardizem, a blood pressure drug, after a plea agreement to pay $24.6 million in criminal and civil fines arising from...

• High School Student Dies After Car Accident

  Jenny Albano | March 23, 2008 7:17 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A student from West Mecklenburg High School in Charlotte, North Carolina died in a car accident on Mount Holly Road on Friday, March 21.Alicia Davis, 17, was in the backseat of a Nissan 300zx, when the accident occurred. The driver, 20-year-old Jack Smith Jr., was trying to pass another vehicle when he lost control of the car and crossed into oncoming traffic. Once this occurred the Nissan...

• Wallace Car Accident Kills Two

  Shannon Weidemann | September 27, 2007 8:48 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  Two people are dead and three children are injured after a car accident in Wallace this morning. The victims were from Wadesboro. Someone that lives near the crash scene said that many accidents happen at that intersection. Just before 10:00 Thursday morning, Highway Patrol said the family's minivan collided with a flatbed truck at the intersection of Hwy 9 and 912 near Wallace.Highway...

• Wrongful Death Case Settled Over Jail Death

  Shannon Weidemann | September 24, 2007 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC

  A man died after spending three days in the Mille Lacs County Jail and being denied a visit with a doctor. Before he was arrested he was injured in a car accident. His mother sued the county for wrongful death. The lawsuit was settled for $700,000. For days, he pleaded with Mille Lacs County jail employees to let him see a doctor. But by the time they relented, it was too late, according...