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• 'An Insurance Company's Dream'

  Michael Chandler | February 25, 2008 2:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The title of this article is how a Winston-Salem; North Carolina personal injury attorney describes the archaic law of contributory negligence. The comment arises in a Winston-Salem Journal article describing the injustice to 7-year-old Luly Beckles-Palomares who was riding her bike in a quiet residential neighborhood when she was struck and killed by a drunk driver who had already beaten 3...

• As Workplace Inspections Decrease, Workplace Danger Increases

  Michael Chandler | February 15, 2008 3:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  "Poultry processors face few consequences when they ignore hazards that can kill and injure workers" begins a Charlotte Observer article in a series dealing with the dangers faced by poultry workers in North Carolina. The series of in-depth articles reveals the high price that is frequently paid by North Carolina poultry workers while the very people that are suppose to protect those worker's...

• North Carolina Child Seriously Injured in Dog Attack

  Michael Chandler | February 07, 2008 1:03 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  The Charlotte Observer is reporting a 6-year-old North Carolina boy was seriously injured on Wednesday after a Rottweiler bit him while his family visited a neighbor's house. The boy is recovering after hours of surgery at Northeast Medical Center in Concord, North Carolina.Under North Carolina law the owner of a dog and possibly the owner of the property, where a dog is being boarded, can be...