Raleigh, Fayetteville, Accident and Personal Injury Lawyer, North Carolina Workers Compensation Attorney

7/23/2008
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Famous NY Roller Coaster Causes Mulitple Injuries

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7/23/2008
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Former Duquesne Basketball Players Sue For Injuries Sustained In Shooting

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7/23/2008
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Youth Sports Liability Waivers Challenged

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7/23/2008
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Arkansas Supreme Court Affirms Class Action Status For Product Liability Suit Against GM

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7/22/2008
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Grammy Award Winning Singer Amy Winehouse Diagnosed With COPD

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7/22/2008
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Ten County Workers' Compensation Sweep In California

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7/22/2008
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Couple Files Suit Against Animal Shelter For Dog Bite

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Labels: Blooming Grove Animal Shelter Blooming Grove Humane Society dog bite negligence personal injury pit bull

7/22/2008
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Hotel Employee Accused Of Workers' Comp Fraud

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7/21/2008
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Court Rules Injuries Not Required In Product Liability Suit

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7/21/2008
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Man Seriously Injured In Chain Reaction Construction Zone Crash

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7/18/2008
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Bills Running Back Strikes Deal In Hit-And-Run Personal Injury Accident

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7/18/2008
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Man Crashes Motorcycle And Flees Scene, Leaving Injured Passenger Behind

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7/17/2008
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North Carolina Police Look For Workers' Compensation Change

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7/17/2008
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Negligence Suit Filed Against Farm For Death Of Pregnant Teenaged Worker

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Labels: heat stroke Merced Farm Labor negligence personal injury premises liability West Coast Grape Farming wrongful death

7/17/2008
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Texas Supreme Court Rules That Contractor Can't File Negligence Suit Against GE

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7/17/2008
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Negligence Suit Filed Over Golf Cart Accident

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Labels: Bella Vista Country Club Bella Vista Property Owners Association golf cart negligence personal injury Scottsdale Insurance

7/15/2008
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Couple Files Suit Over Fatal Rafting Accident

Labels: drowning Grand Teton Lodge personal injury rafting Snake River Tauck Vail Resorts wrongful death

7/15/2008
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Former Dentist Pleads Guilty To Disability Fraud

Labels: Cigna Insurance fraud Lincoln Financial Social Security Administration Social Security Disability

7/15/2008
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Girl Bitten By Dog At Elementary School Playground

Labels: dog bite Lafayette Elementary School personal injury pit bull

7/15/2008
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Trucking Company Charged With Workers' Comp Fraud

Labels: Eagle River fraud workers' compensation

7/14/2008
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Teacher Arrested For Workers' Comp Fraud

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7/14/2008
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Man Sentenced For Workers' Comp Fraud

Labels: CDI fraud NASSCO personal injury workers' compensation

7/11/2008
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Flurry of July 4th Accidents Are a Reminder to Drive Safely

WSOC Channel 9 Eyewitness News reported on Thursday that at least one car was involved in an automobile accident in which at least two pedestrians were hit and injured. The accident occurred on the corner of College Street and Stonewall Street in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, closing the intersection for a number of hours. While two of the victims were treated on the scene, five people in total (including three car passengers) were transferred to Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) for further treatment of serious injuries. This car and pedestrian accident is one of many to happen on or surrounding the Fourth of July holiday each year. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Independence Day weekend is the second deadliest time of year for drivers in North Carolina and across the country (the deadliest is New Year’s). In 2004 alone, 253 people were killed on July 4, with the vast majority of those accidents involving drivers operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. What can you do to protect yourself and your family from car, truck, and pedestrian accidents during the summer holidays? Drive defensively. Driving aggressively will only put you and your vehicle at higher risk, especially when there are impaired drivers on the road. Be vigilant, don’t assume you know what a driver is about to do, and keep an appropriate following distance from other drivers on the highway.Know how to detect a drunk driver. If you see a car near you weaving, drifting, driving erratically, responding slowly, or stopping suddenly, keep your distance and call the police to report the incident. Don’t attempt to pass the vehicle or to stop the driver. Buckle up. Make sure your passengers have their seat belts buckled and that your children are in their car seats. Remember that drowsiness is an impairment, too. Even if you understand the dangers of driving drunk, you may not know that being sleepy behind the wheel is also a hazard to yourself and others. If you stay out late on the Fourth or have simply had a long day of celebrating, let someone else take the wheel or take a short nap until you are rested and ready to drive. For more tips on driving safely during the summer holiday, please visit the National Safety Council’s page on driving defensively.

Labels: Car Accidents Car Crash Driving Defensively Driving Safety Tips Drowsy Driving drunk driving North Carolina Safety Pedestrian Accidents Safe Driving

7/9/2008
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90-Year-Old Man Loses Three Limbs From Pit Bull Attack

Labels: amputation dog bite personal injury pit bull

7/9/2008
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Motorcyclist Dies In Crash

Labels: personal injury vehicular accident wrongful death

7/9/2008
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$2.3 Million Settlement Reached In Bus Accident

Labels: Metrobus negligence personal injury wrongful death

7/9/2008
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Three suspected Illegal Immigrants Received Nearly $60,000 In Workers' Comp Benefits

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7/7/2008
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Man Awarded $7.25 Million For Injuries Sustained Pit Bull Attack

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7/7/2008
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New Jersey Appellate Court Rules Off-Premises Injury Compensable

Labels: Micros Retail Systems personal injury worker's compensation

7/6/2008
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Widow Files Negligence Suit Against GMC

Labels: automobile accident General Motors GMC Sonoma negligence personal injury product liability wrongful death

7/6/2008
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Negligence Suit Filed For Fire Death

Labels: Colonial Properties Trust fire negligence personal injury wrongful death

7/6/2008
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Machine Operator Injured By Overturned Backhoe

Labels: Alton & Southern Railway backhoe negligence personal injury

7/6/2008
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Casino Customer Injured While Cashing In

Labels: Casino Queen negligence personal injury premises liability slip and fall

7/5/2008
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39 Companies Sued In Another Asbestos Suit

Labels: A.W. Chesterton asbestos General Electric negligence personal injury product liability Viacom Zurn Industries

7/5/2008
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Wal-Mart To Pay $250,000 To Wrongfully Fired Disabled Woman

Labels: disability gunshot wound personal injury Wal-Mart wrongful termination

7/5/2008
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11-Year-Old Girl Attacked By Dog

Labels: dog bite German shepherd greyhound personal injury puncture wounds

7/5/2008
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Man Serves Sentence For Social Security Disability Fraud, Then Arrested For Workers' Comp Fraud

Labels: Disability Fraud Social Security Disability workers' comp fraud workers' compensation

7/2/2008
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Federal Judge Rules Families Able To Sue Comair For Negligence Over Fatal Crash

Labels: airplane crash Comair Flight 5191 negligence wrongful death

7/2/2008
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29 Companies Named As Defendants In Asbestos Suit

Labels: A.O. Smith asbestos Lockheed Martin negligence Owens Illinois personal injury product liability Viacom wrongful death

7/2/2008
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Man Files Product Liability Suit Against GM After Sports Car Rollover

Labels: automobile accident defect General Motors negligence personal injury product liability Saturn

7/2/2008
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Jury Awards Woman Who Chopped Off Fingers $1 Million In Suit Against ExxonMobil

Labels: ExxonMobil negligence personal injury premises liability

7/2/2008
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Parents Of Drunk Driver Killed In Crash Sue Bar And Other Driver

Labels: Allstate Insurance automobile accident Dixie Dance Hall drunk driving Independent Specialty Towing negligence personal injury wrongful death

7/2/2008
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Suit Alleges Conspiracy By Insurance Companies To Conceal Dangers Of Asbestos

Labels: asbestos negligence personal injury product liability

7/2/2008
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Entergy Found Not Negligent In Personal Injury Trial

Labels: automobile accident Entergy negligence personal injury

7/2/2008
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First Product Liability Suit Toss For Taser International

Labels: negligence personal injury product liability Taser wrongful death

7/1/2008
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A Focus on Dog Bite Laws and Dog Bite Prevention

In Chapel Hill as well as a number of other cities around North Carolina, lawmakers and citizens are butting heads over dog tethering laws. While some argue that tethering is necessary and humane, others argue that prolonged tethering can lead to aggressive behavior and is not fair to the dogs themselves. Specifically in Chapel Hill, Orange County officials are proposing a three-hour tethering limit, along with the requirement of proper tethering equipment and a minimum size for enclosures. Four other jurisdictions in North Carolina have already adopted similar tethering laws. Tethering and dog abuse laws are, as one can imagine, intimately tied to the issue of dog aggression and dog bite injury cases. Dogs on short tethers are historically more dangerous than dogs in fenced yards or kennels and one rule of dog bite prevention is that strange dogs on tethers should not be approached at all. To help our readers better understand dog bite laws in North Carolina and how you can keep you and your family safe from dog attacks and dog-related injuries, we have added three new library items to our webpage:The Most Dangerous Dog Breeds – Bites, Mauls, and Deaths. Know which types of dogs are more likely to harm you or your kids, and know which breeds have a history of attacking without warning. North Carolina Dog Bite Laws – What is the One-Bite Rule? What is Strict Liability? Know if your dog bite injury case holds water and learn about the different ways that dogs can be categorized as dangerous in the eyes of the law. Dog Bite Prevention Tips. Although it is important to know what to do in the event and in the wake of a dog attack, it is even more vital to understand how to prevent a dog attack before it happens. A few simple guidelines that are simple and clear enough to teach your young children could save you from the anguish, trouble, and cost of a dog-related injury.

Labels: aggressive dog animal safety dog bite dog bite laws dog bite prevention one bite rule

7/1/2008
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North Carolina Reported Worst State in Country for Heart-Stress Death Rate Among Workers

The North Carolina News & Observer reported on June 21, 2008, that North Carolina leads all 50 states when it comes to a scary statistic. The heart-stress death rate for workers in the state is 2.36 per 100,000. Even the second worst state, Florida, boasts a much healthier rate of 0.76 per 100,000. These numbers suggest that North Carolina workers may be feeling more stress at work than those working in other states – stress that can lead to a 40 percent greater chance of heart attacks and heart failure than those who are not affected by large amounts of stress in the workplace. Stress in the workplace comes at a high cost for all involved, from the company itself, to its employees at all levels. Stress weakens the immune system, makes workers’ mentally distracted, and costs companies billions a year in lost hours, insurance claims, and lowered productivity. In fact, stress claims are beginning to be the single most costly claim in workers’ compensation cases across the state. Medical studies have estimated that 50 to 80 percent of all diseases are stress related in some way. How can you make your workplace a healthier place and prevent injuries and health problems? Ask your manager for stress management training and education. Increase open communication in your office in order to avoid workplace conflicts and ensure that everyone is talking about how they are feeling during taxing times. Make sure that you set realistic goals for production and promote a healthy and supportive attitude. Ask about an exercise and/or health or wellness program that helps both body and mind. The best way to tackle stress in general, however, is simple awareness of the problem. Talk with coworkers and step back and analyze your own career – are you feeling too much stress in your job?

Labels: Managing Stress Stress and Health Stress Related Health Problems workers' comp workers' comp violation workers' compensation Workplace Health

6/30/2008
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Former NFL Player Indicted For Pit Bull Attack

Labels: dog bite football player Houston Texans personal injury pit bulls Steve Foley

6/30/2008
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Man Admits Guilt In Fatal Boat Accident

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6/29/2008
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