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• North Carolina Workers' Compensation
• Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
• Social Security Disability
• Nursing Home Neglect
• Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence
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North Carolina Workers' Compensation

• Workers Compensation Rights Expanded for Injured Workers
  North Carolina Court of Appeals creates exception to the "going and coming" rule. This opinion holds that when a worker is required to provide his own vehicle for use while at work, he may collect workers compensation benefits if he is injured while travelling to work
• N.C. Court of Appeals creates new exception to the going and coming rule
  A North Carolina Court of Appeals opinion which holds that an in home nurse whose job required her to use her personal vehicle to travel between the homes of her patients could recover full workers compensation benefits when she was injured in a motor vehicle accident while driving to the home of her first patient of the day.
  
  This case created an exception to the "going and coming" rule which forbids the collection of workers compensation benefits by a worker who is injured while traveling to work.
• Workers' Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors: Seventeen Rules To Best Deal With Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors To Protect You And Your Family From Financial Ruin
  Seventeen essential rules for dealing with rehabilitation counselors.
• North Carolina Injured Worker's Guide to Returning to Work
  North Carolina Workers Compensation Attorney explains North Carolina's Workers Compensation procedure for trial return to work. An explanation of the weaknesses of the trial return to work procedure and advice to the injured worker on how to deal with returning to work.
• How to protect your workers compensation claim when dealing with medical doctors
  North Carolina Workers' Compensation lawyer's suggestions on how to deal with workers' compensation doctors.
• Disfigured Injured Workers are Entitled to Additional Benefits
  North Carolina Workers Compensation Attorney discusses benefits available to injured workers for facial and bodily disfigurement
• Protect yourself from private detectives
  North Carolina worker's compensation attorney warns injured workers that they will probably be followed and video taped by private detectives. The article explains how injured workers can protect themselves when they are being followed.
• North Carolina Workers' Compensaion Attorney's suggestions for handling job interviews
  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer's advice to injured workers who are applying for employment. Suggestions for conduct during job interviews.
• What should the injured worker do when the employer demands a return to work with restrictions.
  North Carolina workers compensation attorney explains what an injured worker should do when his employer asks him to return to work with physical restrictions given by his doctor.
• Even if your sub contractor employer does not have workers' compensation insurance you may still collect
  A North Carolina workers compensation claimant who is injured while working for a subcontractor with no insurance may recover full workers'compensation benefits from the general contractor.
• Termination and suspension of benefits
  North Carolina workers compensation attorney discusses the process by which employers try to terminate or suspend workers compensation benefits. He gives advice on how the injured worker can avoid termination or suspension of workers compensation benefits.
• Injured employee must not refuse medical examination
  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer discusses injured workers obligation to submit to medical examination.
• First Steps To Take After a Workers' Compensation Injury
  N.C. Workman's comp attorney discusses the precautions an injured worker should take after a workers' compensation accident. Advice to injured workers about what to do after a worker's comp injury.
• You May Not Need A Lawyer In Your Workers' Compensation Case
  N. C. workers' compensation lawyer discusses how to decide whether an injured worker needs a lawyer.
• How Do you Choose the Right Workers' Compensation Lawyer
  North Carolina workers compensation lawyer discusses what an injured worker should consider when choosing a lawyer.
• Nine Qualifications for a North Carolina Workers Compensation Lawyer
  North Carolina workers compensation lawyer discusses the nine qualifications that an injured worker's lawyer should have.
• North Carolina Workers Compensation Lawyer and Attorney's Fees
  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer and attorney discusses attorney fees charged in N. C. workers comp cases.
• North Carolina Workman's Compensation Lawyer Teaches How to Deal With Work Comp Nurses
  N C work comp lawyer explains how an injured worker should protect themselves while dealing with a workers' compensation nurse.
• Dirty Detective Tricks: North Carolina Workers Compensation
  North Carolina Workers' Compensation Lawyer warns injured workers about dirty detective tricks
• You Can Win The Insurance Industry's War Against Injured Workers
  North Carolina Injured Worker's Lawyer Discusses the War That the Insurance Industry Has Declared Against Injured Workers
• Can The Injured Worker Switch Doctors?
  North Carolina workman's compensation lawyer and attorney discusses whether an injured worker can switch doctors.
• How N. C. Injured Worker's Can Keep From Being Fired When Returning To Work
  Fayetteville workers' compensation lawyer discussess how injured workers can keep from getting fired upon returning to work.
• North Carolina Industrial Commission
  NC workers compensation lawyer discusses the virtues of The North Carolina Industrial Commission
• Injured Workers Can Not Sue Their Employer in Court
  North Carolina Workmen's Compensation Lawyer and Attorney Discusses Limitations on the Injured Workers' Ability To Sue Their Employer
• North Carolina Workers' Compensation Attorney and Lawyer Discusses Claims Against Third Parties
  Raleigh and Fayetteville North Carolina workers comp lawyer gives advice to injured workers who have a claim against third parties (not the employer or a coworker) for injuries which occur at work.
• North Carolina Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Benefits
  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer discusses the interplay between NC workers' compensation benefits and North Carolina unemployment.
• Who is covered by North Carolina's workman's compensation law
  N. C. workers' compensation lawyer discusses who is covered by North Carolina's workman's compensation law
• If your employer does not have workers comp insurance, you may recover from the general contractor
  Raleigh and Fayetteville North Carolina work comp attorney and lawyer explain how an injured worker can recover worker's compensation benefits even when their employer does not have workman's comp insurance.
• Citizenship or Proper Documentation Not Required For Workers' Compensation Benefits
  Wilmington and Fayetteville North Carolina workers compensation lawyer and attorney advises that citizenship is not required in order to collect workman's compensation benefits
• Independent Contractors Are Not Entitled To Workers' Compensation Benefits
  Fayetteville and Raleigh North Carolina Workers' Compensation Lawyer discusses the fact that independent contractors are not entitled to benefits for work injury.
• Examples of cases holding that a claimant is an independent contractor
  North Carolina Workers Compensation Lawyer discusses cases holding that a claimant is an independent contractor and not an employee.
• North Carolina Work Comp Cases Holding That A Claimant Was An Employee And Not An Independent Contractor
  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer discusses cases holding that a claimant was an employee and therefore entitled to workers compensation benefits.
• North Carolina Workers' Compensation Benefits
  Raleigh and Fayetteville Workers' Compensation Lawyer and Attorney Lists the Five Main Benefits to Injured Worker's under North Carolina Work Comp Law
• Worker's Comp Payments For Lost Wages --Average Weekly Wage
  Raleigh and Fayetteville North Carolina Workers Comp Lawyer and Attorney Explains Wage Replacement Benefits and How Average Weekly Wages Are Computed
• How the injured workers average weekly wage is computed when the injured worker was on the job less than one year when he was injured
  North Carolina Workplace Injury Lawyer discusses how the amount of average weely wage is computed when the worker was on the job less than one year before he was injured
• Unusual Average Weekly Wage Issues: football players, trainees and housing allowance
  Fayetteville, Durham and Raleigh Workers' Compensation lawyer discusses unusual average weekly wage issues
• How the all important "comp" rate is determined
  Wilmington Raleigh and Durham North Carolina work place injury lawyer and attorney discusses how the all important "comp" rate is computed.
• Medical Benefits Available to Injured Workers Under North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law
  Raleigh, Durham North Carolina workman's comp attorney and lawyer discusses the employer's obligation to provide medical benefits for the injured worker
• Injured workers can collect money for permanent impairment of the body
  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer discusses the benefits available for permanent inpairment of a body part.
• Injured worker's benefits for loss of or impairment of unspecified body parts or organs
  Injured worker's benefits for loss of or impairment of unspecified body parts or organs
• North Carolina Worker's Compensation Benefits for Hearing Loss
  North Carolina Workman's compensation benefits for hearing loss
• Another Method to Compute Workman's Compensation Benefits for Permanent Impairment
  Computing North Carolina Workers' Compensation Benefits for Permanent Impairment
• North Carolina Workman's Compensation Benefits For Permanent Back Injuries
  North Carolina Workers' Compensation Benefits For Permanent Back Injuries
• Texas Supreme Court Short Changes Injured Workers: Allows Plant Operators to Escape Liability For Negligence
  Texas Supreme Court Takes Rights Away From Injured Workers: Approves the substitution of "bogus" workers compensation scheme for traditional tort liability for negligence.
• Workman's Compensation Benefits for Facial and Bodily Disfigurement
  A worker may be compensated for injuries which leave “serious” facial or head scars. Unfortunately, the limit of benefits available for serious facial and head disfigurement is limited to $20,000.
• Worker's Family Can Recover Workers' Compensation Death Benefits
  A discussion of the benefits available to the family of a worker who is killed at work
• ACCIDENTS FOR WHICH WORKERS’ COMPENSATION BENEFITS ARE PAYABLE
  North Carolina Worker's Compensation lawyer discusses the circumstances under which an injured worker can recover workers' compensation benefits including injury by accident, by a specific traumatic incident and by an occupational disease.
• Injured Workers Can Not Always Recover for Falls an Work
  North Carolina Workers' Compensation lawyer and attorney discusses whether a worker can recover workers' compensation benefits for injuries sustained from a fall while at work.
• Injury from horseplay at work can result in payment of worknan's compensation benefits
  Injured workers can usually recover North Carolina workman's compensation benefits when they are injured at work as a result of horseplay.
• If you are assaulted at work, you may be entitled to collect workerman's compensation benefits
  Workers may collect workers' compensation benefits for assaults at work.
• Workman's Compensation Claimants Can Recover Workers' Compensation Payments For Storm and Weather Related Injuries
  Injured workers can recover workers' compensation benefits for storm and weather related injuries
• It may be possible for families of suicide victims to collect workers' compensation payments
  If suicide was intentional, there can be no recovery for the family. However, if a work related injury causes a worker to lose his normal judgment such that he can not control his impulses, the suicide will be considered work related and therefore the victim's family may be paid workers' compensation benefits.
• Workers' Compensation accidents must occur while at work
  Workers' compensation claimant must be injured by accident arising out of and in the course and scope of employment in order to collect workman's compensation benefits.
• The "going and coming" rule prevents collection of workers' compensation payments for accidents while traveling to and from work: There are important exceptions
  An injured worker can not usually collect workers' compensation payments when he is injured while traveling to or from work. This prohibition is known as the going and coming rule. There are important exceptions, however under which the worker can get paid for injuries while traveling to and from work.
• Injured workers can recover workers compensation benefits even when they are injured while outside of North Carolina
  Injured workers can recover North Carolina workers' compensation benefits even when they are injured outside the state.
• An Accident Is Not Required In Order To Recover For Back Injuries
  It is no longer necessary for a worker to prove that his back injury was caused by an accident in order to collect payments for a workers' compensation claim.
• Occupational Diseases Give Rise To Workman's Compensation Claims
  North Carolina Workers' Compensation law provides payments to victims of occupational diseases.
• Repetitive motion conditions are considered to be an occupational disease and therefore payable under North Carolina's workers' compensation law
  Repetitive motion conditions are considered to be occupational diseases which are payable under North Carolina's workers' compensation law.
• N. C. WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMS FOR SILICOSIS AND ASBESTOSIS ARE TREATED DIFFERENTLY
  North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer and attorney discuses workman's compensation benefits payable to victims of silicosis and asbestosis.
• North Carolina Injured Workers Can Collect Workers' Compensation Benefits For A Disease Which Results From An Injury
  Workers' compensation claimants may receive payment for diseases which result from injuries caused by an accident.
• N. C. workman's compensation claimants must report work related accidents quickly
  N. C. workers' compensation victims must report their workman's compensation claims to their employer in writing within 30 days from the date of the work place accident.
• Pre-existing conditions will not prevent an injured worker from collecting workers compensation payments
  N C workers' compensation lawyer and attorney discusses the effect of a pre-existing injury on work injury claims. A pre-existing injury will not prevent the collection of money for a workman's compensation injury.
• N. C. WORKMAN'S COMPENSATION CLAIMANTS MUST PROVE THEY ARE DISABLED
  The injured worker has the burden of proving that he is disabled. He must prove this disability by showing that he is incapable, as a result of a work related injury, of earning an income.
• North Carolina Workmans' Compensation Law Requires Employers To Pay Benefits On Time
  N. C. workers compensation attorney and lawyer discusses the time requirements placed upon North Carolina employers to pay workman's compensation payments.
• North Carolina Workman's Compensation Law Imposes a Penalty For Late Payment
  N. C. Workers' Compensation Attorney discusses the 10% penalty for late payment of workers compensation benefits.
• North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law Requires Employers To Interest On Past Due Benefits
  N C workers' compensation attorney and lawyer discusses the requirement that the employer pay the injured worker interest
  on a workman's compensation award.
• North Carolina Workman's Compensation Law Imposes a 10 % Penalty For Violation Of Safety Statutes
  N. C. workers compensation attorney discusses the 10% penalty imposed upon employers for violation of a safety statute.
• Injured worker can not receive workman's compensation if they are injured because of intoxication or drug use.
  N. C. workers' comp attorney discusses the consequences to the injured worker if his injury is caused by the worker's intoxication or drug use.
• WHAT IF THE EMPLOYER DENIES THE INJURED WORKER’S CLAIM FOR COMPENSATION BENEFITS?
  If the injured worker and the employer can not agree on a workers' compensation claim, either party may request a hearing before the North Carolina Industrial Commission.
• N. C. Injured Workers must file their claims with the Industrial Commission Within 2 years from the accident
  N. C. workers' compensation lawyer discusses the rigid time requirements for filing a North Carolina workman's compensation claim. The injured worker's claim must be filed with the N. C. Industrial Commission within 2 years from the date of the work related accident.
• A mediated settlement conference must occur before a hearing (a trial) is conducted.
  North Carolina Industrial Commission requires that a mediated settlement conference be conducted before there can be a hearing.
• How workers' compensation trials are conducted
  North Carolina Workers' Compensation Attorney Discusses the hearing process that occurs when the injured worker and the employer can not agree on the benefits to be paid for a workers' compensation claim.
• What happens when the employer tries to terminate injured workers benefits
  If the employer tries to terminate workers' compensation benefits there must be a hearing with the right to appeal.
• The Most Common Reasons Injured Workers Benefits Are Lost
  The most common reasons workers' compensation payments are stopped.
• What an injured worker should do when the employer insists that he return to work
  If you are attempting to return to work with various work restrictions, (such as a 10 pound weight restriction with no bending, lifting, or stooping) you should be sure that your employer intends to comply with those limitations. While you should report to work as instructed, under no circumstances should you do work which is outside of the limitations established by your treating doctor.
• A nurse who developed a fungal infection in her larynx has sued a New Jersey school district, claiming mold is the culprit.
  
• Teacher Files Disability Dicrimination Lawsuit against NY School District
  After being fired from her job after 23 years of service, an upstate New York school librarian has filed a $2M lawsuit disability discrimination lawsuit against the Liberty School District in Sullivan County.
• Trial Return To Work
  This page discusses the procedure that is to be followed when the workers' compensation claimant tries to return to work.
• It Is Important To Conduct Regular And Frequent Job Searches
  Employees are at a great risk of losing workers comp benefits if they do not conduct regular job searches and properly document those searches with a job search log.
• Starbucks Baristas Win Court Judgement Against Starbucks
  Starbucks supervisors were caught with their hands in the “cookie jar.’ The result was a $100 million judgment against the world’s-largest coffee shop.
• College Attendance is not a substitute for a job search
  Once an injured worker's doctor says that the worker can return to work, the workers' compensation claimant has the burden of proving that he can not find suitable employment.
• Workers Comp Claimants Should Be On Their Best Behavior When They Return To Work
  You should use extreme caution when you return to work after any workers’ compensation injury. Be sure not to give your employer any reason to fire you.
• Workman's Comp Claimants Should be Careful Not To Give Employers An Excuse To Be Fired
  Injured workers should be careful not to give their employer an excuse to fire them when they return to work.
  If the employer fires an injured worker for good cause it will be very difficult for the worker to keep receiving workers' compensation benefits.
• Beware of Rehabilitation Counselors
  Workers' compensation vocational rehabilitation professionals work for the insurance companies. They do not work for the best interest of the injured worker.
• The Real Goals Of Workers' Compensation Nurses
  The real function of worker's comp nurses is to keep medical expenses low and return the injured employee back to work as soon as possible.
  
  Workers' compensation nurses work for the insurance companies which employ them. Their loyalty is not to the injured worker.
• Worker's Comp Vocational Rehab Counselors Are Not Your Friend
  Vocational rehabilitation professionals are not your friend. They work for the insurance company. Their goal is to help the insurance company cut off your workers' comp payments.
• Workers Compensation Benefits
  If you have suffered illness or injury while on the job, the lawyers at Brent Adams & Associates understand workers' compensation benefits and can help ensure you receive all that your claim is worth. In the state of North Carolina, employers are required to provide workers' compensation benefits for their employees who are injured on the job.
• Medical costs continue to rise but one South Carolina newspaper explains how employers can lower their workers compensaton costs.
  The editorial says the state should abolish the Second Injury Fund, which would help retain insurance companies. But employers need to focus on what they can do to lower costs.

Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney

• Disability Insurance: Do not buy it through your employer
  North Carolina disability insurance lawyer and attorney warns against long term disability insurance policies governed by the ERISA law

Social Security Disability

• Diabetes sufferers can collect social security disability benefits
  North Carolina Social Security Attorney and Lawyer discusses diabetes and Social Security Disability Benefits
• Alzheimer's and diabetes may be related.
  Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville, Wilmington North Carolina Social Security Disability Lawyer and Attorney encourages Alzheimer's victims to seek social security disability benefits.
• Diabetes is often associated with obstructive sleep apnea.
  Many diabetes victims also suffer from obstructive sleep apnea.
• Self Employed Workers May Collect Social Security Disability Benefits
  North Carolina disability lawyer discusses the right of self employed persons to social security disability insurance benefits.
• The two Social Security disability programs are very different
  Raleigh and Fayetteville North Carolina social security disability attorney and lawyer discusses the two social security disability programs.
• North Carolina Social Security Disability Claimants May Get Their Cases Heard Sooner
  Raleigh, Durham, and Fayetteville North Carolina Social Security Disability Attorney and Lawyer writes that North Carolina Social Security Disability claimants may get their cases decided quicker.
• Social Security Disability benefits available for COPD Victims
  Raleigh and Durham North Carolina Social Security Disability lawyer advises that COPD victims may be entitled to Social Security Disabity benefits
• Be sure to apply for Medicare Part B
  Raleigh, Durham and Fayetteville North Carolina Social Security Disability Attorney and Lawyer advises
• North Carolina Social Security Appeal Lawyer
  Social Security Disability Income Benefits provide federal benefits to those individuals who are injured or sick and are unable to work. Benefits given are determined on an individual basis, based on past wages. It is not uncommon for an initial social security disability claim to be denied. Obtaining a good social security appeal lawyer and filing an immediate request for reconsideration most often proves to be successful in getting you the money you desire.

Nursing Home Neglect

• Assisted Living Neglect
  Though residents residing in assisted North Carolina living facilities are living independently, they still often require the care or assistance of the facility staff. If this care is not provided when it is needed, this can often times result in serious harm or injury to the individual in need.
• North Carolina Assisted Living Neglect Attorney
  Residents residing in assisted living facilities are living independently, they still often require the care or assistance of the facility staff. If this care is not provided when it is needed, this can often times result in serious harm or injury to the individual in need. Unfortunately, assisted living neglect and abuse is on the rise in North Carolina and all across the United States. If your loved one has been injured by the hands of a negligent assisted living facility, you have legal options that you need to know about!
• An employee of an Illinois nursing home was fired and arrested for aggravated battery.
  
• Recognizing Signs of Physical Nursing Home Abuse And Elder Care Abuse In North Carolina
  Physical nursing home or adult care abuse is much more prevalent than you may think - with 30 percent of North Carolina elder care facilities tallying an infraction. If you have a loved one in a nursing home, know the common signs of elder abuse so that you may continue to keep them safe and healthy.
• Warning Signs of Nursing Home Sexual Abuse and Elder Care Sexual Abuse
  Although many are familiar with cases of nursing home abuse or neglect, nursing home sexual abuse is often ignored or overlooked. However, as unthinkable as it may seem, there are hundreds of adult care sexual abuse cases a year - with a number of instances of nursing home sexual abuse reported in North Carolina annually.
• Groups contend Tennessee legislation bolsters nursing home profits while ignoring patient rights
  
• "Troubled Nursing Facilities" List Includes Three from Kentucky
  
• SHawnee, Kansas Nursing Home Fires Nurse after Abuse Allegations
  
• Ohio Grand Jury Dismisses Neglect Charges Against Nursing Home After Resident Breaks Neck, Dies from Fall
  
• Finding a suitable nursing home for a loved one insures their "golden years" won't be spent in a state of depression.
  
• Alabama's Department of Public Health Puts Veterans Nursing Home on Probation
  

Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence

• Court to Decide Who is Liable for Medical Procedure that Left Patient in Wheelchair
  
• Steep Malpractice Insurance Premiums Prompt Some Doctors to Mull Next Career Move
  
• Mayo Clinic Alerts Patients to Online Drug Ordering
  
• Kansas Physician and Wife Indicted for Fradulent Prescriptions
  
• A doctor and the parents of a 4-year-old face charges after the child died of a drug overdose
  
• Psychiatrist, Parents Face Charges in Drug-overdose death of Girl
  
• Repeated Allegations Spur State Board to Suspend Physician's License
  
• Budget cuts in adult day care would force many seniors into more expensive nursing homes.
  
• Woman Has Kidney Removed after Botched Surgery
  
• Numerous Doctors in California Abortion Clinic Forced to Surrender Licenses
  
• Hospital Pharmacy Error Leads to Fatal Overdose in Newborn
  
• Jury Awards Family $38.5M in Erred Baby Delivery Resulting in Cerebral Palsy
  
• Patient Files Medical Malpractice Suit against Texas Hospital
  
• Ohio Woman Sues Surgeon after Husband Dies Following Surgery
  
• Family Files Wrongful Death Suit after Hospital Patient Falls Through Surgical Table
  
• Neurosurgeons "Tap Dance" Around Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
  The fishtail effect of the astronomical rise in medical malpractice claims offers unpredictable results, based on research by Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU) in Portland, Ore., according to Newswise.com.
• Medical Malpractice Claims Dropping in Pennsylvania
  
• Just 2 Percent of Medical Malpractice "Victims" Take Action
  

Accident Attorney

• Gastonia, N.C. Fireman Offers Safety Tips for Summer
  
• North Carolina Slip and Fall Attorney
  Slip and Fall injuries can happen any day of the week, in any number of places, to any type of person. It is important for you to know that you have rights when it comes to your personal safety in public places. If you have been injured in any kind of slip and fall situation, you may be entitled to monetary compensation for you injuries.
• North Carolina Boating Accident Attorney
  Just as in automobile accidents, operator negligence is the leading factor contributing to boating accidents. When a boat operator is inattentive, reckless, inexperienced, driving too fast, or under the influence of alcohol, it is a recipe for disaster. Yet the sad truth is that the majority of injuries or deaths could have been prevented if only a little caution was used.
• Five Technology Safety Systems Pinpoint Traffic Hazards
  The Associated Press reported the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is studying five safety systems that are standard on most luxury vehicles. Each safety feature pinpoints a potential traffic hazard.
• How to Win Your North Carolina Accident or Injury Claim
  
• SUV Rollovers
  SUVs are popular vehicles for many reasons; people have a sense of security in them, they can carry lots of cargo, and they can travel where many other types of vehicles cannot. Yet everyday in the United States there are hundreds of cases involving SUV rollover accidents. Evidence shows that these rollovers can be caused by a wide gambit of manufacture defects including tire failures/defects, poor stability design, poorly designed suspension system, or inadequate brakes.
• Motorcycle Accident Attorney
  Motorcyclists are among the most vulnerable people on the road. In fact, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation's motorcycle accident statistics, a motorcyclist is 16 times more likely to die in an accident than a motor vehicle occupant, as well as three times more likely to be injured than those in cars.
• Car Wreck Attorney
  Serious automobile accidents often result in the need for immediate and comprehensive medical care, which can keep you away from work for an extended period of time. And when death is the tragic result, the grief can be immeasurable. Contact Brent Adams for help.
• Bus Accidents
  Whether to school, work, or just to get around town, many of us rely on Raleigh and Fayetteville school and city bus systems for our daily means of transportation. With this increased bus traffic on the road comes an even greater risk of potentially serious bus accidents.
• Kidney Damage
  Cases are best filed with North Carolina kidney damage attorneys as soon as possible as these cases are subject to time limitations and any delay could adversely affect your eligibility for a claim.
• Bicycle Accidents
  Bicyclists have the right to access every destination reachable by public road that any automobile does, and this right is protected by the traffic laws of every state in the country.
• Industrial Accidents
  Victims of industrial accidents would be wise to contact an attorney first and foremost. An experienced lawyer would be able to determine a victim’s best course of action.
• Construction Accidents
  The construction industry is by far one of the largest commercial industries in the United States and consistently ranks as one of the worst when it comes to annual workplace accidents and fatalities.
• Pedestrian Accidents
  A pedestrian involved in an accident needs the help of an experienced North Carolina Pedestrian Accident Lawyer to get them through the situation.
• Truck Accidents
  If you have been injured in an automobile accident involving a big truck or tractor trailer, you may be entitled to compensation from the driver and the trucking company for your medical bills and other losses.
• Soft Tissue Injuries
  If you’ve suffered a soft tissue injury in North Carolina as the result of someone else’s negligence or malice, contact Brent Adams & Associates.
• Nervous System Damage
  North Carolina nervous system damage attorneys at Brent Adams & Associates are here to provide you with the legal help and information you need to collect fully from injuries you may have received due to exposure to harmful chemicals.
• Drunk Driving (DUI)
  Drunk Drivers in North Carolina aren't just putting themselves at risk. Countless lives have been damaged and even ended by the negligent actions of those that choose to drink and drive. Victims of drunken drivers have legal options beyond just punishing the offender. If you have been injured by a drunken driver, contact our law offices for a free legal consultation.
• Traumatic Brain Injuries
  A Traumatic Brain Injury can cause damage that affects the victim for the rest of his life. Insurance companies know this, and do everything they can to avoid financial responsibility. In order to receive fair treatment from insurers, obtaining experienced legal counsel is crucial. The attorneys at Brent Adams and Associates have years of experience in fighting for the rights of the injured of North Carolina, and know exactly how to handle the stalling tactics and lowball settlements of insurance companies. If you or a loved one has suffered from a brain injury, contact our offices for a free consultation today.
• The narrow and top heavy the Rhino has a center of gravity too high to be considered safe
  There are multiple concerns over the design of the popular side-by-side ATV, which many enjoy due to its car-like qualities. The ATV seats two in a configuration much like a two-seater sports car, side-by-side.
• Five, Including Four Children, Die in Ohio Crash
  A drunk driver heading the wrong way on an Ohio interstate collided with a Chevy AstroVan, killing five passengers returning from a family Christmas celebration. Among the dead were a 6-month-old infant, a 7-year-old child and two 10-year-olds.
• A Dangerous Error: The Duke Medical System Hydraulic Fluid Case
  In September of 2004, a maintenance crew at Duke Health Raleigh Hospital accidentally mixed elevator hydraulic fluid with the detergent used to sanitize surgical tools. No one noticed the mistake for almost two months. This is a serious case of negligence which has put the health of many patients at risk. If you were operated on during at Duke Health Raleigh Hospital or Durham Regional Hospital during November or December of 2004, you may have been exposed to a potentially harmful agent that could be the cause of serious health problems including cancer and blood infection. Contact the offices of Brent Adams and Associates for a free legal consultation today.
• North Carolina Child Seatbelt Laws
  

Dog Bite Attorney

• Infant Neutered by Dog While Father Slept With Girlfriend
  
• The Most Dangerous Dog Breeds – Bites, Mauls, and Deaths
  While the majority of dogs are well behaved, trained, and harmless, there are millions of dogs that are dangerous to humans, either because of abuse, aggressive training, or simple genetics and temperament.An analysis of the data finds that pit bulls, rottweilers, Presa Canarios and their mixes are responsible for 74% of bite attacks. Pit bull terriers are by far the most dangerous of the breeds, with that type of dog attacking both adults and children at alarming rates across the country.
• North Carolina Dog Bite Laws – What is the One-Bite Rule? What is Strict Liability?
  What is the one bite rule? Generally, it means that an owner of a dog that has not been previously seen to be vicious or dangerous cannot be liable for the actions of that dog if it is involved in an attack, maiming, or bite. However, after the dog or other animal has been involved in a single biting or attacking incident, the owner is responsible for all future dog bite incidents.
• Dog Bite Prevention Tips
  How does one avoid a violent attack by an aggressive or dangerous dog? Although it is impossible to prevent attacks altogether, it is possible for you and your family to learn important tips on how to protect yourself and stay safe against canine attacks.
• North Carolina Dog Bite Victim Attorney
  It is true that dogs are man's best friend, yet, unfortunately for some, man's best friend can sometimes turn into man's scariest enemy. Though it is not always out of pure viciousness, any kind of dog bite can be extremely painful. It is every dog's owner's responsibility to know how there animal will behave around other people. It is also the owner's responsibility to have his dog properly restrained in any kind of public situation or anytime the dog may come into contact with other individuals.

Insurance Disputes

• Corporate Financial Liability Capped by Ohio Supreme Court
  
• Health-Care Provider Sues Rival for "Anti-Trust" Marketing
  
• United Policy Holders Supports Policy Holder
  Article discusses post claim underwriting and the efforts of United Policy Holders to help insurance consumers.
• Umbrella Insurance Will Protect The Family
  North Carolina trial lawyer recommends the purchase of umbrella insurance to protect the family.

Firm Videos

• North Carolina Accident Attorney Video - "Yellow Pages"
  
• Mailbox Attorneys
  

General

• Research has determined the average age of an asbestos exposure-related sufferer is vastly decreasing
  
• A Virginia doctor sentenced in 2004 to 25 years in prison for drug trafficking will be free in two years
  
• A Florida woman suffered a stroke and died after taking an erroneous prescription of Coumadin. The Court awarded her family $25.8 million.
  
• A doctor was reprimanded after a woman died in 2005 when applying Lidocaine to her legs before laser hair removal
  
• T V Trial lawyers who never were
  Discussion of lawyer television advertising
• Court refuses to remove reference to lawfirms lack of trial experience
  Court refuses to remove reference to lack of trial experience in it's order
• PERSONAL INJURIES CAUSE SETBACKS
  North Carolina Trial Lawyer Discusses problems suffered by personal injury victims
• Seattle-area appellate court rules employers must protect family members from work-related. asbestos hazards
  
• Farrin v. Thigpen [PDF]
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