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- Famous NY Roller Coaster Causes Mulitple Injuries
- Former Duquesne Basketball Players Sue For Injuries Sustained In Shooting
- Youth Sports Liability Waivers Challenged
- Arkansas Supreme Court Affirms Class Action Status For Product Liability Suit Against GM
- Grammy Award Winning Singer Amy Winehouse Diagnosed With COPD
- Ten County Workers' Compensation Sweep In California
- Couple Files Suit Against Animal Shelter For Dog Bite
- Hotel Employee Accused Of Workers' Comp Fraud
- Court Rules Injuries Not Required In Product Liability Suit
- Man Seriously Injured In Chain Reaction Construction Zone Crash
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North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- Workers Compensation Rights Expanded for Injured Workers
- N.C. Court of Appeals creates new exception to the going and coming rule
- Workers' Compensation Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors: Seventeen Rules To Best Deal With Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors To Protect You And Your Family From Financial Ruin
Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
Social Security Disability
- Diabetes sufferers can collect social security disability benefits
- Alzheimer's and diabetes may be related.
- Diabetes is often associated with obstructive sleep apnea.
Nursing Home Neglect
- Assisted Living Neglect
- North Carolina Assisted Living Neglect Attorney
- An employee of an Illinois nursing home was fired and arrested for aggravated battery.
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
Accident Attorney
- Gastonia, N.C. Fireman Offers Safety Tips for Summer
- North Carolina Slip and Fall Attorney
- North Carolina Boating Accident Attorney
Dog Bite Attorney
- Infant Neutered by Dog While Father Slept With Girlfriend
- The Most Dangerous Dog Breeds – Bites, Mauls, and Deaths
- North Carolina Dog Bite Laws – What is the One-Bite Rule? What is Strict Liability?
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
Firm Videos
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 $25.8 million.
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North Carolina Accident Attorney Video - "Yellow Pages"
North Carolina's Essential
Guide to Accident Cases
Ten Costly Mistakes
That Can Wreck Your
North Carolina Case
How to Get Top Dollar$
for Your Workers' Compensation Claim
If You Have A Workers' Compensation Claim, You Can Learn How To Deal With Your Employer's Insurance Company.
Quick Contact
Brent Adams & Associates
Raleigh, Fayetteville & Dunn, NC
Toll Free: 800-849-5931
Phone: 910.892.8177
Fax: 910.892.0652
FAQs
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- To what benefits am I entitled if I am injured in a work-related accident?
- Who decides whether a claim will be paid if my employer refuses to pay voluntarily?
- How does the law define “disability”?
- If my work-related accident injures a part of my body which had previously been injured, can I still recover?
- If my employer is late in paying my weekly workers’ compensation benefits, what can I do?
Social Security Disability
Question: I am only in my 20s. Last month I received
personal injuries in a vehicular accident and am now unable to work. Is there a
certain age I must be to receive benefits from Social Security disability?
Question: I'm receiving benefits from Social Security
disability for myself, my wife and my son based on my severe disability. I also
have a daughter by my ex-wife who used to receive child support from me when I
was still able to work. Now that I'm disabled, can my daughter receive benefits
too?
- Should I file a claim for social security benefits?
General
- Q: I haven't worked with asbestos for twenty years. Do I still have a workers' compensation claim if I get sick?
- Do I have a claim against the manufacturer of the asbestos products that caused my disease even if I as exposed long ago?
- What if I was injured by exposure to asbestos in my home? Do I have a claim if I never worked with asbestos? What kind of products should I worry about?
- Do I qualify for disability benefits under my union pension plan?
- How do these claims work together? Can I get all of the benefits at the same time, or do they offset each other?