Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton
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North Carolina is a popular destination, with millions of tourists visiting the state annually. The combination between their lack of experience regarding North Carolina roads, add to it a population of millions ends up leading to a high amount of car accidents on the overcrowded roads.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation traffic deaths in 2009 fell 9.7 percent to 33,808, but that doesn't necessarily mean improved traffic safety. Many roads are improperly designed with incorrect curve angles and proper water drainage. If you add traffic congestion to this bad planning then the combination makes North Carolina a state with one of the largest number of motor vehicle crash fatalities in U.S. Four other factors that contribute to this high number include:
driver distraction
mechanical failures
alcohol or drug related driving
speeding.
Anyone that has been involved in an auto accident and has suffered losses, damages, and injuries should seek a legal claim to offset the cost that was associated with an accident that was clearly not their fault. Proving fault in North Carolina can be difficult and it's advisable to seek the assistance of a North Carolina car accident injury lawyer to advise you of your rights.
An experienced lawyer is aware of the tricks used by insurance companies to decrease or avoid a legal claim that might rightfully be yours. A competent attorney can guide you through this process and help negotiate a settlement that is advantageous to you. Quite often going to court is not necessary when matters are put into their proper perspective.
About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law. We maintain office in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC), on East Elizabeth Street, and we have handled thousands of cases in which victims got hurt or killed in car, truck, train and motorcycle crashes caused by others' negligence or carelessness.
We serve every area of North Carolina, including Elizabeth City, Edenton, Raleigh, Durham, Rocky Mount, Roanoke Rapids, Greensboro, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Halifax, Northampton, Greenville, Goldsboro, Havelock, Kinston, New Bern, Tarboro, Wilson, Ahoskie, Currituck, Camden and the Outer Banks towns of Nags Head, Kitty Hawk, Kill Devil Hills, Manteo, Corolla, Currituck and Dare. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.
Firm attorneys Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009. In addition, our firm has been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law since 2010 by U.S. News & World Report.
We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in North Carolina.
While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer free initial confidential injury case consultations. Call us toll-free at (800) 752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail so we can get back to you.
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Carolina Car & Motorcycle Accidents
Crashes Caused by Trucks
Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes
Brain Damage/Head Injuries
Railroad Injury/FELA
All Serious Injuries
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