Practice Areas

• Car & Motorcycle Accidents
• Crashes Caused by Trucks
• Medical Malpractice/ Doctor Mistakes
• Railroad Injury/ FELA
• Brain Damage/ Head Injuries
• Wrongful Death
• Slips, Trips & Falls
• Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)
• Dangerous Drugs/ Product Recalls
• All Serious Injuries

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Car & Motorcycle Accidents

• Teen Angel Program Designed to "Tip- off" Parents on Kid's Driving Behavior
• Bad Tires Can Lead to Serious Car Wrecks, Lawsuits May Get Complicated
• Accident on U.S. Highway 52 Highlights Failure to Yield Right of Way

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Crashes Caused by Trucks

• Truck Involved in Hit and Run Accident Still Not Found
• Hundreds Of Turkeys Die In Charlotte Tractor-Trailer Rollover
• 18-Wheeler Causes Major Wreck Trying to Avoid Vehicle at Construction Area

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Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes

• 94-Year-Old Woman Sexually Molested in Nursing Home Receives $12.5 Million Settlement
• Perforated Bowel: A Preventable Surgical Mistake
• South Carolina Considers Broadening Medical Malpractice Caps

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Railroad Injury/FELA

• 500 People Killed Every Year in Preventable Rail Crossing Accidents
• Wrong Way Driver Causes Deadly I-264 Car Crash Killing Two
• Kannapolis, North Carolina Train Wreck Kills Two

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Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• The Subtle Threat of a Traumatic Brain Injury
• Lucas Lear Still Suffering From Injuries After Being Shaken by Daycare Worker Cheryl Alston
• Debilitating and Lasting Symptoms of Traumatic Brain Injury Caused by Car Accidents

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Wrongful Death

• Drunk Driver Kills Pedestrian in Columbus County
• Fatal Accident on U.S. 17 in South Carolina due to Wrong-Way Driver
• Wayne County Pedestrian Killed after Being Struck by NCDOT Snowplow

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Slips, Trips & Falls

• Settlement Obtained For NC Resident Suffering Restaurant Trip & Fall While Visiting Virginia

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Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)

• Shattered: Study Reveals Glass Cockpits Don’t Improve Safety
• 3 Teen Girls Crossing Bridge Killed By Train
• School Bus Accident in Charlotte, N.C. Injured Twelve

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Dangerous Drugs/Product Recalls

• Is a Yaz/Yasmin Recall on the Horizon?
• MacLaren Baby Strollers Cut Off Fingers, One Million Strollers Recalled
• Cardiovascular Systems Inc. Recalls Catheter Sheath After Medical Device Breaks Inside Patient

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All Serious Injuries

• Fatal Accident Involving a Van and Tractor Trailer in South Carolina
• Major Accident Involving a School Bus and Pickup Truck in Elizabeth City
• Mo-Ped Driver Injured After Being Hit by Car in South Carolina

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General

• Head-On Crash in Greenville, North Carolina Send Five to Hospital

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Northeast NC Personal Injury Lawyer

• Are You a Victim of a Slip, Trip and Fall Accident?

Virginia Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

• Johnson & Johnson Internal Documents Reveal Unsavory and Potentially Illegal Marketing of Risperdal

Norfolk-Portsmouth Personal Injury Lawyer

• Safety Put at Risk Due to Air Traffic Control Complacency

Firm News

• Lawsuit Filed Against North Carolina Trucking Company After Crash
  Posted on 2/28/2010
• NC Medical Malpractice Broken Hip Case Dismissed In Court Of Appeals
  Posted on 2/27/2010
• North Carolina Highway Patrol Cracks Down On Aggressive Truck Drivers
  Posted on 2/27/2010
• 12 Injured In Charlotte Truck And School Bus Crash
  Posted on 2/27/2010
• Truck Slams Into Elizabeth City Bus – 11 Injured
  Posted on 2/26/2010

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Car & Motorcycle Accidents

• South Carolina Motorcycle Laws | Carolina Motorcycle Accident Attorneys
• Motorcycle Accidents And DUI | Drunk Driving And Motorcycles | Carolina Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
• A vehicle breakdown on the highway is not only stressful, but also puts you at risk for a serious injury. This article explains the risks and what you should do if you find yourself in such circumstances.

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Crashes Caused by Trucks

• Trucks Accidents And Mechanical Failure
• Carolina Truck Accidents: Improperly Loaded Trucks
• Carolina Truck Accidents: Truck Driver Distractions

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Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes

• Anesthesia Errors And North Carolina Medical Malpractice
• What Is The Role Of A North Carolina Medical Expert Witness?
• Does Your North Carolina Doctor Have A History Of Medical Malpractice?

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Railroad Injury/FELA

• Association of American Railroads Recommends Safety Measures and Injury Prevention for Hand Brake Operation
• Preventing Train-Car Accidents | Carolina Train And Railroad Accident Attorneys
• Asbestos, Mesothelioma Cancer, And Railroad Workers

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Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• The Long Term Costs Of A Brain Injury
• Brain Injury From Accidents in North Carolina Pose a Significant Problem for Families
• Brain Injury Statistics

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Wrongful Death

• Fireworks Explosion in Ocracoke, North Carolina (NC) Kills Three
• Frequently Asked Questions About Salmonella Food Poisoning
• Carolina Amusement Park Accidents And Theme Park Accidents

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Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)

• Man Loses One Leg and Sight in One Eye after Falling onto Tracks
• The FAA: Could They Prevent More Airplane Accidents?
• Boating Accidents In The Carolinas

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Dangerous Drugs/Product Recalls

• New Fentanyl-like Patch gets FDA approval, Potentially as Lethal as Original Dangerous Drug
• This article highlights the dangers of many prescription drugs which hit the open market. Over 32,000 people die every year due to complications and misuse of these medications. If you've suffered adverse side effects, please consider giving us a call for a free, confidential consultation at 1-800-752-0042.

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All Serious Injuries

• Injured in a bicycle accident? You've come to the right place. Check out our FREE consumer reports and videos to learn more about our firm where "All We Do is Injury Law."
• Why “Wii” Care: Trial Lawyers from Across the Country Donate Popular Gaming Systems to Patients
• House Approve Plan to Outlaw Plastic Bags in Outer Banks, North Carolina

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Directories

• This is a directory of nursing homes in Elizabeth City, North Carolina (NC). We are not endorsing any of the health care providers in this directory. In addition, this is not a comprehensive list. If a health care provider would like to be added, please contact our firm at 1-800-752-0042.
• This is a directory of nursing homes in Rocky Mount, North Carolina (NC). We are not endorsing any of the health care providers in this directory. In addition, this is not a comprehensive list. If a health care provider would like to be added, please contact our firm at 1-800-752-0042.
• This is a directory of nursing homes in Kinston, North Carolina (NC). We are not endorsing any of the health care providers in this directory. In addition, this is not a comprehensive list. If a health care provider would like to be added, please contact our firm at 1-800-752-0042.

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North & South Carolina Supreme Court Decisions

• Rowell v. Bowling, Jr. & New Hanover Regional Medical Center is a medical malpractice case and this decision focuses on whether or not the plaintiff's appeal that their complaint was not properly reviewed by a medical expert prior to trial should be affirmed
• Watts v. North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources is a tort claims case and this decision focuses on the defendant's admission of negligence and waiving their argument that no duty is owed to the plaintiff due to the public duty doctrine.
• Hughes v. Rivera-Ortiz and Callaway Associates is a medical malpractice case dealing with alleged sexual assault by Rivera-Ortiz (the defendant). This decision focuses on the plantiff's Rule 59 motion for new trial on damages and ratification of negligence by a medical clinic.

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Injury Case Actual Testimony Excerpts

• As experienced Virginia/Carolina injury lawyers often in court, we constantly receive testimony of experts and witnesses by deposition or during trial (Group 2)
• Testimony Excerpt - CSX Chief Medical Officer
• Testimony Excerpt - Dr. J. Leonard Goldner, Orthopedic Surgeon

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Case Results

We have a proven track record of winning cases.  Read more about our case results and contact a Carolina injury attorney from our office if you have been seriously injured in an accident or from medical malpractice or nursing home abuse.  Our Carolina injury lawyers have over a century of combined legal experience.

Car & Motorcycle Accidents

• Motorcycle Passengers Recover $1,512,000.00

Awarded: $1,512,000.00

• Rear Ender-Neck/Cervical Fusion Surgery, Lost Income and Earnings
• Pedestrians Struck by Automobile Recover $540,000.00

Awarded: $545,000.00

• Car Accident-minivan-knee surgery
• Crosswalk Accident With Broken Leg Settles For $227,000.00

Awarded: $227,000

• Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome brings verdict of $170,000.00

Awarded: $170,000.00

• Car Accident-Interstate Rear End Accident-Recovery for Future Medical Surgery Expenses (Va Beach, VA-I-264)

Awarded: $130,000.00

• Driver, Passengers Rear-Ended by Drunk Driver, Serious Injuries-Second Offense Drunk Driver Sued

Awarded: $110,000 (Four Injured, Rear-Ended By drunk driver)

• Pedestrian Hit by Car Driver, Serious Leg Injury, Crosswalk-$100,000 Settlement

Awarded: $100,000 Pedestrian/Crosswalk Settlement

• Soft Tissue Injuries Caused by Auto Accident

Awarded: $30,000.00

• Car Driver Injured in Intersection Collision/Accident

Awarded: $21,000.00

• Black Ice Causes Multiple Accidents, One Death

Awarded: $410,000.00

• Low Property Damage Wreck With Pre-Existing Shoulder Injury

Awarded: $50,000.00

• Judge awards three times the insurance company's offer on case of disputed liability
• VIRGINIA BEACH HEAD-ON CAR WRECK/JURY VERDICT - $25,000.00

Awarded: $25,000.00

• Chesapeake Driver Rear Ended When Slowing Car To Avoid Deer

Awarded: The case settled shortly after the insurance defense lawyer took our client’s deposition for approximately $73,500.00.

• REAR-ENDER NETS $75,000.00 VERDICT

Awarded: $50,000.00

• Serious Auto Accident Causes Death of Infant

Awarded: Confidential Sum

Crashes Caused by Trucks

• Truck-Train crossing collision-back injuries
• MACK truck-trailer-wreck/leg fractures
• Automobile Accident Causing Coma and Paralysis

Awarded: Counsel settled with the motorist's insurer, and then with two additional underinsurance carriers for a total settlement of $600,000 which constituted all available insurance.

• Collision Between Two Big Rigs Creates Fireball

Awarded: Case settled at mediation for $450,000.00, from the parked truck’s insurance, plus additional monies and concessions from the client’s workers’ compensation insurer

• Virginia Automobile Accident

Awarded: The case was settled for $350,000.00 without the necessity of a trial.

• Automobile wreck with drunk driver causes connective tissue injury

Awarded: Settled for $19,000.00 before trial.

• TRACTOR-TRAILER/CAR WRECK WRONGFUL DEATH SETTLEMENT

Awarded: $2.4 Million Car/Truck/Tractor Trailer Wrongful Death Settlement

Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes

• Retained Surgical Sponge and Subsequent Complications

Awarded: $425,000.00 Settlement

• Failed Back Surgery

Awarded: The case was settled before the trial for 1.25 million dollars.

• Failure to Diagnose/ER Doctor/vascular incident (aortic aneurysim)

Awarded: $700,000.00

• Gastric Bypass (stomach stapling) Surgery complications

Awarded: $550,000.00 settlement during mediation.

• Gallbladder Surgery Error

Awarded: $425,000

• Pharmacy-Prescription Error

Awarded: $200,000

• Pharmacy Error-vascular incident-Coumadin
• Misdiagnosis Results in $650,000.00 Settlement

Awarded: $650,000.00

• Medical Negligence-Improper Medication Injection

Awarded: Confidential Sum

Railroad Injury/FELA

• Shoulder Injury requiring surgery for Locomotive Engineer

Awarded: The Jacksonville, Florida State Court jury returned a $978,000.00 verdict in favor of TA against the railroad.

• Locomotive Engineer with Shoulder and Knee Injuries

Awarded: Several days before court-ordered mediation, the parties arrived at a settlement of $950,000.00.

• Railroad Conductor gets back injury due to fall in ballast depression

Awarded: The case was settled for $900,000

• Railroad conductor/back injury-surgery/Safety Appliance act Violations
• Locomotive Engine Fire causes Rail Engineer right arm and wrist surgery

Awarded: The case was settled at mediation for $700,000.00

• Rail Conductor receives back injuries as a result of Train-Truck Crossing Collision

Awarded: A $650,000.00 jury verdict. (Note: the jury verdict was twenty times larger than what the insurer offered just before trial).

• Rail yard injury - rotator cuff surgeries on conductor

Awarded: $600,000

• Knee Injuries and Low Back Injuries to Railroad Engineer

Awarded: On the morning of trial, the passenger railroad settled with MM for $350,000.00. The case proceeded to jury verdict against the trucking defendant and a $564,000.00 verdict was returned. (Under Virginia law, a credit in favor of the trucking company was then applied, so that MM's gross recovery as to all parties was $564,000.00).

• Heavy lifting injury - ticket agent-clerk

Awarded: $450,000 settlement (Settlement monies will be used by WG and his family to allow him to retrain for a lighter type of job outside the railroad industry)

• Back and Neck Injuries to Rail Conductor due to Derailment, faulty switch

Awarded: The case was settled during suit for $370,000.00

• Rail Conductor gets Career Ending Injury due to Bad "Drawhead"

Awarded: Settled for $367,000.00 before trial.

• Back Injury to rail conductor operating a "derailler"

Awarded: The case settled for $333,000.00.

• Railroad-Roadway Crossing Accident - Car Passengers Injured

Awarded: The firm settled the claims against State Farm/driver for $50,000.00 and $29,000.00 and settled the claims against Norfolk Southern for $32,000.00 and $22,000.00. Each settlement was approved under the infant settlement provisions of Virginia law.

• Railroad Conductor Neck Injury and Surgery from a Motor Vehicle Accident

Awarded: Confidential Settlement Satisfactory to Client.

• Amtrak Worker Slips on Ice in Richmond, Virginia (VA). Two Knee Surgeries.

Awarded: Case settled after extensive negotiation with Amtrak about what the claim was worth for approximately $150,000.00.

• Conductor Back Injury-Railroad Engine Stairwell Light Not Working-Regulation Violation Proved

Awarded: Confidential Sum

• AMTRAK ENGINEER SETTLES WITH AMTRAK AND CSX OVER DERAILMENT

Awarded: Amtrak Engineer Settles His Injury Claims With Trucking company, Amtrak and CSX Arising From Amtrak Derailment

• Railroad Conductor/Diesel Fume Asthma/Lung Disease
• West Virginia Supreme Court Reinstates Railroad Engineer’s Mesothelioma Wrongful Death Suit, Ruling Railroad’s Release Of Claims Was Void
• Multiple Asbestos-Mesothelioma Cancer Settlements-Railroad companies
• Railroad Employee Recovers Confidential Sum for Injuries Suffered in a Lifting Injury

Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• Gas Station Worker Pinned In building-train derailment, brain injury

Awarded: $46,000,000, with Interest 60 Million

• Brain Injury To Railroad Engineer Caused By Exploding Valve on Engine (verdict)

Awarded: $365,000.00

Wrongful Death

• Wrongful Death-Car Struck By Tractor Trailer

Awarded: $2,400,000.00

• Wrongful Death settlements-Asbestos/Mesothelioma Cases
• Car Accident-Death of Minor/Child-Wrongful Death Settlement

Slips, Trips & Falls

• Fiberglass Ladder Defect-Knee Injury/surgery-Bauer brand
• Skiing/Ski Lift Operator Negligence-Knee/Leg Injury
• Insurance Adjuster Recovers $150,000.00 for Injuries Sustained at Local Restaurant

Awarded: 150,000.00

• Department Store Shelf Falls on Customer

Awarded: $120,000.00

• Trip & Fall, Foot/Leg Injuries at a Virginia Restaurant

Awarded: Confidential Settlement

All Serious Injuries

• Personal Injury/Partial Loss of Eyesight-Bar/Restaurant/Nightclub Lack of Security- $500,000.00 VA Settlement

Awarded: $500,000

• Pilot Suffers Electrical Shock Injury At Hotel Ending Commercial Pilot’s Career--Settlement Soon Before Federal Court Jury Trial

Awarded: 1.5 Million Settlement For Electrical Shock Injury to Hotel Guest/Pilot

Miscellaneous

• Faulty Product - Fiberglass Stepladder Failure

Awarded: Ultimately, the parties all submitted to mediation carried out by a retired judge. The case was resolved for $375,000.00, with part paid by both Bauer and AT&T.

• Skiing Accident

Awarded: The case was tried and the jury returned a verdict for $150,000.00, plus interest and costs. No settlement offer was ever made before the verdict.

• Hotel Guest-Glass Coffee Carafe Shatters-Hand Injury

Awarded: Hand Injury Settlement/Glass Coffee Carafe Shatters-Hotel Guest

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DISCLAIMER: PLEASE NOTE THAT EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT, AND THE VERDICTS AND SETTLEMENTS MENTIONED ON THIS WEBSITE, WHILE ACCURATE, DO NOT REPRESENT WHAT WE MAY OBTAIN FOR YOU IN YOUR CASE.

Slips, Trips & Falls

• Insurance Adjuster Recovers $150,000.00 for Injuries Sustained at Local restaurant

Awarded: 150,000.00

• Trip & Fall, Foot/Leg Injuries at Restaurant

Awarded: Confidential Settlement

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FAQs

Car & Motorcycle Accidents

• I was in a  car wreck in North Carolina (NC) and I don't know the name of the insurance company for the driver who caused the collision because he claimed that he did not have his card with him at the accident scene.  What now?

• Is it necessary to prove that the other driver was at-fault in causing the accident to recover for an injury from the insurance company in North Carolina (NC) after a car wreck?

• What is a legal deposition?

Crashes Caused by Trucks

• Are the rules of the road different for drivers of large commercial trucks than for cars?
  
  
• Is the law applying to a car and truck wreck case different from a car injury case and how?

Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes

• What is the North Carolina (NC) statute of limitations for a personal injury in a medical malpractice case?

Railroad Injury/FELA

• I've retired from the railroad a long time ago. Can I still file a claim for an asbestos cancer or mesothelioma diagnosis?
• I've been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer.  I was never told it was connected to the railroad work I did many years ago.  Can I still bring a railroad injury or disease claim?
• How can a railroad injury lawyer prove that the asbestos cancer or mesothelioma arose from exposure at the railroad?  

Brain Damage/Head Injuries

• I was never diagnosed with a closed head injury or a brain injury at first-what does that do to my potential case?

Wrongful Death

• What exactly is a wrongful death claim?
  
• Are the laws or rules applying to a wrongful death claim different from a personal injury not involving death?

Slips, Trips & Falls

• If I file a lawsuit against a landowner in response to a slip and fall injury, what will landowner potentially argue against my claim?
• What exactly are "slip and fall" and "trip and fall" injuries?
• What if I slip and fall on my landlord's property, at work, or at a public location like a mall? How does the location affect my claim?

Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)

• If a train, bus, airplane, or other common carrier vehicle hits me and I'm injured, what can I recover for my injuries?
• Is there a deadline for me to file a claim if I suffered injuries from a bus, train, cruise ship or airplane accident?

Dangerous Drugs/Product Recalls

• If I file a defective product claim, what should I expect the other person/group to argue against my claim?
• What is necessary to win a product liability lawsuit?
• What are "defective products" and what does "product liability" mean?

All Serious Injuries

• Can the other party ask about legal advice or discussions which took place between you and your lawyer?
• What are interrogatories?
• What role do interrogatories play in a lawsuit?

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