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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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We frequently add articles relating to a range of Carolina personal injury topics to this section of our website. Learn about car accident, motorcycle accident, truck accident, boat accident, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, railroad accident, slip and fall, wrongful death cases and more. Our law firm represents injured victims throughout South Carolina and North Carolina.

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Car & Motorcycle Accidents:

South Carolina Motorcycle Laws | Carolina Motorcycle Accident Attorneys
Description: South Carolina has a number of motorcycle laws that are meant to keep bikers safe while also allowing them freedom. In this article, learn about South Carolina's state-specific motorcycle laws involving helmets, lane sharing, lane splitting, mufflers, windshields, age restrictions, passenger footrests, and handlebar height.
Motorcycle Accidents And DUI | Drunk Driving And Motorcycles | Carolina Motorcycle Accident Lawyers
Description: Drinking and driving isn't a problem just for the drivers of cars and trucks. In fact, operating a motorcycle with even small amounts of alcohol consumption can drastically increase the chances of a motorcycle accident and motorcycle accident injury. This legal library article explores the issues of biker drinking and driving.
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.
Description: If your car breaks down on the highway, don't panic. There are some simple steps you should follow to help navigate your way out of this challenging situation. If you've suffered an injury as a result of an accident on the highway, please consider giving our law firm a call so you can talk to an actual attorney for free. Our number is 1-800-752-0042.
Causes of North Carolina & South Carolina Van Accidents | Carolina Van Accident Attorney
Description: Fifteen-passenger vans are the popular choice for church groups, sports teams, community groups, and large families. However, 15-passenger vans have proved deadly over the past decade - due to the vehicles' rollover risk, poor safety features, and lack of three-point seat belts. Learn more about why large van accidents can be so deadly and what you can do to prevent future 15-passenger van accidents.
Drunk Driving Statistics & DUI Facts | Carolina DUI Accident Lawyer
Description: Everyone knows that drunk driving and DUI accidents are a huge problem on the roads of the United States - but many would be shocked to know just how many car accident fatalities in North Carolina and South Carolina involve alcohol and irresponsible driving. Learn some revealing and sometimes shocking facts and numbers concerning drunk driving in America.

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Crashes Caused by Trucks:

Trucks Accidents And Mechanical Failure
Description: Did you know that mechanical failure is the second most common cause of truck accidents? Because of the heavy use of commercial trucks - paired with their size and weight - trucks are very susceptible to potentially dangerous mechanical problems that can lead to truck accidents.
Carolina Truck Accidents: Improperly Loaded Trucks
Description: Many people are aware of common truck driver errors, but what happens when a big rig or tractor-trailer has been improperly loaded or overloaded? In many cases, a truck that is not correctly loaded as outlined in the federal regulation will become involved in a truck accident.
Carolina Truck Accidents: Truck Driver Distractions
Description: For truckers, the road is their office and their cab is their cubicle. Because they spend their work day on the road, they are much more likely than other drivers to engage in multi-tasking that results in driver distractions. Learn what the most common driver distractions for truck drivers are that cause truck accidents.
Top Five Truck Accident Facts in North Carolina
Description: As lawyers focusing our work on serious injuries from commercial truck wrecks, the following items are some of the best evidence of the significant problems faced on North Carolina roads because of big rigs:

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Medical Malpractice/Doctor Mistakes:

Anesthesia Errors And North Carolina Medical Malpractice
Description: One of the most common types of surgical errors have nothing to do with the surgeon and everything to do with the Anesthesiologist. Learn more about examples of anesthesia errors, why anesthesia errors occur, and how they can be prevented.
What Is The Role Of A North Carolina Medical Expert Witness?
Description: What is the role of a North Carolina medical malpractice expert witness? Learn more about why a medical expert is vital for a winning medical malpractice case and how medical experts can help juries better understand NC med mal lawsuits.
Does Your North Carolina Doctor Have A History Of Medical Malpractice?
Description: North Carolina lawmakers have recently decided to create a searchable online database of medical malpractice information for all NC doctors. This new database of medical malpractice information can help potential patients pick health professionals with stellar records.
Medical Malpractice Statistics | North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawyer
Description: Do you know how many people each year die because of medical malpractice? Or how many serious medication mistakes are made each year in the United States? Or what percentage of doctors are sued at some point during their careers? Learn some shocking medical malpractice statistics.
North Carolina Statute Of Limitations And Medical Malpractice | North Carolina Medical Malpractice Attorney
Description: When you suffer from medical malpractice in North Carolina, you only have a small window of time to consult a lawyer and file a medical malpractice lawsuit. Learn more about the North Carolina medical malpractice statute of limitations in this legal article.

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Railroad Injury/FELA:

Association of American Railroads Recommends Safety Measures and Injury Prevention for Hand Brake Operation
Description: Railroad companies have their own policies and procedures when it comes to hand brake operation, but the AAR has some common sense suggestions that could have prevent serious injury for most rail workers.
Preventing Train-Car Accidents | Carolina Train And Railroad Accident Attorneys
Description: Many of the serious train-car accidents that occur in South Carolina and North Carolina could have easily been prevented with common sense and common knowledge. In the following legal article, learn a few simple lessons about train-car safety and accident prevention that could save your life.
Asbestos, Mesothelioma Cancer, And Railroad Workers
Description: Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos - and hundreds of railroad workers have been exposed to asbestos on the job, either in the locomotives they worked on or in the railroad buildings where they were employed. If you've been diagnosed with mesothelioma, please give our law firm a call so you can talk to a real lawyer for free. Our number is 1-800-752-0042.
Man Injured When His Train Went onto Siding of Tracks
Description: The plaintiff was controlling a “loaded coal train” when it suddenly went onto a siding because a switch was not aligned properly. At about 40 mile per hour, the train crashed into a group of cars, derailing the engine and sending it plummeting with the victim inside.
Accidents and Injuries to North Carolina Locomotive Engineers
Description: Railroad work is dangerous and many train crew personnel have been hurt or killed on the job in North Carolina (NC) over the years, including those who worked for Norfolk Southern (NS), Amtrak or CSX. Our law firm has been representing injured railroad engineers for decades.

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Brain Damage/Head Injuries:

The Long Term Costs Of A Brain Injury
Description: Some people think that personal injury settlements have gotten out of hand - but do you know the lifetime cost of a serious brain injury? The average is $3 million in medical bills and care - not to mention emotional trauma, loss of quality of life, and pain and suffering. Learn more about the long-term costs of traumatic brain injuries and closed head injuries
Brain Injury From Accidents in North Carolina Pose a Significant Problem for Families
Description: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a very important and current topic in injury lawyer circles. Unfortunately, many people who suffer a mild or moderate traumatic brain injury go undiagnosed for some time after the car wreck or other accident which harmed them. Part of the reason for this delay in the medical recognition of the effects of closed head injury is that is most cases these kinds of injuries are not detected by the common hospital diagnostic equipment like CT scans and MRI’s.
Brain Injury Statistics
Description: Brain injuries can have an array of life-altering consequences and long-term affects -- and they are much more common than you might think. Learn more about traumatic brain injury statistics, such as how much a brain injury costs over a lifetime, from this brain injury fact sheet.

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Wrongful Death:

Fireworks Explosion in Ocracoke, North Carolina (NC) Kills Three
Description: According to an article in today’s Virginian Pilot, a pyrotechnics crew was injured when a truck carrying fireworks exploded Saturday. Two of the crew members were killed and three others were injured.
Frequently Asked Questions About Salmonella Food Poisoning
Description: Salmonella is a dangerous form of food poisoning that kills about 400 Americans each year. In this article, we answer some common questions about salmonella food poisoning that can educate you on how to keep your family safe from this sometimes dangerous bacteria.
Carolina Amusement Park Accidents And Theme Park Accidents
Description: A trip to the amusement park in North Carolina or South Carolina is supposed to be fun, but each year hundreds of people are injured on theme park rides and some even lose their lives. Learn more about theme park ride accidents and amusement park injuries.
The Best North Carolina (NC) Attorneys Use Focus Groups to Win Serious Injury and Wrongful Death Cases
Description: The injury lawyers from our Elizabeth City, North Carolina law firm regularly run focus groups to discover the best way to convince jurors that they should award large amounts of money to our clients who have the most severe injuries, like cases where the person died, suffered a brain injury, or was left a paraplegic or quadriplegic.
Dog Bite Statistics
Description: You may know that dog bites are somewhat common injuries, but the true extent of dog bite incidents is extremely shocking. Learn actual dog bite statistics.

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Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus):

Man Loses One Leg and Sight in One Eye after Falling onto Tracks
Description: Although we have shared and heard countless stories about injuries that occur while riding a train, it is rare to hear of an incident where someone has been hurt waiting for one. The victim was waiting on the platform at a station in Brooklyn when he heard a subway train coming his way.
The FAA: Could They Prevent More Airplane Accidents?
Description: The FAA is a relatively new federal organization responsible for investigating plane crashes and preventing future airline accidents and airline accident injuries. However, the government agency has had trouble doing its part to regulate commercial airlines.
Boating Accidents In The Carolinas
Description: Boating is a fun activity for the whole family - but if the proper safety precautions are not taken, a weekend boating trip can turn tragic. Learn about the most common causes of boating accidents in the Carolinas as well as what you can do to prevent boating accidents and boating injuries.
Bus Accidents In North Carolina And South Carolina
Description: Buses are a popular form of public transportation for children and adults alike. However, bus accidents are increasingly common and can lead to serious injuries or even death. Learn a few shocking bus accident statistics as well as why bus accident injuries are so prevalent.

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Dangerous Drugs/Product Recalls:

New Fentanyl-like Patch gets FDA approval, Potentially as Lethal as Original Dangerous Drug
Description: Fentanyl pain patches caused serious side effects and eventually forced a major recall and lawsuits against the manufacturer. There is now a new pain patch preparing to hit the market that is eerily similar to Fentanyl and could be just as dangerous.
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.
Description: Prescription drugs can be extremely dangerous. This article explores those potential dangers.

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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."
Description: Suffered an injury in a bicycle crash and need experienced legal representation? Look no further. Our attorneys have over 100 years of combined legal experience. Call our office immediately at 1-800-752-0042 for a FREE, confidential consultation.
Why “Wii” Care: Trial Lawyers from Across the Country Donate Popular Gaming Systems to Patients [PDF]
Description: This articles talks about the successful donation of multiple Nintendo Wii gaming systems to hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and nursing homes across the United States. Shapiro, Cooper, Lewis, & Appleton participated in the event.
House Approve Plan to Outlaw Plastic Bags in Outer Banks, North Carolina
Description: While shopping for groceries we often hear that infamous question at the checkout line, “paper or plastic?” Residents in North Carolina, specifically the Outer Banks area, should get used to responding “paper” as the “plastic” part of the question may soon be obsolete.

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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 [PDF]
Description: This decision was produced by the North Carolina Court of Appeals in New Hanover County.
Weaver v. Sheppa is a medical malpractice case dealing with the sufficiency of expert testimony on proximate cause. [PDF]
Description: This is a North Carolina Supreme Court decision.
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. [PDF]
Description: This is a North Carolina Supreme Court decision.
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. [PDF]

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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)
Description: We are Virginia/Carolina injury lawyers often in court, we constantly receive testimony of experts and witnesses by deposition or during trial. To familiarize potential clients and consumers with how deposition and trial testimony works, we have posted such testimony to our injury law website (Group 2)
Testimony Excerpt - CSX Chief Medical Officer
Description: Testimony in a personal injury case.
Testimony Excerpt - Dr. J. Leonard Goldner, Orthopedic Surgeon [PDF]
Description: Real case deposition testimony.
Testimony Excerpts - CSX Locomotive Engineer
Description: Deposition testimony from an actual railroad injury case
Testimony Excerpts - Foreman for James Coal Co. [PDF]
Description: Deposition testimony for an actual injury case

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