The Charlotte Observer recently investigated the deaths of several jail inmates in North Carolina whose medical conditions had been neglected by the jail health services, and whose families had [...]
“All medical devices have benefits and risks,” warns the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the government agency responsible for monitoring reports of adverse events and other problems [...]
North Carolina’s workers’ compensation laws are designed to provide “win-win” results for employee and employer, protecting employers from personal injury lawsuits and injured workers can be [...]
Under North Carolina law, property owners have an obligation to keep their property safe. Someone entering the property naturally has a reasonable expectation of not getting hurt. [...]
A fun and frolicsome white-water rafting excursion for recent high school graduates last year in North Carolina led to a dreadful consequence, when one of the grads, a young woman named [...]
Medical malpractice law in the U.S. falls under the authority of the individual states. As medical malpractice lawsuits begin to proliferate in the late 20th century, and media accounts drew [...]
When an injured person is awarded damages for “pain and suffering” as the result of a personal injury lawsuit, the phrase commonly refers to the combination of physical pain and emotional [...]
Whether they are necessary or not, personal injury settlement agreements often include on-disclosure agreements, especially in, but not limited to, medical malpractice settlements. A [...]
When you are injured in a vehicle wreck, your personal injury attorney will do his or her best to secure the compensation you deserve. How much of a settlement you will be awarded depends on [...]
