Depositions In Personal Injury Lawsuits

Court Reporter If you are involved in a personal injury lawsuit as a plaintiff, a defendant, or a witness, it is likely you will be participating in an oral deposition at some point. In advance of being called for a…

5 Things You Should Not Do After An Accident

1) Not Seek Medical Treatment Some injuries are not immediately apparent. Adrenaline from an accident can mask an injury that may only be apparent after time. Failing to seek medical treatment at the time of the accident can undermine your…

National Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Distracting driving continues to be a massive problem nationwide, causing thousands of injuries and fatalities in related accidents each year. With this troublesome trend in mind, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has christened April as “National Distracted Driving…

THE KEY TO SUCCESSFUL REPRESENTATION: COMMUNICATION

“What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” This famous quotation from the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke, summarizes the main reason personal injury attorneys lose clients. Successful client communication can go a long way to help you retain existing…

Common Injuries from Slip and Fall Accidents

It can happen to anyone, anytime.  A slippery walkway, icy sidewalks, or just tripping over a badly-placed area rug — a sudden fall can happen anywhere.  Depending on where you fall and how severe it is, there are a plethora…

The Dreaded “Degeneration” Diagnosis? Not So Fast

Insurance companies love to see “Degenerative Disk Disease” and other similar diagnoses of degeneration in medical records, and they – inaccurately – deny claims based on the fact that they assert the claim is based on a pre-existing or unrelated…

Drug Charges: 3 Common Case Factors

  Marijuana in a Car Constructive Possession First Offenders Programs Marijuana in a Car We see the vast majority of our North Carolina marijuana possession cases when people have drugs in their car or have been smoking at some point…