Most personal injury attorneys will not accept a “small dollar value” car accident case. Your case is considered small if the total amount of your property damage is less than $2,000.00, and if you do…
Often a potential client will call our office and ask who pays my attorney’s fees. Sometimes they object when told that the contingency fee will come out of their award and state: “shouldn’t the other…
In February, the North Carolina Industrial Commission approved a revised medical fees schedule that will save North Carolina’s Workers’ Compensation system about $27 million annually. The new fee schedule is currently going into effect and…
Three people were killed when two school buses collided into each other in Knoxville, Tennessee on Tuesday at 3:00pm. An adult teacher’s aide on one of the buses was killed. Twenty-three other children were taken…
How to obtain the North Carolina Crash Report form (DMV-349)? If you are involved in a car, truck or motorcycle accident in North Carolina, you probably will want to get a copy of your accident…
As a lawyer who is licensed to practice in several states, one question that I initially asked is: “why does the jury selection process in the North Carolina state courts take so long?” The answer…
On August 19, 2014, the North Carolina Court of Appeals released a decision that may significantly affect the non-judicial foreclosure process in the state. The ruling states that a creditor in North Carolina seeking to…
You might be planning a trip to a local farm for a hayride this weekend, but how safe are these rides? A tragic accident in Maine is just the most recent in a string of…
It’s hard to believe, but Halloween is here again. Here are some tips to ensure that your kids stay safe while creating some memories that they’ll have for life: Make sure that the annual pumpkin…
Brian Ferguson, a cable installer, lent his wife, Angella, the van provided by his employer, the cable company KTS, and she got into an accident. The other parties in the accident (“Plaintiffs”) sued, and claimed…