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Dangerous Drug Lawsuit: Man Claims Diabetes Drug Avandia Caused Heart Attack

Posted on November 19, 2009
A 58-year-old man has filed a dangerous drug lawsuit against GlaxosmithKline because he says that the medication Avandia caused his heart attack. Kenneth L. Bryan had taken the prescription drug for his diabetes. In his personal injury lawsuit, Bryan claims that he suffered a heart attack two years after he started taking Avandia...

North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Names City of Morganton and Three Officers as Defendants

Posted on November 16, 2009
The sister of a man who died after being Tasered in 2007 is suing the city of Morganton and three Department of Public Safety officers for his North Carolina wrongful death. Pamela Carroll wants the case to go to trial. Her brother, Donald Grant Clarke, sustained brain injuries when he fell into a concrete porch after the officers Tasered him...

North Carolina Injuries to Children: 1 Million Maclaren Strollers Recall Warns about Fingertip Amputation Hazard

Posted on November 11, 2009
North Carolina and South Carolina parents with Maclaren strollers have reason to be concerned following reports that 12 children suffered fingertip amputations in the hinges of the foldable umbrella models. Following the child injury accidents, Maclaren and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling approximately one million strollers...

Products Liability: Two Families Sue for Wrongful Deaths of Loved Ones Fatally Burned While Wearing Flammable Bathrobes

Posted on November 06, 2009
Last month, two wrongful death lawsuits were filed by plaintiffs whose loved ones died tragically when the chenille bathrobes they were wearing caught fire. Bathrobe manufacturer Blair Corp. is the defendant named in both complaints. Atwilda Brown, was making tea when the catastrophic accident happened...

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Raleigh Motorcyclist Dies Following North Carolina Injury Accident

Posted on November 03, 2009
The Raleigh man who was injured in a hit-and-run North Carolina traffic accident has died. Michael Stegler was 49. The Raleigh motorcycle accident happened on October 2 when Stegler?s motorcycle was struck by a van that did not stop at the crash site...

Kids are Twice as Likely to Die in North Carolina Pedestrian Accidents on Halloween Night, Says Safe Kids USA

Posted on October 26, 2009
According to Safe Kids USA, a child?s chances of dying in a pedestrian accident more than doubles on Halloween night. 4-10pm on October 31 is when child pedestrian fatality statistics go from 1 child death/night (for these same six hours) to 2.2 kid fatalities for the evening...

Burned Goldsboro Driver Injured in Fayetteville, North Carolina Truck Crash is In Critical Condition

Posted on October 24, 2009
As of yesterday, a Goldsboro tanker-truck driver who sustained burn injuries from a Fayetteville, North Carolina truck accident on Interstate 95 on Monday night remains in critical condition. Frankie Graves is in Chapel Hill at the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center...

Wrongful Death?: Following 3rd ?Sweat Lodge? Fatality, One Family Member Cries ?Murder?

Posted on October 19, 2009
A third person has died after participating in the sweat lodge ceremony facilitated by self-help expert James Arthur Ray. Participants paid over $9,000 each to take part in his ?Spiritual Warrior? program. Part of the program involved over 50 people entering a sweat lodge for a purification ceremony...

Court of Appeals Gives Green Light for Widow?s North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against City of Gastonia

Posted on October 12, 2009
A woman?s Gaston County, North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Gastonia can move forward, says the NC Court of Appeals. The appellate court reversed a Superior Court judge?s decision to drop the lawsuit because of a procedural technicality...

Two Parasailing Companies File Complaint to Limit Wrongful Death Liability in Parasailing Accident that Claimed Lives of Two Women

Posted on October 10, 2009
Two North Carolina parasailing companies, NC Watersports and Ocean Isle Beach Water Sports, have filed a complaint in federal court seeking to either remove them from wrongful death liability or limit any potential civil compensation to a $100,000 cap for the parasailing deaths of two women...

Charlotte, North Carolina Injury Law Firm Offers Teen Drivers College Scholarships While Discouraging Drunk Driving

Posted on October 05, 2009
The Law Offices of Michael A. DeMayo, LLP is proud to offer 15 high school seniors the chance to win a $2,500 college scholarship--$37,500 in total. The winners will be selected based on several criteria, including their respective presentations on how to prevent minors from driving while drunk...

NHTSA Reports Nearly 6,000 Distracted Driving Deaths in 2008

Posted on September 30, 2009
It?s been official for some time now. Texting while driving is dangerous. So why do many people still do it? The risks that come with this bad driving habit are the focus of this week?s Distracted Driving Summit being held by the US Department of Transportation...

Did Gastonia Police Officer Commit North Carolina Police Brutality When He Fatally Shot Man with Knife?

Posted on September 22, 2009
The Gaston Gazette is reporting that Debbie Keeter is still waiting to see whether criminal charges will be filed against the Gastonia police detective who fatally shot her son in the head. Keeter says that less fatal measures could have been taken to apprehend her son, who was confused and in the middle of a stabbing brawl with men who allegedly threatened to kill him at the time...

North Carolina Child Death Fatality Rate was Lowest Ever in 2008

Posted on September 16, 2009
Good news for children 17 years of age and under in North Carolina. The death rate in the state for minors hit its lowest level yet in 2008, dropping 5% from the year before to 71 fatalities for every one hundred children. According to the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force, 1,573 minors died in 2008...

1,433 People Died in 1,324 North Carolina Motor Vehicle Crashes in 2008, Says FARS

Posted on September 12, 2009
According to data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, there were 37,261 US traffic deaths in 2008. 1,433 of those fatalities occurred during the 1,324 North Carolina motor vehicle accidents that happened last year. Nationally, there were: ? 50,430 motor vehicle crashes ? 25,428 motor vehicle occupant deaths ? 714 bicyclist deaths ? 1,045 child traffic fatalities (under age 13) ? 4,054 teen traffic deaths ? 4,268 of the fatalities were older seniors (ages 70 and over) ? 4...

NASCAR Driver Jeremy Mayfield Files North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against His Stepmother

Posted on September 08, 2009
In North Carolina, Jeremy Mayfield, the suspended NASCAR Sprint Cup driver, is suing Lisa Mayfield, his stepmother, over his father?s wrongful death. Terry Mayfield passed away on September 5, 2007. Police and the medical examiner say that he committed suicide by shooting himself in the chest...

Lawsuit Accuses Toyota of Concealing Evidence in Hundreds of Rollover Accidents

Posted on September 03, 2009
A former attorney for Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. is suing his former employer for allegedly forcing him to withhold evidence from the victims of hundreds of rollover accidents. Dimitrios P. Biller says that not only did the world?s largest motor vehicle manufacturer make him conceal the evidence from plaintiffs who had sustained injuries or lost loved ones, but he claims that the company then made him resign two years ago...

Raleigh Pedestrian Accident Claims the Life of 6-Year-Old North Carolina Girl

Posted on August 25, 2009
Ashley E. Ramos-Hernandez, 6, died last Wednesday after she was struck by a sport utility vehicle during a Raleigh pedestrian accident. The deadly North Carolina traffic incident occurred during the afternoon close to the intersection of Hillock Drive and North Hills as the young girl was crossing the street...

North Carolina Wrongful Death Filed in Murder of Ashe County Man

Posted on August 20, 2009
The estate of Jimmy Blevins is suing his confessed murderer for North Carolina wrongful death. Blevins went missing in February 2007. When he disappeared, he left chicken cooking and his TV on. His grandmother would later say that she saw him ride away with Freddie Hammer...

Fayetteville, North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Teen?s Drowning Accident in Drainage Ditch Can Continue, Says Judge

Posted on August 18, 2009
An appellate court judge in Fayetteville says that the North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of 17-year-old Jesse Marquil King can go forward. King drowned in August 2005 after he fell into a flooded ditch during a rainstorm. The ditch?s pipe dragged the teenager under the water...

Vanceboro, North Carolina Car Accident Claims the Lives of Two Women and Injures Seven Passengers

Posted on August 15, 2009
Two women are dead and seven people injured following a deadly head-on North Carolina car crash in Vanceboro on Sunday night. The deceased, Loriann Bobotek, 47, and Christina Sonn, 35, are both from Maryland and were headed toward their respective vacation destinations...

North Carolina Truck Accidents are 23 Times More Likely to Happen When a Trucker is Texting

Posted on August 11, 2009
Although texting while driving will be banned in North Carolina beginning December 2009, that doesn?t mean that car drivers and truckers shouldn?t give up this dangerous form of distracted driving as soon as possible. As a matter of fact, a new Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study is reporting that truck drivers increase their crash risk by 23 times whenever they text...

Preventing North Carolina Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect: State?s New Rating System is Supposed to Help Families Choose Best Assisted Living Facility

Posted on August 06, 2009
North Carolina has unveiled a new nursing home rating system to help families decide which assisted living facility they should admit their elderly or sick loved one to. The new system uses 0 ? 4 stars to rate the quality of care provided at each home...

Parents File North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Lenoir-Rhyne University and Theta Chi Fraternity

Posted on August 04, 2009
The parents of a 19-year-old boy who died during a fraternity event while attending Lenoir-Rhyne University is suing the school and the Theta Chi Fraternity for his wrongful death. Harrison Kowiak died on November 18, 2008. Kowiak was taking part in bulldogging, a game that involves pledges retrieving rocks in a dark field while fraternity members tackle them...

Charlotte, North Carolina Dog Attack Injures 9-Year-Old Girl

Posted on July 27, 2009
A 9-year-old girl was rushed to the hospital on Thursday after the neighbor?s pit bull attacked her. The Charlotte, North Carolina dog mauling incident happened in the girl?s own home after a neighbor brought the pet over so her family could consider whether to buy it...

Chapel Hill Daycare Operator Sued for Infant?s Traumatic Brain Injury

Posted on July 22, 2009
In Durham County, the parents of Lucas Lear are suing Chapel Hill daycare operator Cheryl McAdoo Alston for the 7-month-old's permanent traumatic brain injury. The North Carolina injuries to minor complaint accuses Alston of injuring the boy, who was attending her Cheryl's Infant and Toddler Preschool, and neglecting to get him medical care in a timely manner after she allegedly hurt him...

North Carolina Lawmakers Considers Adding ?Comparative Fault? to State?s Personal Injury Laws

Posted on July 13, 2009
A new North Carolina bill has made its way to the state?s Senate. The legislation, which passed 72-43 in the House, would ask juries and judges to determine how much a North Carolina personal injury should be award based on the premise of ?comparative fault...

Hospital Malpractice?: Medicare Analysis Reports that Too Many People Die Unnecessarily at US Hospitals

Posted on July 09, 2009
According to a U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services analysis, too many people die unnecessarily at US hospitals. Researchers also say that many hospitals seem to serve as revolving doors for patients, with a number of patients ending up back in the hospital within 30 days...

North Carolina Fireworks Explosion Kills Four People Killed on July 4

Posted on July 06, 2009
Four people are dead from injuries they sustained on July 4 in Ocracoke when a truck filled with fireworks exploded. The four victims were workers who were preparing for an Outer Banks celebration for the 4th of July. According to Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives investigators, the fireworks blast was an accident that occurred while the fireworks show was being set up...

Injured Workers Sue Hickory Company Sued for North Carolina Personal Injuries From Con Agra Slim Jim Natural Gas Blast

Posted on July 02, 2009
Energy Systems Analysts, a water heater maker company in Hickory, is one defendant in the North Carolina personal injury lawsuit filed by two people who were injured in the June 9 blast at a Con Agra Slim Jim plant in Garner. 300 people were working at the plant when the deadly work explosion occurred...

North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Accuses Harnett County Nursing Home of Negligence After 85-Year-Old Wanders Away and Falls into Ravine

Posted on June 29, 2009
The daughter of Carrie ?Christine? Evans is suing a North Carolina nursing home for her mother's wrongful death. Serita Cheryl Evans is accusing Millicent Boutchway Shylon, the owner of Primrose Retirement Villa IV, of nursing home negligence leading to Carrie Evans's fatal fall accident earlier this year...

Decreasing the Number of North Carolina Car Accidents: State Bans Text Messaging While Driving

Posted on June 22, 2009
Beginning December 1, North Carolina drivers will no longer be allowed to text message or e-mail while driving. The statewide ban was announced on Friday, after Governor Beverly Perdue signed the new law. The ban on text messaging will hopefully decrease the number of North Carolina car accidents caused by this modern, bad habit...

North Carolina Premises Liability: Two Recent Child Drowning Accidents in Hotels Claim Lives

Posted on June 22, 2009
With almost 300 kids under age 5 drowning in pools and spas every year, it is important that spa owners and managers implement all the necessary safety precautions to prevent more North Carolina child drowning injuries and deaths from happening. Safety initiatives that pool and spa owners and supervisors can take: ? Make sure that the pool is fenced in and that the barricade is high enough to prevent children from being able to climb over or open the gate without adult supervision...

Products Liability: Bausch & Lomb Pays Over $250 Million to 600 Plaintiffs for Eye Fungus Injuries

Posted on June 16, 2009
In the last year, optical products company Bausch & Lomb has settled almost 600 products liability lawsuits related to its ReNu MoistureLoc multi-purpose contact lense solution. Dozens of other individual personal injury complaints are still pending. Over 700 contact lenses users in the US and Asia claim that they suffered from Fusarium keratitis because they used the solution, which was pulled off US store shelves in April 2006...

The Number of North Carolina Elder Abuse and Neglect Complaints is Rising, Say State Officials

Posted on June 08, 2009
North Carolina officials are reporting an increase in complaints of possible elder abuse and neglect incidents, with an approximately 20% increase in the the number of requests made between ?06 ??07 and ?07-?08 to state adult-protection officers asking that they further investigate the allegations...

North Carolina Child Sex Abuse Lawsuit Names Two Priests as the Perpetrators

Posted on June 03, 2009
In Buncombe County Superior Court, a man has filed a North Carolina child sex abuse lawsuit seeking damages for the physical and emotional abuse he says he allegedly suffered as a teenager at the hands of two priests at the Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville...

North Carolina Car Accidents: Over-Correcting is A Common Cause of Auto Crashes

Posted on June 01, 2009
Over-correcting when driving is a common cause of North Carolina car accidents. A driver ends up off the road, overreacts to the situation, and over-corrects in an attempt to avoid causing a motor vehicle crash. Unfortunately, what can end up happening is that by quickly turning the steering wheel to prevent an accident from happening, a single-vehicle rollover or a collision with another motor vehicle can result...

North Carolina Motor Vehicle Crashes: State Highway Patrol Reports 9 Traffic Deaths Over Memorial Day Weekend

Posted on May 28, 2009
According to preliminary statistics from the N.C. Highway Patrol, nine people were killed in North Carolina motor vehicle accidents over the Memorial Day weekend. That is the same amount of people that died over last year?s 3-day holiday period when 534 motor vehicle riders were injured...

After Decrease in North Carolina Motorcycle Deaths in 2008, State Transportation Officials Hope to Continue Rider Fatality Decline in 2009 with Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

Posted on May 24, 2009
North Carolina Governor Perdue is calling the month of May Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. His proclamation is part of a nationwide campaign to remind motorists and other drivers that they share the roads with each other and they must do so safely...

The Law Offices of Michael A DeMayo LLP, A North Carolina Personal Injury Law Firm, Supports the Fight Against Drunk Driving and Helps to Build Habitat for Humanity Homes

Posted on May 19, 2009
This month, The Law Offices of Michael A DeMayo participated in two community service events. The first event was Walk Like MADD, which is hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Michael A DeMayo served as the honorary chair for the annual 5k walk, which took place on May 2...

North Carolina Bill Would Cap Workers? Compensation Benefits After Retirement

Posted on May 16, 2009
In North Carolina, the House is considering a bill that would cap workers? compensation payments for senior workers. The cap would go into effect less than six years (that?s 300 weeks) after a worker turns 65 or becomes eligible to receive Social Security retirement benefits...

Man that Caused North Carolina Car Crash that Killed Siblings May Have Been Having Psychiatric Breakdown

Posted on May 12, 2009
In Wake County, visiting Durham Superior Court Judge Ronald Stephens has decided to continue the hearing in the criminal case of driver Victoriano T. Layon. The 38-year-old Selma man is ready to plead guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the 2008 North Carolina car accident deaths of siblings Wanda Gail Altman, 53, and Daris Wayne Hancock, 49...

North Carolina Products Liability: Tougher Roof Strength Standards Will Provide Better Rollover Crash Protection, Says US Department of Transportation

Posted on May 06, 2009
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is doubling its roof strength requirement for light vehicles weighing up to 6,000 pounds and introducing an actual requirement for vehicles weighting 6,000 to 10,000 pounds. According to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, these tougher standards will offer passengers greater protection during rollover accidents...

Family of North Carolina Woman Who Drowned in Car Files South Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on April 28, 2009
The family of a 77-year-old North Carolina woman who died when she drowned in her car is suing three companies for her wrongful death. In mid-October 2008, Tecora Young left a birthday party at a South Carolina recreational facility and then disappeared...

Holly Springs Family Files First North Carolina Chinese Drywall Lawsuit

Posted on April 22, 2009
The first North Carolina defective Chinese drywall lawsuit has been filed. The plaintiffs are from Holly Springs and the complaint is against builder Stafford Custom Homes. Their lawsuit blames the corroding metals and putrid smell in their home on the toxic material in the walls of their residence that they say made them sick...

North Carolina Bill Banning Text Messaging While Driving Now Goes to Senate

Posted on April 18, 2009
Now that the North Carolina House of Representatives has made it overwhelmingly clear?by a 104 to 5 vote?that texting and emailing while driving should be banned, the bill now heads to the state Senate and then Governor Bev Perdue. If the bill becomes law, anyone caught violating the ban would b fined $100 plus court expenses...

North Carolina Highway Patrol Begins Weeklong Crackdown on Overweight Commercial Trucks

Posted on April 13, 2009
Today marks the beginning of the North Carolina Highway Patrol?s weeklong crackdown on overweight commercial trucks in a number of counties, including Mecklenburg County, Wake County, Robeson County, Guilford County, and Buncombe County. Troopers will be targeting trucks whose weight exceeds what is allowed under federal law, as well as trucks that purposely take alternate routes to avoid weighing stations...

North Carolina Traffic Fatalities Dropped 17% in 2008

Posted on April 07, 2009
According to the North Carolina Transportation Department, the number of people that died in motor vehicle accidents throughout the state in 2008 compared to 2007 decreased by 18%. State transportation officials say there were 1,406 traffic deaths last year, compared to 1,705 the year prior...

New Hanover County to Pay Workers? Compensation Death Benefits to the Family of North Carolina Employee Who Committed Suicide After Becoming the Victim of Assault

Posted on April 03, 2009
In North Carolina, the family of Nancy Hayes will receive workers? compensation death benefits for her 2004 suicide. Hayes, who was employed at the New Hanover County Department of Social Services Food Stamps division, overdosed on prescription pain medication after an unknown assailant attacked her at work...

North Carolina Nursing Home Rampage Leaves Seven Patients and One Nurse Dead and A Visitor and Police Officer with Injuries

Posted on March 31, 2009
In Carthage, North Carolina, seven nursing home residents are dead following a mass shooting at the Pinelake Health and Rehab Center. According to police, an armed man entered the long-term care facility and began shooting at people. The suspect, Robert Stewart, is the estranged husband of a nursing assistant who works at the North Carolina nursing home, and police believe he may have been targeting her...

North Carolina Pediatrician Accused of Child Sex Abuse Agrees to Stop Practicing Medicine Forever

Posted on March 23, 2009
A prominent North Carolina pediatrician accused of child sexual abuse has signed a consent order signaling his agreement to stop practicing medicine in this state or anywhere else. The North Carolina medical board approved the consent order against Dr...

Family Files $50 Million Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Chimp Owner for Mauling Incident

Posted on March 18, 2009
A 55-year-old woman remains in the hospital in critical condition after a friend?s pet chimpanzee attacked her. Charla Nash?s nose, hands, eyelids, and lips were ripped off and a number of her facial bones were crushed during the 12-minute chimp attack that took place in February 2009...

Charlotte Multi- Truck Crash May Have Been Caused by Drowsy FedEx Trucker

Posted on March 11, 2009
In Charlotte, three people sustained injuries on Wednesday when a Fedex truck collided with a tractor-trailer and another truck on I-85 close to Ikea Boulevard. According to troopers, who are still investigating the cause of the North Carolina truck collision, the FedEx trucker may have fallen asleep while driving...

US Supreme Court Upholds Patient?s Right to Sue Drug Maker for Dangerous Drug Even if it Has FDA Approval

Posted on March 05, 2009

North Carolina Bus Accident Sends Students to the Hospital After Car Goes Under Bus

Posted on March 03, 2009

North Carolina Bus Accident Sends Students to the Hospital for Treatment of Minor Injuries After Car Goes Under the Bus

Posted on March 03, 2009

North Carolina Motorcyclist is Seriously Injured After Car Driver Fails to Yield the Right of Way on UNC-Charlotte Campus

Posted on February 25, 2009
In Charlotte, North Carolina, a motorcycle rider sustained serious injuries when his vehicle collided with a car on the UNC-Charlotte campus. According to campus officials, the car hit the motorcycle after failing to yield. The Charlotte motorcyclist, who is a UNCC student, had to be pulled from under the vehicle...

71-Year-Old Motorist Charged with Felony Hit-and-Run in North Carolina Pedestrian Accident Death

Posted on February 23, 2009
In Pender Couny, North Carolina, a senior driver has been charged with felony hit and run in the death of a 30-year-old substitute teacher. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, Amy Suzanne Kornegay was struck by a pickup truck on February 9 while walking along a road...

South Carolina Medical Malpractice Verdict Awards Parents Over $4 Million for Baby?s Brain Injury

Posted on February 17, 2009
A South Carolina jury says Piedmont Medical Center must pay the family of Sierra Wilson $4.4 million for medical malpractice. Wilson, who was born on November 18, 2003, sustained a serious brain injury due to lack of oxygen during delivery. She died from cerebral palsy-related complications three months later...

Greensboro Spa Patient Wins $500,000 North Carolina Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Alternative Medicine Spa

Posted on February 11, 2009
A 38-year-old Greensboro woman won a $500,000 judgment against an alternative medicine spa that she sued for North Carolina personal injury. Shirleen Sifford says she sustained a serious blood infection nearly two years ago after she was treated at Altmed of the Triad for a procedure to reduce fat in her stomach...

Another Teenager Dies in North Carolina Traffic Accident

Posted on February 06, 2009
In Henderson County, a 16-year-old driver died on Tuesday when the vehicle he was driving went off the road and hit a tree. According to North Carolina Highway Police, Travis Sain was driving approximately 50mph in a 40mph zone. Another teenager who was riding in the car with him was transported to Mission Hospital...

Ban Painkiller Darvon, Says Food and Drug Administration Advisory Panel

Posted on February 02, 2009
In a 14-12 vote, an advisory panel for the Food and Drug Administration is recommending a ban on the prescription drug Darvon. The painkiller has been used for over 50 years. First approved in 1957, Darvon is one of the 25 most commonly prescribed medicines...

Spinal Fractures From Motor Vehicle Accidents Can Be Prevented if Seat Belts are Used Along with Air Bags, Says New Research

Posted on January 28, 2009
The chances of a motor vehicle occupant sustaining a spinal fracture decreases if the driver or front side passenger is wearing a seat belt and riding in a car equipped with air bags. This information comes from research gathered from records of over 20,000 auto accident victims who received medical attention at Wisconsin hospitals after t auto collisions that occurred between 1994 and 2002...

National Safety Council Wants All US States to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving

Posted on January 23, 2009
The National Safety Council wants US lawmakers to push for a nationwide ban of all cell phone use while driving. The NSC says that even hands-free devices are a distraction to drivers, who should be focusing all of their attention on the road and in the vehicle and not on a phone or text messaging conversation going on with someone who is elsewhere...

Family of Lenoir-Rhyne University Student Killed in Fraternity Activity Intends to File North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on January 19, 2009
The relatives of Harrison Kowiak, a 19-year-old Lenoir-Rhyne University student who died after getting hurt during what they are calling a fraternity hazing activity, say they plan to file a North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit. Kowiak died in November while pledging to join the Theta Chi Fraternity...

City of Charlotte, North Carolina Sued for Wrongful Death From Falling Tree Accident Tree

Posted on January 12, 2009
The family of Kay Plyler, the 53-year-old woman who died last year after a tree fell on her car, is suing the city of Charlotte for wrongful death. The civil lawsuit contends that the tree was a public hazard that should have been removed. The North Carolina premises liability accident happened on March 8, 2008, when a tree, located close to the corner of East and Asheville Place, fell on Plyler?s black SUV...

North Carolina City of Raleigh Will Pay Truck Accident Victim $1.1 Personal Injury Settlement

Posted on January 08, 2009
The city of Raleigh has agreed to settle a North Carolina truck accident lawsuit filed by plaintiff Nirali Manish Dubal against the city and truck driver Gerardo Gomez Hurtado. The personal injury accident occurred on January 3, 2007 when Dubal, in a Toyota Camry, was struck during a head-on collision with a recycling truck driven by Hurtado...

Johnson & Johnson Recalls Defective Duragesic Pain Patches

Posted on January 05, 2009
Johnson & Johnson is announcing the recall of two lots of Duragesic pain patches. The recall, by its PriCara Division, is being issued because tears in the patches could expose users to the product?s gel and may result in an overdose. The recalled patches were made by ALZA Corp...

Motor Vehicle Accidents Continue to be the #1 Killer of Children, Says World Health Organization

Posted on December 29, 2008
The World Health Organization has released its World Report on Child Injury Prevention. Among its findings is that motor vehicle deaths continue to be the leading cause of child fatalities. Almost a million children die around the globe annually because of accidental injuries, many of which are preventable...

119 North Carolina Nursing Homes Receive 1-Star Rating, Says Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Posted on December 22, 2008
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), out of the 419 North Carolina nursing homes that are Medicare and/or Medicaid certified, 119 of them received 1-star ratings for the quality they provide residents. 68 North Carolina nursing homes were awarded 2-stars...

Charlotte Construction Worker?s Death is Third Work Accident Involving Wachovia Project in a Month

Posted on December 15, 2008
A North Carolina construction worker died on December 2 after he was struck by a tool that fell from the 11th Floor in an elevator shaft located in the Wachovia tower. Jonathan Beatty, an elevator installer employed by Thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp., was 24...

FMCSA Approves New Rule Targeting Medically Unfit Truck and Bus Drivers

Posted on December 09, 2008
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has approved a new rule requiring that the licenses and medical examination certificates of bus drivers and commercial truckers be combined in a single electronic record. This will make it easier to determine whether drivers meet the medical criteria to drive a commercial vehicle...

North Carolina Inspectors Say Patient Abuse and Neglect Make Butner Mental Hospital Unsafe

Posted on December 03, 2008
A North Carolina mental hospital in Butner is considered unsafe for patients. North Carolina inspectors who had evaluated the conditions and quality of care at Central Regional Hospital say their findings show an ?immediate jeopardy? identification. This means that the hospital?s patients could be in imminent danger if the problems that were identified are not remedied...

North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Over Winston-Salem Traffic Accident that Killed 7-Year-Old Bicyclist is Settled with Two of the Defendants

Posted on December 01, 2008
In North Carolina, two of the four defendants named in the wrongful death lawsuit involving 7-year-old Joshua Beckles-Palomares have reached settlement agreements with the boy?s parents. Joshua died in a Winston-Salem motor vehicle accident on May 20, 2006 while riding his bicycle...

Former News Anchor Tolly Carr Settles North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Family of Man Killed in Drunk Driving Accident

Posted on November 24, 2008
In North Carolina, former WXII News anchor Tolly Car has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with the family of the man he fatally struck during a 2007 drunk driving accident in Winston-Salem. Carr is currently serving a 25 ? 29 month prison sentence for his role in the deadly motor vehicle crash...

3 North Carolina Hospital Workers Fired for Neglect of Mental Patient Who Was Left in Chair Without Being Fed For Nearly 24 Hours

Posted on November 20, 2008
In North Carolina, officials have fired three workers at the Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro over the death of a 50-year-old mental patient. Roanoke Rapids resident Steven H. Sabock?s death made the headlines earlier this year because of surveillance footage showing hospital workers neglecting him for almost 24 hours while he sat slumped in a chair...

12-Year-Old North Carolina Boy is in Critical Condition Following Greensboro Drunk Driver Accident

Posted on November 17, 2008
In North Carolina, a 12-year-old Greensboro boy is in critical but stable condition after a drunk driver hit him last Tuesday afternoon. Drew Gardner and Taylor Rhynehardt were playing near a creek bed when a van, driven by Michael Charles Parks, rolled through a stop sign and drove through 40 yards of wood before striking Gardner and then crashing into a tree...

Speeding May Have Been the Cause of Deadly North Carolina Accident that Left Three People Dead and Another Person in Critical Condition

Posted on November 10, 2008
A deadly North Carolina motor vehicle crash that occurred outside Lillington on Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of Shady Grove Road and N.C. 210 has left three young people dead and one adult with serious injuries. According to State Highway Patrol, excessive speeding may have been the cause of the multi-vehicle crash...

Mother Sues Daughter?s Husband for Wrongful Death in North Carolina

Posted on November 07, 2008
In North Carolina, the mother of a pregnant Wake County woman who was murdered in her house two years ago is suing her daughter?s husband for wrongful death. Michelle Young?s body was discovered in a pool of blood in her Raleigh home on November 3, 2006...

Family of 18-Year-Old Shot by Police During 2006 Home Raid Sues University of North Carolina Wilmington for Wrongful Death

Posted on November 02, 2008
The family of 18-year-old Peyton Strickland is suing the University of North Carolina Wilmington and its police department for his wrongful death. Peyton died in December 2006 when he was shot through the door of his rental residence by armed police officers who arrived at his home after they received inaccurate information about him...

Multi-Vehicle Accident involving Tanker Truck Leaves Five North Carolina Residents Dead and Two Others Injured in Harnett County

Posted on October 27, 2008
In Harnett County, five people died and two others were injured on Friday night in a multi-vehicle collision involving a tanker truck filled with gasoline. The deadly crash occurred at the intersection of NC 27 and Old Fairground Road at around 11pm...

North Carolina Man Files Clergy Sex Abuse Lawsuit Against Priest and the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte

Posted on October 21, 2008
In North Carolina, a man who says that he was sexually abused by a Catholic priest when he was 14 years old is suing the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte and Reverend Robert Yurgel for personal injury. The plaintiff, now 24, says the abuse began in 1999 when he was an altar boy at St...

North Carolina Among 32 States to Receive $62 Million Settlement from Drug Manufacturer Eli Lilly For Marketing Zyprexa for Off-Label Uses

Posted on October 16, 2008
Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. will pay $62 million to 32 US States, including North Carolina, to resolve charges that it improperly marketed Zyprexa, an antipsychotic drug. This record settlement comes a few months after North Carolina and other states reached a $58 million settlement with Merck over allegations that the drugmaker downplayed the health risks associated with the use of painkiller Vioxx in ads...

AAA Carolinas Warns Against Districted Driving in North Carolina and South Carolina

Posted on October 13, 2008
A new education campaign by AAA Carolinas warns drivers in North Carolina and South Carolina counties against distracted driving. There are 10 counties targeted in the campaign (5 in each state). The North Carolina counties are Wake County, Watauga County, Pitt County, Durham County, and New Hanover County...

North Carolina Worker Sustains Life-Threatening Injuries After Fall At Charlotte Construction Site

Posted on October 06, 2008
A construction worker sustained critical injuries in North Carolina on Saturday after falling from a more than five story height. The work accident occurred at future site of the luxury Vue Condominiums located in uptown Charlotte. Fall Accidents at Work: 15% of disabling work injuries are a result of fall accidents, slip accidents, and trip accidents...

Charlotte Adult Care Center Will Close Today Following Reports of Drug Use and Violence

Posted on October 03, 2008
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is forcing Charlotte Manor, an adult care center, to shut down today, following reports of violence, drug abuse, and neglect. State health officials have suspended the home?s operating license, and today residents must evacuate the premise by 5pm...

North Carolina Mother Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against EnergyUnited for Son?s Electrocution Accident

Posted on September 30, 2008
The Cleveland, North Carolina mother of a 6-year-old boy who died in an electrocution accident last March is suing EnergyUnited for his wrongful death. Deborah Kenemore filed her North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit against the power company earlier this month in Rowan County...

Epilepsy Drug Topiramate May Increase Risk of Birth Defects

Posted on September 24, 2008
The Official Journal of the American Academy of Neurology is reporting that results from a small study indicate that topiramate, a drug used to treat epilepsy, may increase the chances of a newborn sustaining a birth defect if a pregnant mother takes the drug...

Tractor-Trailer Driver is Sued for Personal Injury in North Carolina Following Multi-Vehicle Crash on I-40

Posted on September 17, 2008
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is charging truck driver Carroll Edward Jett with misdemeanor death by vehicle for allegedly causing a multi-vehicle pileup on I-40 last July 1. The deadly multi-vehicle collision occurred east of Asheville when the tractor-trailer that Jett was driving ran into six motor vehicles that were stopped from behind...

Husband of Murdered North Carolina Worker Who Was Kidnapped From Parking Garage Sues City of Raleigh for Wrongful Death

Posted on September 08, 2008
The city of Raleigh and utility company Progress Energy are two of the defendants named in the North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit filed by the husband of Cynthia Moreland, the woman who was kidnapped from a parking garage in downtown Raleigh and later murdered...

North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Accuses Buncombe County Jail of Failing to Provide Diabetic Inmate with Medical Care

Posted on September 05, 2008
A North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit says the Sheriff?s Office in Buncombe County ignored an inmate?s screams of pain and cries for medical help. Marvis Gail Davidson, 43, died on July 8, 2004 in her jail cell. Davidson, who had diabetes, was jailed for a probation violation on June 30, 2004...

NHTSA Ranks North Carolina and South Carolina as Two US States With Greatest Increase In DUI Deaths

Posted on September 02, 2008
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, North Carolina and South Carolina are the two US states that have experienced the largest increase in DUI deaths between 2006 and 2007. The report, called the 2007 Traffic Safety Annual Assessment?Alcohol-Impaired Driving Fatalities, found that out of the 1,675 traffic deaths that occurred in North Carolina last year, 487 of these motor vehicle deaths involved alcohol?66 more deaths than the 421 alcohol-related fatalities that occurred in the state in 2006...

Cherry Hospital Employees Arrested for Allegedly Beating a Patient in Goldsboro, North Carolina

Posted on August 25, 2008
Cherry Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina continues to make headlines, following the arrest of two of its workers on Friday for allegedly beating a patient. Health care technicians William Kenneth Johnson and Taniko Dominique Upton face charges of assault and battery of a handicapped person...

Several People in North Carolina are Injured in Head-On Collision on Highway 98 in Wake County

Posted on August 21, 2008
In Northern Wake County, four people were transported to hospitals on August 14 after the vehicles they were riding in became involved in a head-on car accident on Highway 98 between Ghoston Road and Marsh Field Road. North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers said the accident happened when a Mustang crossed over the center lane and struck a sport utility vehicle...

North Carolina Nurses at Goldsboro Mental Hospital Hugged and Danced While Patient Sat in Chair for Over 22 Hours Before Dying, Says Report

Posted on August 20, 2008
An investigative report found that the nurses at Cherry Hospital, a mental hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, failed to feed or help patient Steven H. Sabock, 50, while he sat in a chair for over 22 hours last April. He died the next day of a heart ailment...

North Carolina's Latest Drunk Driver Crackdown Begins on Friday

Posted on August 13, 2008
Beginning Friday, state and local police officers in North Carolina will intensify their patrol for drunk drivers using patrols and checkpoints. The statewide campaign, coordinated by the North Carolina Governor?s Highway Safety Program, is called ?Booze It & Loose It? and will run until September 1...

Allergan Sued For Failing to Warn of Botox Side Effects

Posted on August 07, 2008
Drug maker Allergan is being sued for failing to warn users of the dangerous side effects that can result when using Botox. The products liability lawsuit was filed on behalf of over a dozen Botox users and family members that have lost loved ones from Botox use...

Trucking Company is Defendant in North Carolina Wrongful Death Case Involving Overloaded Tractor-Trailer

Posted on August 05, 2008
A tragic North Carolina accident involving an overloaded tractor-trailer and a Nissan pickup on NC 89 last January has resulted in a wrongful death lawsuit against a Maine trucking company. 68-year-old Glenn Shumate died last January after the Nissan pickup he was riding up Lowgap Mountain was struck by an out-of-control truck loaded with potatoes...

AAA Carolinas Says North Carolina Has Eighth Highest Motorcycle Death Rates Among US States

Posted on July 30, 2008
AAA Carolinas says that there were about 190 motorcycle fatalities in North Carolina in 2007. This figure is a significant jump from the 108 motorcycle deaths in 2006, and reportedly ranks North Carolina number 8 among the 10 US states with the most motorcycle deaths each year...

Family of 5-Year-Old Motocross Rider Files North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on July 23, 2008
In North Carolina, the parents of 5-year-old Cody Fidler are suing the owners of Parker Valley Motocross Track in Cleveland County for his wrongful death. Fidler died of neck trauma last year while at the park when an older biker crashed into him. The North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit accuses the park owners and promoters of negligence for allowing a more experienced rider on the track while Cody was there...

Two People Injured as Train Strikes Tanker Truck in Charlotte, North Carolina

Posted on July 16, 2008
A truck driver and a train worker sustained injuries last Friday morning when a 70-car freight train struck a tanker truck loaded with 6,100 gallons of oil near the Mecklenburg-Cabarrus county line in Charlotte. The North Carolina train-truck accident happened after the truck got stuck at a railroad crossing...

Chapel Hill Teenager Dies After Being Struck by Car in Raleigh

Posted on July 15, 2008
In Raleigh, North Carolina, 17-year-old Lillian Broox Manis of Chapel Hill died on Saturday after the car she was riding in was broadsided by a Ford motor vehicle. Durham resident Philip Iavorov Jurov, the driver of the Honda that Manis was riding in, also suffered serious injuries from the North Carolina crash...

18 More North Carolina Patients Exposed to Tainted Surgical Tools Sue Duke University Health System for Personal Injury

Posted on July 09, 2008
In Durham County Superior Court, 18 patients who underwent surgeries at Duke hospitals in 2004 are suing Duke University Health System for personal injury because they were operated on with surgical instruments that were washed in hydraulic fluid. The plaintiffs are alleging fraud and negligence because of the exposure to the fluid, which had been used to clean an elevator...

Video Footage Shows Woman Dying in Hospital Waiting Room While Workers Ignore Her

Posted on July 02, 2008
An incident that occurred in a New York hospital waiting room last month made national headlines yesterday after surveillance footage was released showing a 49-year-old woman collapsing at Kings County Hospital Center while workers at the hospital ignored her...

Truck Safety Coalition Says Allowing 53-Foot Long Tractor-Trailers Onto North Carolina Highways Will Endanger Lives

Posted on June 25, 2008
The Truck Safety Coalition says that a legislative proposal that would let 53-foot tractor-trailers onto main highway routes in North Carolina is dangerous and could cause serious truck injuries. The proposal just passed in the state Senate and will now be considered by House lawmakers...

North Carolina Personal Injury Lawsuit Sues Suppliers Involved in Tainted-Surgical Instrument Incident At Duke University Health System Hospitals

Posted on June 20, 2008
This week in North Carolina, 67 patients filed a personal injury lawsuit against Cardinal Health and Steris Corp., the companies that supply Duke University Health System hospitals with sterilization equipment. Also named in the lawsuit are a number of Cardinal workers...

18-Wheeler Tractor-Trailer Crash Claims the Lives of a Firefighter and a Sheriff?s Deputy in North Carolina

Posted on June 18, 2008
A North Carolina sheriff?s deputy Steven Boehm and firefighter Gene Thomas died on Saturday after being struck by an 18-wheeler truck. The fatal accident took place on a coastal highway near a burn site at Marine Corps Base Camp in Oslow County. Bill Hall, a second deputy, sustained minor injuries from the crash...

6-Year-Old North Carolina Girl Paralyzed in Car Crash Is Center of Local Fundraising Efforts

Posted on June 12, 2008
In Hillsborough, North Carolina, town members are trying to raise funds for Khari Clark-Hester, a 6-year-old girl who is paralyzed from the waist down after she suffered spinal cord and brain injuries during an auto crash on April 10. Khari sustained these catastrophic injuries when the passenger side of the car she was riding in was hit by a pickup truck...

North Carolina Family Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit with Harley-Davidson Motor Co.

Posted on June 06, 2008
In North Carolina, the family of Charles Radford Paul III, a 30-year-old Raleigh cop who died in a 2002 motorcycle crash, has settled its wrongful death lawsuit with Harley-Davidson Motor Co. and Raleigh store Ray Price Harley Davidson. Paul died while chasing a speeding car...

Son of North Carolina Woman Killed in Apartment Fire Files Premises Liability-Related Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on June 04, 2008
In North Carolina, Juan Arango, the son of Gloria Inez Suarez, a woman who died in a fire in her apartment that destroyed her building in the Colonial Village complex at Highland Hills in Carrboro last September is suing Colonial Properties Trust and property manager Renee Schumacher for improper maintenance and poor construction...

North Carolina Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against City of Fayetteville, Drunk Driver, and Several Others After Daughter is Killed in DWI Motor Vehicle Accident

Posted on May 27, 2008
The family of Emily Elizabeth May, a Raleigh, North Carolina resident who died in a DWI auto crash last year, is suing the city of Fayetteville, Emily's friend Danielle Polumbo, ACS State & Local Solutions Inc., Carolina Hospitality of Florida, Fayetteville Miyabi Inc...

North Carolina Family Sues Franklinton Police Officer For Wrongful Death of Two Daughters in Car Accident Involving Police Car Chase

Posted on May 22, 2008
In North Carolina, the Granville County family of 18-year-old Linsey Lunsford and her 9-year-old sister Maggie are suing the town of Franklinton, Police Officer Michael Dunlap, Police Chief Ray Gilliam and Police Lt. John Green for their wrongful deaths...

Boston Scientific Sued for Wrongful Death Caused By Defective Cardiac Defibrillator

Posted on May 20, 2008
The family of a man who died after he was implanted with a cardiac defibrillator is suing Boston Scientific for his wrongful death. They allege that the defibrillator was defective and caused his death. Boston Scientific used to be called Guidant Corp...

North Carolina Doctor Groups and N.C. Medical Board Disagree on Whether Medical Malpractice Settlements Should Be Made Public

Posted on May 13, 2008
The North Carolina Medical Board wants doctors in the state to list online any medical malpractice settlements that they?ve been involved in. Data would include the doctor?s name and the settlement?although the amount of the settlement would not be published...

Two North Carolina Police Officers Are Injured After Falling Through Building Skylights

Posted on May 08, 2008
In Catawba County, North Carolina, two Longview police officers were injured after falling through a roof. The men were inspecting what they thought was a break-in at a roofing equipment and tools company E.L. Hilts & Co. The two officers saw that the gate to the building was unlocked and a ladder was leaning against the building...

Return of North Carolina Motorcyclists In Spring Followed By Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

Posted on May 05, 2008
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has dubbed the month of May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month to promote motorcycle safety and road sharing between motorcyclists and other drivers. The national safety campaign comes less than a week after the end of North Carolina?s Motorcycle Safety Awareness Week, which took place from April 21 to April 25...

Woman Injured In Raleigh, North Carolina Bicycle Accident Dies

Posted on April 30, 2008
Nancy Leady, 60, died last week after her bicycle was struck by a 21-year-old North Carolina State student. Brian Reid had been celebrating his 21st birthday when the tragic accident happened. He has been charged with driving while intoxicated, failure to control speed, and misdemeanor death by motor vehicle...

Plaintiff Mother In Ag-Mart Birth Defect Lawsuit Worked in North Carolina Tomato Fields While Pregnant With Son Born Without Limbs

Posted on April 22, 2008
Ag-Mart Produce has agreed to settle the birth defects lawsuit filed by the parents of Carlitos Candelario, a 3-year-old boy born without arms or legs. The boys? parents Abraham Candelario and Francisca Herrera had worked for the tomato grower in fields in North Carolina and South Carolina that had been sprayed with pesticide while Francisca was pregnant...

Pitt County Grand Jury Indicts North Carolina Two Drivers Involved in Separate Deadly Car Accidents

Posted on April 18, 2008
In Pitt County, North Carolina, a grand jury this week indicted two men involved in separate deadly motor vehicle accidents that took place earlier this year. Pablo Delacruz, was speeding in his Chevrolet Camaro on March 22 when he hit Harold Mills, a 75-year-old man on a bicycle...

UNC Pediatrician Being Sued For Sex Abuse Asks North Carolina Medical Board to Suspend His Medical License

Posted on April 08, 2008
Dr. Mel Levine, a doctor and adjunct professor of pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill?s School of Medicine has asked the North Carolina Medical Board to put his medical license to practice medicine in the state in inactive status...

North Carolina Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Stokes County Department of Social Services For Son?s Drowning Deaths

Posted on April 02, 2008
In North Carolina, Melissa White is suing the Stokes County Department of Social Services for wrongful death. Her sons, Jeffrey, 4, and Jacob, 3, White, drowned in the Dan River in 2006 after the social services department had taken the boys from their home and placed them under their paternal grandparents? care...

University of North Carolina Wilmington Student Dies and Three Others Are Injured In Car Accident Involving Alcohol

Posted on April 01, 2008
Annie McLeod, a University of North Carolina Wilmington Student, died on Sunday following a deadly car accident on North College Road in Wilmington over the weekend. McLeod, 22, and two of her UNCW schoolmates, 19-year-old Tyler Roberts of Raleigh and 18-year-old Sarah Brown of Colerain, were on the road at around 2am on Sunday when they were struck by a Blue Lincoln that crossed the median...

Charlotte, North Carolina Teenager Dies After Police Apprehend Him with Taser

Posted on March 23, 2008
Darryl Wayne Turner, a 17-year-old Charlotte, North Carolina teenager died on Friday after police shocked him with a Taser. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police was called to a local Food Lion store where the teenager worked as a bagger and a cashier. The police say that Turner appeared agitated and threw something at a manager...

North Carolina Highway Patrol Go Into Auto Accident-Prevention Mode for Easter Weekend

Posted on March 21, 2008
The North Carolina Highway Patrol says it will be on the lookout over the Easter weekend for drunk drivers, speeding drivers, aggressive drivers, erratic drivers, and drivers without seatbelts. The crackdown is intended to keep auto accident injuries and wrongful death incidents low...

Deadly New York Crane Accident Highlights Safety Issues As Multiple Cranes Operate in Charlotte, North Carolina

Posted on March 19, 2008
The deadly New York crane collapse that left seven people dead has brought the issue of crane safety to attention?especially in Charlotte, North Carolina where a number of cranes are in operation. Heade Southeast, Inc. operates 20 cranes in Center City Charlotte alone, not to mention another 20 cranes in the rest of the region...

Teenage Son Files Lawsuit Against North Carolina Domestic Violence Shelter For Mother?s Murder

Posted on March 12, 2008
In North Carolina, Jeffrey Mertz is suing the REACH Shelter of Jackson County, a Sylvia domestic violence shelter for women, for the murder of his mother, Bonnie Woodring. Mertz is accusing the shelter of not providing adequate security in September 2006 to prevent his stepfather, John "Woody" Woodring, from locating and entering the shelter...

Does Raleigh, North Carolina?s Dog Bite Rules ?Go Easy on the Dogs??

Posted on March 10, 2008
In Raleigh, North Carolina last year, police responded to 367 reports of animal attacks?a 56% increase since 2000. According to the News & Observer.com, someone is bitten by a dog every day in Raleigh. The newspaper goes on to report that many dog bite victims in the city are not happy with the way dog bite cases are handled, saying that the burden of proof and the costs of the injuries frequently lie with the dog bite victims...

John Ritter?s Wife Actress Amy Yasbeck Testifies During Wrongful Death Trial

Posted on March 03, 2008
Amy Yasbeck, the wife of late actor John Ritter, resumed her testimony today in the wrongful death trial against the two doctors who treated her husband before his death. Yasbeck and Ritter?s children are suing radiologist Matthew Lotysch and cardiologist Joseph Lee for $67 million...

AAA Carolinas Releases Its List of Most Dangerous Places to Drive in North Carolina

Posted on February 28, 2008
A report released by AAA Carolina ranks the most dangerous places to drive in North Carolina. Haywood County was named the place where there is the ?Best chance of being in a collision? under the category ?Top 5 Dangerous Counties for Tractor-Trailers...

Duke Lacrosse Players File Lawsuit Against Duke University and the City of Durham, North Carolina

Posted on February 21, 2008
Over three dozen current and ex-Duke Lacrosse players are suing Duke University, the North Carolina city of Durham, and a number of police and school officers. The federal lawsuit alleges abuse, fraud, and breach of duty during the high profile case, now dismissed rape case against three team members...

Supreme Court Places New Limits on Products Liability Lawsuits Filed Against Medical Device Manufacturers

Posted on February 20, 2008
Now, more than ever, it is important to speak with an experienced defective medical device attorney to discuss your case. In an 8-1 vote today, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to place new limits on defective medical device lawsuits filed against Medtronic Inc...

North Carolina Says Care Facility?s Failure To Properly Supervise 10-Year-Old Autistic Boy Led To Drowning Death

Posted on February 14, 2008
North Carolina Officials say that the RHA Howell Center-Clear Creek failed to properly supervise 10-year-old Brandon Parrish Johnson, an autistic boy that they had been warned would run off if he was not closely watched by staffers. On January 27, Brandon did just that and drowned...

North Carolina Convicted Murderer Mike Peterson Now Owes $35 Million for Wrongful Death of His Wife

Posted on February 11, 2008
Michael Peterson, the Durham North Carolina man convicted of the 2001 first-degree murder of his wife, Kathleen Peterson, agreed a year ago to settle the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him by Kathleen?s daughter, Caitlin Atwater. Atwater claims that Peterson maliciously assaulted Kathleen...

Cause of North Carolina Plane Crash That Killed Six People is Still Under Investigation

Posted on February 04, 2008
The National Transportation Safety Board says that they have ruled out several possible causes of the fatal plane crash in North Carolina last Friday that killed all six people on the plane. The Beechcraft King Air C90A twin-engine turboprop?s cockpit voice recorder has been recovered, and it will be sent to Washington D...

Tractor-Trailer Accident on North Carolina Highway Kills One Man and Injures Another

Posted on January 28, 2008
One man is dead and another person was injured in North Carolina last week in a three-vehicle collision that occurred when a tractor-trailer?s brakes failed while headed south on NC 89. The tractor-trailer then crossed the center line, striking a Nissan pickup truck and then a Chevrolet van before slamming into a mountain and catching fire...

Davidson County Settles North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit by Family of Inmate Beaten in Jail

Posted on January 22, 2008
The family of Carlos Claros Castro will receive a settlement payment in the wrongful death of Castro, who died in Davidson County, North Carolina after being beaten by two county jailers. The family of the Honduran immigrant had filed a wrongful death lawsuit seeking $100 million--$50 million in compensatory damages and $50 million in punitive damages...

Medtronic Injury Case Before the Supreme Court Will Impact Fate of Defective Medical Device Lawsuits

Posted on January 17, 2008
Medical device manufacturer Medtronic wants the U.S. Supreme Court to rule that medical device makers are exempt from products liability lawsuits, if a device that caused the injury is FDA approved. The specific case, Riegel v. Medtronic, stems from a personal injury lawsuit filed by the family of Charles Riegel, a man whose Medtronic-manufactured balloon catheter burst while he was undergoing a medical procedure to clear his arteries...

Parents of North Carolina Man Sue Franklin County Medical Officers for Son?s Wrongly Declared Death

Posted on January 15, 2008
In North Carolina, the parents of Larry D. Green, the man who Franklin County medical officers wrongly declared dead in January 2005, have filed a personal injury lawsuit against Franklin County?s medical examiner, Franklin County Emergency Medical Services, the emergency responders who were at Green?s pedestrian accident scene, Louisburg Rescue, and EMS...

Four People Injured On North Carolina Highway When Driver Going the Wrong Way Causes Multi-Car Collision Near New Bern

Posted on January 10, 2008
North Carolina?s State Highway Patrol is reporting four injuries from a multi-car collision that occurred on Monday on N.C. 55. The multi-car crash occurred because New Bern resident Richard Kenneth Walter Jr was headed east in the westbound lane. The accident occurred eight miles east of New Bern...

2005 Graniteville, South Carolina Train Accident and Chemical Spill Left Hundreds Injured, Says Latest Official Report

Posted on January 07, 2008
Three years after the deadly train collision and toxic chlorine gas spill in Graniteville, South Carolina that killed nine people and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes, the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is saying that over 1300 people can be considered victims of the train crash that involved a Norfolk Southern freight train striking a parked train located close to an Avondale Mills plant...

At Least 50 People Sent Hospitals After Greyhound Bus-Tractor-Trailer Accident Near Henderson, North Carolina

Posted on January 02, 2008
Two people were taken to a hospital in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in critical condition and at least 48 others were transported to a Henderson hospital after a Greyhound Bus and a tractor-trailer collided near Henderson. The bus was headed toward Raleigh on U...

North Carolina Workers at Butner Mental Hospital Accused of Beating Patient

Posted on December 26, 2007
Three workers at John Umstead Hospital in North Carolina are accused of beating a 51-year-old patient who staying at the state mental hospital while she was strapped to her bed. She was reportedly hit in the head because she attacked a clerk. A health care technician at the hospital reports hearing noises from a room that sounded like someone was being struck...

North Carolina Mother and Daughter Killed in Benson Tractor-Trailer Crash

Posted on December 19, 2007
A North Carolina mother and daughter died on Saturday when the car the 2001 Saturn they were riding in was struck from the back by a Food Lion tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 close to Benson, North Carolina. Catherine Salter, 75, and her daughter Gail, 50, died at the scene of the crash...

North Carolina State Highway Patrol Urges Motor Vehicle Drivers to Avoid Injury Accidents During the Holidays

Posted on December 17, 2007
The holiday season in Raleigh, Charlotte, and the other cities of North Carolina are a time for family and friends to gather together to celebrate the season and each other. This time of the year, however, can easily turn tragic if you are seriously injured or if someone you love is killed in a motor vehicle accident caused by a careless, reckless, or drunk driver...

North Carolina-Based Private Security Company Blackwater is Sued For Wrongful Death, Personal Injury, and War Crimes

Posted on December 10, 2007
The families of several Iraqis hurt or killed in a September shooting incident in Baghdad are suing Blackwater, the military contractor that is headquartered in North Carolina. The lawsuit claims Blackwater engaged in war crimes, assault, wrongful death, emotional distress, and negligent hiring...

Dennis Quaid Sues Drug Maker Baxter Healthcare Corp. in Newborn Twins? Overdose

Posted on December 05, 2007
Movie star Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly filed a products liability lawsuit against drug manufacturer Baxter Healthcare Corp. for negligence in the Heparin overdose of the couple?s newborn twins, Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone. Heparin is a blood thinning drug used to prevent blood clotting...

North Carolina Care Operator Still Runs Jacksonville Facility Despite Wrongful Death Verdicts

Posted on December 03, 2007
Ron Burrell, the North Carolina care operator who has been ordered to pay some $5 million to two families whose loved ones died because of negligence at two of his facilities, still owns and operates the Alzheimer?s Related Care facility in Jacksonville, North Carolina...

North Carolina State Highway Patrol Issues More Than 50,000 Traffic Violation Citations During Operation Slow Down

Posted on November 27, 2007
Troopers in North Carolina issued over 50,000 traffic violation tickets during the November Operation Slow Down/No Need 2 Speed program, which is designed to apprehend drivers speeding on highways in North Carolina. From November 13 until November 25, 2007, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol and local troopers worked together to apprehend anyone driving over the speed limit...

North Carolina's Charlotte-Mecklenburg Area Reports Over 550 Dog Bite Incidents This Year

Posted on November 20, 2007
Injuries from dog bites can be more serious than you think?especially if you are mauled or attacked by a large or dangerous dog. In North Carolina, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area is reporting more than 550 dog bite incidents this year so far. Children and the elderly tend to be at highest risk for being attacked by a dog...