Slipping and falling can cause various injuries, including sprains, fractures and brain trauma. According to recent statistics, slip-and-fall accidents account for approximately 1 million emergency room visits each year. Due to the severity of this issue, it is...
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Understanding the different trust beneficiaries
A proper estate plan has a number of important elements. For some parties, that may include a trust.As with the estate plan itself, it is important to understand the terminology of a trust in order to utilize it properly. One of the most crucial terms in the...
How to avoid or shorten a driver’s license suspension
Like most North Carolinians, you use your driver’s license every day. After all, getting to work, buying groceries, entertaining yourself and other routine events typically require driving. As you probably know, though, you do not have a legal right to drive on...
How does the Governor’s DWI Initiative affect drunk drivers?
The state of North Carolina has a history of strict drinking and driving statutes, but the Governor’s DWI Initiative has taken penalties to another level. The state is serious about keeping drunk drivers off the road, and repeat offenders may lose their vehicles...
A DWI may prevent you from getting your dream job
Let us say that you are a college student working toward your goal of becoming a teacher. One wrong move and a conviction for DWI could derail your career hopes.An arrest for driving while impaired may result in penalties that will affect life as you know it as well...
5 reasons why large commercial trucks are dangerous
Driving near large trucks is scary. The sheer size of these monstrous vehicles makes them intimidating and dangerous. Your fear of sharing the road with big rigs is not irrational. According to crash data from the U.S. Department of Transportation, nearly...
How insurance companies try to get you to settle early
Insurance companies do not have the best reputation when it comes to treating customers fairly and with decency. In many cases, if not most, this reputation is well-deserved.One thing insurance companies do is try to get their customers to settle personal injury...
Common orthopedic injuries from auto accidents
Motor vehicle accidents can lead to anything from a major traumatic brain injury to a minor laceration. Sometimes the effects of the incident are more emotional, such as anxiety or fear. One physical consequence you may not think to check for is an orthopedic...
Truck driver loses control, causing truck to jackknife in NC
North Carolina highways are busy thoroughfares shared by various types of vehicles, including tractor-trailers. These massive trucks are sometimes involved in accidents that result in serious injuries or, in worst cases, death to innocent victims. One such incident...
North Carolina officer calls fatal car accident tragic situation
Two men in their early 20s were involved in a tragic motor vehicle accident in Jan. 2015 on a North Carolina road. The fatal car accident resulted in the loss of one life. No other person is reported to have suffered any injury in the crash.A 21-year-old male, whom...