Posts tagged insurance

• Golf Isn't Supposed to Be Dangerous, Is It?

  Kevin Duffan | February 22, 2012 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Sometimes serious legal issues can arise from the most unlikely of situations. Like this news story about a man stabbed with a golf club shaft during a brawl that broke out on a golf course in...

• Stop Blaming the Attorneys! Doctors are Closing Their Doors due to Financial Strain

  Kevin Duffan | January 09, 2012 3:24 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Well isn't this interesting? A recent article on CNNMoney.com points to a growing crisis in our health care system: private practitioners shutting their doors because they simply cannot...

• After the Storm -- Insurance Damage Claims

  Pierce Egerton | June 11, 2011 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In North Carolina and throughout much of the country we've already experienced devastating storms this season. With tornado and hurricane seasons still in early days, the following advice from the...

• No Health Insurance Increases Your Chance for Death by Trauma

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | January 02, 2010 10:10 AM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Wrongful Death
  

  A recent study published in the Archives of Surgery as reported by the L.A. Times newspaper suggests that patients who visited U.S. trauma centers from 2002 to 2006 found the risk of death was 80%...

• Physical Therapist’s Role in Treating Orthopaedic Injuries and in an Injury Trial

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | December 29, 2009 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  As attorneys representing victims, we spend most of our time and energy thinking about our clients and their injuries. We investigate the negligence (usually just simple carelessness) that caused...

• What You Do At the Scene of a Car Accident Can Make or Break Your Personal Injury Case

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | November 21, 2009 12:05 PM | 1 CommentGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Odds are you will be involved in a car accident at some point in your life. In fact, The typical person will be in 4.5 wrecks on average in their lifetime. The National Highway Traffic Safety...

• The Great Insurance Lie?

  Greg Jones | November 13, 2009 10:46 AM | 1 CommentCharlotte, NC Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  Have a worker’s compensation case? Let me guess, the adjuster has told you there is no reason to hire a lawyer because worker’s comp benefits are limited and you’ll only end up...

• Obtaining a Rental Car after an Accident

  Greg Jones | November 04, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsCharlotte, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Clients often come to our office because they are upset the insurance company for the at-fault driver will not rent a car for them after their car is damaged in an accident. They oftentimes ask...

• Auto Insurance Options- Protecting Yourself from the Unprotected

  Aileen Wu Viorel | November 03, 2009 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In several states including North Carolina, the law requires you to have insurance in order to have a license, but the law does not specify how much coverage the insured must have. Not all states...

• Filing Your Bills with Your Health Insurance When You've Been Hit

  Pierce Egerton | October 09, 2009 4:43 PM | 2 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  There is question I hear on a near daily basis from clients and potential clients. Should I file my medical bills with my own health insurance? The answer is yes. At least in North Carolina, it is...