North Carolina updates in category: Automobile Accidents

A Dobson County jury returned a verdict of $45,000.00 in favor of a victim of a rear-end collision who sustained a neck injury. As a result of neck injury which was caused by the collision the claimant’s doctors recommended a cervical fusion of the neck. The surgical fusion would have involved joining together the C5-C6 cervical discs so that there would be no movement between the two discs. Both an orthopedic spine specialist and a neurosurgeon recommended this surgery.

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Recent personal injury verdict in Sampson County North Carolina gives a clear assessment of the valuer of an ear.

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The North Carolina Highway Patrol reports that another head on collision occurred on Interstate - 485 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The car accident which occurred on June 9 around 11:15 pm is the...

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A 28-year-old man driving a pickup truck was injured in a car accident on N.C. 49 South in Alamance County. The truck rolled several times before coming to a stop. According to an eyewitness the...

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We have all heard the Allstate Insurance Company slogan which is: “You are in good hands with Allstate”. Those of us who fight Allstate Insurance Company on a regular basis...

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It is not easy to find a good personal injury lawyer. Certainly there are a lot of lawyers out there. It seems as though there is a lawyer under every rock. However, if you are looking for a personal injury lawyer, you need to be sure that you have a good one.

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It is not an easy job to find the right personal injury lawyer for your case. However, the more you ask around and the more lawyers you interview the better you will be informed and able to make the proper choice.

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When we first interview clients who have been involved in motor vehicle collisions, they are sometimes unsure of whether they should file under their health and hospital insurance policies...

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An experienced personal injury lawyer should be consulted when the health insurance company is attempting to take away part of an injury victim's motor vehicle claim proceeds.

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One of the first things that should be done immediately after a motor vehicle collision is to call a law enforcement officer to investigate. Law enforcement officers play a key role in protecting the victim of a careless driver. It is always a mistake not to seek out the assistance of these trained professionals.

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Although it is better to take a claim all the way through court if the insurance company is not willing to offer a fair amount, settlement should always be the goal. If a claimant has a good personal injury lawyer who is ready to take his or her claim to trial, the cases will usually be settled short of having to actually go to trial.

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The short answer to the question of whether the extent of damage to the victims vehicle makes a difference in the value of the personal injury claim is yes, it does make a big difference, but it should not!

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One of the most frequent questions we get from our clients is: “What is my case worth? What can I expect to put into my pocket from my claim?” This is a question which should...

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When someone asks me if they need a lawyer to represent them in their personal injury case, I sometimes think of the lawyer joke that goes something like this: Asking a...

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A jury in Dallas has ordered U-Haul to pay $84 Million to an injured man whose rented truck rolled over him when the parking brake failed. The jury heard evidence of a pattern on the part of U-Haul...

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