Recent Posts in Medical Treatment Category
Posted on May 17, 2012 By James Roane
I am from Cherryville and graduated from Cherryville H.S. in 1987. I was just looking online to see what personal injury attorneys practice in Cherryville. Not many. When I Googled, "Cherryville ...
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Posted on May 8, 2012 By James Roane
Not all cases are the same, some can involve significant liability issues. This is especially true when it comes to premises liability claims. I had one such premises liability trial in Greensboro. In ...
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Posted on May 2, 2012 By James Roane
What are Winston-Salem jurors like, and how does Winston-Salem compare to other counties? Of course, the following only applies to civil court as I don't practice criminal law. With that in mind, ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2012 By James Roane
In North Carolina, NCGS section 18B-120 and the subsequent sections address injury by drunk driver s that are under the age of twenty-one. The following sections address drunk driving by adults: ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2012 By James Roane
Recently, the New York Times had an article that addressed the lack of accountability for generic drug manufacturers: NY Times article The U.S. Supreme Court held that generic drug suppliers don't ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2012 By James Roane
North Carolina law regarding a bar, restaurant or nightclub's potential liability for the sale of alcohol to an underaged person and drunk driving can be found in NCGS 18B-120: § 18B‑121. ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2011 By James Roane
In a recent ABC News article , it was reported that: Hospital errors, like the one that led to Josie's death, are common. As many as one-third of hospital visits leads to hospital-related injuries , ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2011 By James Roane
More and more cases end up in litigation as the offers from insurance companies has decreased. As a result, many clients may have their deposition taken. This can be nerve-racking for many. It is ...
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Posted on Feb 22, 2011 By James Roane
Don't tell any of my fellow plaintiff attorneys, but over the years I have thought that some caps on damages would be a good idea. Insurance companies and businesses have to plan for risk. It is hard ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By James Roane
Lately, insurance companies have been offering less and less on claims. They are offering trivial amounts, and then forcing people to go to trial. These insurance companies are hoping to win the case ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2010 By James Roane
In North Carolina, insurance companies generally don't have to be paid back from car wreck claims as there is an anti-subrogation regulation. There are many exceptions to this general rule. One such ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 By James Roane
Recently, there has been a disturbing trend in the communications from adjusters to people hurt in wrecks . Some adjusters are telling the people to go to a particular chiropractor. The adjuster says ...
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Posted on Sep 1, 2010 By James Roane
We all are required by law to buy car insurance. If we cause a car wreck , the insurance is supposed to cover the damage and defend us. However, some insurance defense attorneys don't really represent ...
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Posted on Aug 21, 2010 By James Roane
Workers Compensation is usually the only remedy for an injured worker. However, if an outside third party caused the injury, then you may have a claim against them as well. If you obtain a recovery ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2010 By James Roane
Most lawyers can handle car wreck cases, few lawyers can properly handle wrongful death cases. Make sure that you hire a lawyer who has litigated wrongful death cases before, and ideally has tried ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2010 By James Roane
Anyone over the age of 40 will have a spine that is not brand new. Most likely, there will be some mild degeneration which is natural and part of the aging process. Mild degeneration does not mean ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2010 By James Roane
Over the years, cases about hot coffee and bad dry cleaning have created somewhat of a jury bias against injury lawyers and plaintiffs. However, the fact remains that if a person is in a serious ...
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Posted on Jun 30, 2010 By James Roane
Depositions are not usually the confrontational events that you see on TV. Most good defense attorneys instead try the "get you talking" approach. If they can get you talking without really thinking, ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2010 By James Roane
Most car wreck cases are fairly straight-forward and should be easy to value for insurance companies, but there are some fact patterns that cause problems. For example, any issues with liability will ...
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Posted on May 20, 2010 By James Roane
Underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage should be added to your automobile insurance policy. UIM coverage will pay amounts that are not paid by the liability insurance policy of the defendant. For ...
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Posted on May 8, 2010 By James Roane
Some residents in nursing homes don't have the same sense of thirst, and they must be encouraged to drink. If they aren't encouraged to drink and monitored, they can become dehydrated very quickly. ...
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Posted on May 6, 2010 By James Roane
There is the real world, and then there is the insurance world. In the real world, if a person gets hurt they don't go straight to a doctor unless they are seriously injured. Sometimes, people get in ...
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