Recent Posts in Trial 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 Apr 26, 2012 By James Roane
Finally, nursing homes may cynically, and unfortunately, accurately argue that very few nursing homes in North Carolina provide staffing at RUG staff time expectations. Therefore, how could this be ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2012 By James Roane
Nursing homes will argue that the RUG scores are for Medicare residents only, and that most of their residents are paid by Medicaid. Since the Medicaid reimbursement is a lot lower, the number of ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2012 By James Roane
The Staff Time and Resource Intensity Verification (STRIVE) study evaluated the relationship between reimbursement and the actual staffing required to provide care per RUG score. [i] This study was ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2012 By James Roane
In addition to the statutory Dram Shop causes of action described in earlier posts, attorneys may bring a common law negligence claim against anyone who provides a visibly intoxicated person with ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2012 By James Roane
From 1965 until 1998, nursing home facilities were paid on a cost-based reimbursement system by combining cost reports with the number of patient days. In 1998 payment was switched to Prospective ...
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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 22, 2012 By James Roane
Facility information on staffing can be found through a variety of sources. The primary pre-suit source of information is the facility licensing file. Of course, you should never file suit without ...
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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 Mar 15, 2012 By James Roane
All nursing home staff, defendants and most attorneys state that the minimum staffing requirement in North Carolina is 2.1 nursing hours per patient day (nhppd) based on the administrative code. [i] ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2012 By James Roane
How much staff is needed in a skilled nursing facility to provide reasonable care? Of course, the specific answer depends on who you ask. Since "he who pays the piper calls the tune" and ...
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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 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 4, 2010 By James Roane
My first jury trial was actually going very well. I had a good trial judge, Sue Birch. It was in High Point, and the jury pool was decent. Of course, the case was not very good, your first case ...
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