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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 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 Nov 14, 2011 By Greensboro Personal Injury Lawyer
Arden, North Carolina is the site of a recent car collision and fatality. Authorities have reported that T. Ashby, only 13 years of age, was illegally behind the wheel with passenger – and ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2011 By James Roane
W. Va. high court rules forced arbitration clauses in nursing home agreements are unconscionable While the court found that the Federal Arbitration Act preempts a state law providing that any ...
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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 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 Oct 6, 2010 By James Roane
We have all seen a lot lately in the news about the dangerousness of texting and driving. It is estimated that over 16,000 deaths were caused by texting and driving. However, this number is probably ...
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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 24, 2010 By James Roane
In a recent report by CBS News , around one-third of the nursing homes studied by congress have been cited for abuse. Such instances of abuse included verbal abuse, choking, assaults and even death. ...
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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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