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 shouldn’t be.  An eighteen-year old girl was rear-ended by a car near the Coliseum in

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 you.  They represent the people the pay the bills- the insurance company.  This can become really important if

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. The incidence of abuse in nursing homes is rising. Facilities are not performing adequate background checks, and some staff have convictions

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 against the third party, then you will need to pay the Workers Compensation insurance company back for

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 pain, pain can exist with our without degeneration.  Pain is typically caused by the location

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 these cases in front of juries.  First, wrongful death cases require getting the estate set up and working through any family

You will need to set up a property damage claim with the defendant’s insurance company. You will find that information on the insurance exchange slip and the accident report. They will then estimate the value of your vehicle. You should do the same. Go to www.kbb.com and put in the information about mileage, overall condition, etc.

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 wreck, they will need an attorney who can try cases.  Complex cases must be worked up over time,

North Carolina is one of the few states in the nation that still has contributory negligence.  Contributory negligence means that if you contribute to your injuries at all, you can’t recover.  Insurance companies have taken this idea and ran with it.  They will now actually try to blame you if you are

Get you talking– 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, they may get you to overstate your case or miss key facts. They can then later cross-examine