ObamaCare starts October 1st right?!? Individual Mandate– ObamaCare or the Affordable Care Act started years ago. Many provisions are already in place, but the Individual Mandate insurance exchanges does start October 1. The Individual Mandate is a requirement that every person buy health insurance. If you already have insurance through your employer or

What do you do if you have been in a car wreck or auto accident? I will skip the obvious things like calling the police and seek medical treatment if you need it. From a legal perspective there are few things that insurance companies require us to do: 1. Pain- first thing

Carbon monoxide poisoning can be undetectable and irreversible and can cause death before you are even aware of what is happening. I am working on a carbon monoxide death case that involves a faulty HVAC heating system. The furnace malfunctioned and filled the home with high levels of carbon monoxide (CO). The

In High Point, there are many personal injury attorneys, but not all of them have experience handling larger injury cases. Most attorneys in High Point, are “general practitioners”. This means that they will take any type of case that walks through the door like a criminal, traffic, family law, estates, etc. The

Kindred Hospital in Greensboro has 23 skilled beds that provide special services such as respiratory services. kindred long term care is provided within the hospital that you can see near I-85 and Hwy 29. Kindred is a five-star overall facility, which is the highest score possible. However, their staffing is a three-star

Shelby personal injury law practice has been interesting so far. While I have handled a few standard car wreck and other personal injury cases in the Shelby area, for the last few years I have been fighting Cleveland County itself. Well, to be more specific, I have been fighting their insurance companies

Social Host Liability and Common Law “Dram Shop” negligence– a person who serves alcohol to an “obviously intoxicated” person when it is reasonable to expect that person will soon thereafter operate a motor vehicle. (standard 3 year SoL includes social hosts) Social Host Liability – The court held that the injured party had not stated

N.C.G.S. § 18B-120-129 the permittee or the local ABC board: (1 year SoL, only minors, and max recovery is $500,000) (BUT Parents can sue over a child’s death case) (Also, there is an argument to be made that visible intoxication shouldn’t be necessary) § 18B-120. DefinitionsAs used in this Article:(1) “Aggrieved party”

N.C.G.S. § 18B-305. Other prohibited sales (Adults unlike Section 120 minors)(a) Sale to Intoxicated Person. — It shall be unlawful for a permittee or his employee or for an ABC store employee to knowingly sell or give alcoholic beverages to any person who is intoxicated.(b) Discretion for Seller. — Any person authorized

One of the few things that can make nursing homes in North Carolina change and provide better care is the threat of litigation by nursing home abuse and neglect attorneys. It seems that we are one of the few groups they will listen to. CNAs and nurses work very hard in nursing homes