An experienced personal injury lawyer can better explain to you the strength of your case, but if you have filed or want to file a personal injury claim, then you need to be aware how the defendant might combat your lawsuit. There are number of ways that a defendant can do this, and a couple …
When your car, motorcycle, or bike has been damaged in an auto accident, you may be facing disputes with insurance adjusters. You may not be able to agree on the “actual cash value” of your car, and whether or not it is actually totaled. What is certain, however, is that you should not have to …
Millions of people are bitten by dogs every year in the United States, approximately 4.5 million people according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As many as 800,000 people suffer from dog bites that need to be treated by a medical professional. So how does liability work in these common cases of injury? …
When you make a getaway from the daily grind, you may be hoping to avoid the humdrum and the stressful. But even on a cruise ship, you may not be able to avoid injury and illness from someone else’s negligence. If you have a vacation planned in your future, or if you are recuperating from …
According to North Carolina law, two motorcycles are allowed to share a lane, but the legality of lane splitting is much more subjective. As of now, it is not strictly speaking illegal, but it all depends on how the officer in your case interprets the law. Splitting the lane can be a risky maneuver for …
You may think you already know what you need to do if you are ever in a car crash, but things may be different when you suddenly find yourself in such frightening circumstances. Other drivers will not or maybe cannot cooperate with you either; some motorists do not even know what information to give you. …
While it used to be believed that driver fatigue contributed to 2 to 3 percent of all car accidents, a new study indicates that fatigue can cause as much as 20 percent of all auto collisions in the United States, according to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Center for Vulnerable Road User Safety. Other studies …
Greenville has some of the highest car crash statistics in North Carolina. An officer from the Greenville Police Department stated that Greenville saw more than 5,000 vehicle accidents last year. That is an especially appalling number for a population of 86,017. There were many different causes for these crashes, many of which were probably preventable. …
Every day, many lives are injured and killed as a result of distracted driving accidents on the roads. Whether the driver is using their cell phone for music, texting and driving, talking on the phone, distracted with others in the car or trying to eat their food, people are being placed at risk regularly because …
While you may think that assault and battery terminology is used only for those who are being arrested for a criminal offense, it also related to the simple fact that the victim of this event can pursue personal damages as well. Just as you would sue a person who injured you in a negligent car …