Hundreds of thousands of people were affected when Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina on September 14, 2018. While the rainfall may have stopped, many are still trying to recover from the flooding and immense property damage they incurred. One way to do that is by filing a flood insurance claim. This can be …
Bob Whitley has learned many things in his long career in the law. He shares these valuable life lessons in his new book, “Attorney On Call – Lessons from a Life in the Law,” putting his experiences in perspective. Bob discusses how to handle your personal injury cases based upon his 43 years of experience, …
If you or someone you know has endured an infection related to the Bair Hugger surgical warming system, it’s not too late to take action. Lawsuits are heating up around the country as more injury cases are linked to this widely used “blanket” device for keeping the body adequately warm, especially during orthopedic surgeries such …
Hernia repair surgery is extremely common in the United States, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reporting that over one million such procedures take place nationwide each and every year. For many patients, this course of treatment involves the use of surgical mesh as a means of facilitating lasting healing, though there have …
A statute of limitations is established by the legislature and creates time limits within which certain claims may be brought. The theory or the policy behind a statute of limitations is fairness, really for both parties, because memories fade, evidence becomes unavailable, and things of that nature. Out of fairness to both parties, the law …
If someone is charged with a crime, the burden of proof that is placed on the prosecutor is to establish that the accused is “guilty beyond a reasonable doubt”. That is a pretty steep demand, calling for a great deal of evidence. In a personal injury claim, however, the burden of proof is that “more …
Most people never need to file a personal injury lawsuit and consequently are unsure of how to proceed. If filing a civil lawsuit is appropriate for your situation, a good place to start is with an attorney. Most personal injury attorneys in Raleigh offer free case evaluations, as we do at Whitley Law Firm. You …
If you file a personal injury lawsuit against someone, that defendant or their insurer could ask for an independent medical examination (IME). After all, when someone is injured in an accident, he or she usually will go to their own doctor, the defendant simply wants a second opinion. Now the defendant cannot choose just any medical …
When you file a claim with insurance, as an experienced Raleigh personal injury attorney can tell you, you will likely need to name any witnesses and may even need to include a direct statement from them. The insurance adjuster could follow up by asking for the contact information of these witnesses. If the person who filed …
While the exact way your personal injury lawsuit works out will depend on the unique circumstances involved in your case, there is a general outline that applies to the progression of nearly every case. For example, there is the fact that every personal injury claim starts with someone getting injured. Then the person will often …
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