Electronic health records (EHRs) and computerized systems were introduced as a way to streamline patient information and reduce medical errors. But information gathered for recent studies have revealed that the rush to utilize these systems have resulted in sometimes tragic consequences. One area of concern is the incidents of medication error, including ordering the wrong…
A Mecklenburg County jury unanimously ruled in the plaintiffs’ favor, awarding $6 million dollars against a Charlotte development company which didn’t install a traffic light at an intersection where a fatal accident took place. The tragic accident occurred in April 2009. Two people, a 23 year-old Matthews man driving a Mitsubishi Eclipse and a 47…
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles announced that commercial truck accidents continued to decline across the state in 2012.
A drunk driver smashed into four North Carolina Highway Patrol cars parked for traffic duty for the Coca Cola 600 NASCAR race. The incident occurred around 3:30 in the afternoon and one of the troopers caught it all on an in car video system. According to police reports, the driver, who was driving a white…
Our personal injury law firm has reports on many of the vehicle recalls issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Tragically, many of these recalls are the result of accidents that leave victims seriously injured or dead. However, there are also recalls that the NHTSA issues for many of the tractor trailers driving…