The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports there were 38.5 million people who sought medical treatment for a consumer product injury in 2010. Not every one of these those cases was necessarily directly due to product defects, the CPSC notes. But it is reasonable for us to assume that at least some of them were. There also were…
As the summer vacation season approaches, thoughts turn to time with family and friends and the beach, lake, and/or mountains. Unfortunately, vacations are sometimes marred by injuries suffered in vacation rental cottages. In light of the huge number of people who enjoy vacations in NC, injuries due to maintenance deficiencies in cottages are very small. …
We are happy to answer questions from people injured in automobile collisions. We don’t take every case we are called about. Whether or not we take a case, we do want everyone to be treated fairly. One thing we are called about fairly regularly is whether people should give permission to the insurance company for…
If a railroad worker comes down with mesothelioma cancer or related cancer, the worker and his loved ones may speculate if the disease was caused by railroad equipment containing asbestos. And if the former railroad worker passes away from the disease, the family is often left with no idea why it happened or what their…