Increasingly plagued by reports of nursing home negligence, nursing home abuse, and nursing home deaths, North Carolina is combating the problem with a new four-star adult care center rating system that should keep families aware and nursing homes on their toes. Almost half of the 1,300 nursing homes across the state have been rated so…
A Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) man is in Presbyterian Main hospital recovering from electric shock injuries he received while on the job. Nelson Pozo, a 51 year old employee of AEP Industries in Stallings, North Carolina (NC) was working Saturday night when he was struck by 460 volts of electricity. When the Stallings Police Department…
Former CEO for the Central Carolinas United Way, Gloria Pace King, is suing United Way for wrongful termination as well as Mac Everett, former acting CEO, for defamation of character. Gloria Pace King served as CEO for the Central Carolinas United Way for 14 years. During her term, she raised fundraising profits from $18.5 million…
My colleague Jim Lewis recently wrote an article about the latest ruling in the case of the hit and run spree that took place in North Carolina in 2004.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Martray Proctor, 24, is now facing a North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit following the fatal crash he caused in April. The NC wrongful death suit seeks over $10,000 in damages and involves both the officer and the City of Charlotte. In April 2008, Proctor was responding to a police call when he…