When a person becomes injured or suffers an illness, they are putting their trust in the medical facility treating them. Unfortunately, as borne out by the number of medical malpractice lawsuits filed each year, that is not always the case. As a way to help provide patients with a resource to determine which medical facilities…
When most people think of car accident injury claims, they usually think that the at-fault driver is the one who the claim is filed against and it is their auto insurance carrier that will ultimately be responsible for paying the claim, whether through a settlement or through a lawsuit. But what happens if the at-fault…
When people think of car accidents, their first thought is often a major crash on a highway or busy city street. The truth is, however, that car accidents can and do happen anywhere. In fact, one of the most common places collisions occur is parking lots. Any driver who has been in a busy parking…
Our North Carolina personal injury law firm has reported on several serious car accidents that occurred because the driver hit the gas pedal instead of the brake. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), there are 16,000 car accidents caused by pedal error each year – which comes out to 44 pedal error…
Drunk driving accidents are one of the most dangerous – and avoidable – kinds of wrecks there are. While a sober driver may make a driving error but can react in time to avoid the crash, a driver who is under the influence lacks the reaction time and reflexes to course correct. Drunk drivers also…