Our North Carolina personal injury law firm has written countless articles about the potential for long-term and permanent health issues caused by injuries sustained in vehicle accidents. None of those articles comes close to demonstrating just how devastating these effects can be than the tragic death of a North Carolina volunteer firefighter. In March 2007,…
The driver of a scooter was seriously injured when the driver of an SUV failed to yield at an intersection and crashed into the scooter. The SUV driver pulled onto Highway 11 in Duplin County, attempting to get back onto Interstate 40. The driver of the scooter was traveling east on Highway 11 when the…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced a recall of more than two million dehumidifiers that were sold under multiple brand names due to the risk of the appliances catching fire while in use. According to the recall notice, there have been more than 100 incidents reported to the agency. The summer months…
Bicycling is a great way to exercise, travel, or just enjoy some recreational time. Unfortunately, as bike accident statistics reveal, it can also be dangerous. Each year, there are almost 1,000 people killed and more than 450,000 injured in biking accidents. Last year, Virginia reported more than 550 bike accidents, resulting in the death of…
July 25, 2021, will long be remembered as a tragic day for bicycling in central Virginia. On that Sunday, two bike riders lost their lives in separate collisions. The first deadly crash happened around 3:30 am in Chesterfield County, just outside the southwest corner of Richmond. Around 17 hours later, a wreck in Hanover County…