In just a few short weeks, life, as we know it in this country and around the world, has changed drastically with the COVID-19 pandemic. Many states, including North Carolina, are under stay-at-home orders in an attempt to slow the spread of the virus. Even with the stay-at-home directives, there are still many people in…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an announcement on April 1, 2020, that it is implementing a full recall of all prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. The brand name for these drugs is Zantac, the popular heartburn medication. There are concerns that the medication could introduce a cancer-causing…
Under Virginia law, victims of car accidents are entitled to recover economic as well as non-economic damages from the person who caused the accident. Economic damages, as the term indicates, refer to the loss of earnings caused by the accident. Non-economic damages, on the other hand, refer to the pain and suffering caused by the…
During 2017, nearly 1,200 Americans died in wrong-way crashes. The Insurance Information Institute also found that in that year, more than 5,500 U.S. residents died in crashes where a driver was under the influence of alcohol, drugs or medication. Institute researchers did not report how many of those fatal collisions were caused by impaired…
Lane departures were cited as a contributing factor in 63,776 crashes on North Carolina roads and highways during 2018. Errors by drivers that led to these collisions included illegal passing, driving left of center/crossing the center line, improper lane changes, running onto the shoulder or median, and going the wrong way. Whatever the specific circumstances,…