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• Louisiana Tobacco Verdict Cut in Half

  Brent Adams | March 23, 2007 2:58 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  In 2004, Louisiana jurors held that tobacco manufacturers had conspired to keep the truth about the hazards of tobacco from the Louisiana public. For this conspiracy, the jury set the damages at 591 million dollars.That verdict has now been cut to less than half by a Louisiana appeals court.The recovery from the judgment was to be used for smoking cessation programs. The appellate court's...

• Injured Pedestrian Wins USPS Lawsuit

  Brent Adams | March 23, 2007 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A federal judge from the Western District of North Carolina has found that a mail carrier was negligent and breached his duty of care to the plaintiff as a pedestrian by failing to look forward before moving his vehicle. As a result, he struck a 68-year-old lady who was attempting to return a mis-delivered package of medicine. The plaintiff, on Saturday, March 8, 2003, received from a...

• Charter Bus Flips After Crashing with Tractor - Trailer

  Christina Cole | March 16, 2007 2:50 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A charter bus was involved in a trucking accident while returning to Williamston from Atlantic City, NJ, crashed with a tractor-trailer and flipped. A Washington woman was airlifted to the Medical College of Virginia on Thursday in Halifax.Five people - one from Jamesville and one from Washington, were airlifted to Pitt County Memorial Hospital after the bus collided with the tractor-trailer on...

• Jury Returns $400,000.00 Funeral Home Negligence Verdict

  Staff Writer | March 15, 2007 6:07 PM | 1 CommentRaleigh, NC

  A New Hanover County jury returned a verdict totaling $400,000.00 against a Wilmington, North Carolina funeral home for negligently mishandling the body of the claimant's 30-year-old son. The plaintiff, Alexandra Klinger, was a devout follower of the Jewish faith. Her deceased son, Israel, was a follower of the Christian Orthodox faith. The Jewish and Orthodox faiths have similar requirements...

• Injured Iraq Vet Getting Brain Treatment in N.C.

  Christina Cole | March 13, 2007 5:39 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Walter Reed Army Medical Center has been all over the airwaves. The hospital has been harshly criticized for many problems.It was announced Tuesday that Sgt. Dean Locke will be treated in a program that specializes in brain injuries in North Carolina. Numerous reports say, in 2003, Locke was severely brain damaged in a Humvee accident. An evaluation of his condition then showed professionals...

• Auto Accident? Be Sure To Collect Your Med-Pay Coverage

  Staff Writer | March 11, 2007 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Many automobile collision victims lose thousands of dollars because they do not know about the insurance benefit commonly known as "Med-Pay." Most vehicles in North Carolina are covered by Med-Pay. Many people do not know they have this coverage when it is available to them. Med-Pay is the medical payment provision written into most liability insurance policies.This coverage provides that it...

• State Investigating Possible Nursing Home Abuse

  Christina Cole | March 03, 2007 5:42 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A nursing home is being investigated by Police and the state for possible nursing home abuse.Friday, police took a report regarding a woman whose 89-year old mother is a resident of Georgetown Healthcare Assisted Living. The woman alleges she was visiting with her mother and noticed bruises on her left eye and on her face. Her concerns were passed on to the state and Ombudsman (advocate for...

• North Carolina Officer Dies in Crash

  Christina Cole | February 27, 2007 3:10 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Early Saturday, a Durham police officer was killed in a car wreck after he lost control of his patrol car and slammed into an overpass support.The officer, 33, was traveling west on Holloway Street at 3am, to help a fellow officer with a traffic stop. He swerved out of control and crashed into a concrete column that supports the U.S 70 overpass, said police.This is the second serious accident...

• Worker Killed by Collapsed Wall

  Christina Cole | February 20, 2007 3:21 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  At a major redevelopment project in downtown Durham, a construction worker, 35, was killed in a fatal construction accident.The worker was on the inside of the old offices of Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. when a brick wall collapsed, crushing him. The building is one of seven vintage structures being rehabilitated for shops.According to police, the worker had only worked at the site for just a few...

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  Staff Writer | January 15, 2007 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

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