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• How Serious Is The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Problem?

  Brent Adams | February 26, 2009 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  In recent years, the U.S. Department of Labor has concluded that Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the “chief occupational hazard of the 90’s—disabling workers in epidemic...

• Texas Employee Sues Wendy's For Injuries During Robbery

  Brent Adams | October 05, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A former employer of a Wendy's restaurant is proceeding with a personal injury suit in which she claims that the negligence of Wendy's caused her personal injuries when she was robbed while workingJanet Brandon, the former assistant manager of the restaurant in question, filed the suit on December 26 of last year in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Texas.In North Carolina such a...

• You do not Have to Sign Medical Arbitration Agreements

  Brent Adams | August 06, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Medical providers are starting to coerce patients and prospective patients into signing agreements which seek to eliminate the patient's basic constitutional rights, including their right to a trial by jury and their right to recover full compensation for the consequences for negligent acts on the part of healthcare providers.In North Carolina, Duke Hospital and its affiliated hospitals have for...

• Doctor Liable for Release Medical Records

  Brent Adams | February 09, 2009 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The North Carolina Court of Appeals has upheld a claim against a medical doctor for the disclosure of mammography films to an expert witness hired by his patient’s former physician. The...

• Workers' Compensation Cheaters Hurt Legitimate Claimants

  Brent Adams | February 26, 2008 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Fortunately, cheaters who try to defraud the workers' compensation system almost always get caught. These few cheaters should be punished severely. They not only hurt their employers and their insurance companies, they also make it harder for legitimate claimants to recover the benefits to which they are entitled.Workers' compensation fraud and wrongdoing by employers and their insurance...

• Awnings Attached to Recreational Vehicles and Horse Trailers may be Dangerous

  Brent Adams | October 03, 2007 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The public should be aware of the dangers involving awnings attached to the side of recreational vehicles (RVs) and horse trailers.The hazard is that awnings which have been rolled up and fastened to the side of the vehicle may become dislodged and hang out towards oncoming traffic. This hazard is so common that one RV manufacturer stated on its website: "There are two types of RVers --- those...

• Resort Property Owners Not Liable For Defects

  Brent Adams | February 06, 2009 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The North Carolina Supreme Court has recently ruled that property owners were not liable to short-term tenants who were injured when the balcony of rental property collapsed. The ruling...

• You Are Not In Good Hands With Allstate

  Brent Adams | May 18, 2008 9:14 AM | 4 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  We have all heard the Allstate Insurance Company slogan which is: “You are in good hands with Allstate”. Those of us who fight Allstate Insurance Company on a regular basis...

• Disabled diabetes victims may collect full Social Security disability insurance benefits.

  Brent Adams | December 06, 2007 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Diabetes is one of the leading causes of disability in the United States. This horrible disease is a leading cause of heart disease, blindness, and nerve damage and kidney failure.Many United Stated citizens are disabled as a result of complications from diabetes.These disabled Americans are entitled to full Social Security disability insurance benefits. If you are unable to earn a substantial...

• Post-claim underwriting:An Unfair Insurance Practice

  Brent Adams | December 03, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Some health insurance companies regularly engage in an unfair practice of post-claim underwriting. Underwriting, is a practice of conducting an investigation in order to determine if an insurance company is willing to incur the risk of issuing an insurance policy. With respect to health insurance, underwriting includes such activities as obtaining and reading the insurance applicant's...