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• New Law to Help Those Injured by a Doctor

  Christina Medlin | May 25, 2007 11:53 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Those injured by the negligence of doctors often can not get a lawyer to take their case if the injuries are not catastrophic simply because the cost to litigate such cases is astronomical! Doctors and Lawyers have debated this issue for years in NC. Now NC Trial Lawyer and Doctors have come to a compromise. Under a bill being considered by the NC General Assembly, plaintiffs and defendants in a...

• Unsafe Products and NC's Statue of Repose

  Christina Medlin | May 18, 2007 8:02 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A statute of repose normally applies in products liability cases and are enacted to limit the liability of manufacturers and sellers. A statute of repose begins to run from a certime time or event regardless of whether any claim has come about or any injury has occurred. NC consumers have protection for 6 years from the date of purchase of a product (regardless of what type of product). After 6...

• New Postage Rates May Lead to Significant Increases in Law Firms' Postage Expenses

  Sheila Chavis | May 15, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Effective, Monday, May 14, 2007, new postal rates went into effect. The standard price for a postage stamp went from thirty nine cents ($.39) plus twenty four cents ($.24) for each additional ounce, to the new rate of forty one cents ($.41) plus seventeen cents ($.17) for each additional ounce. Effectively, people mailing standard one once mail will see an increase of three cents ($.03). ...

• Medical Malpractice Insurer Rates to be Investigated

  Sheila Chavis | May 11, 2007 9:52 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers has filed a complaint with the North Carolina Department of Insurance, requesting that the Insurance Commissioner investigate rates being charged by Medical Mutual Insurance of North Carolina. It is a violation of state law to charge "excessive rates" for insurance. Insurance companies like Medical Mutual have, for years, been claiming that expensive...

• Car Accident Insurance Up For Debate in NC

  Christina Medlin | May 11, 2007 8:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The NC General Assembly is currently debating a bill that would significantly increase the insurance coverage of NC drivers. H 1601, currently debated in the NC General Assembly, is an act to require uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and to increase the limits for uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. There are 3 types of coverage that a NC driver should have under a NC...

• Why You Should Hire an Attorney in Your Social Security Disability Claim

  Vance Jennings | May 08, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Q: DO I NEED AN ATTORNEYA: It is possible for a claimant to represent themselves at a hearing, however, statistics have shown that people who are represented by attorneys have been successful more than those without representation. Whether you hire an attorney is entirely a personal choise; but, you should consider what an attorney can do for you. An attorney can advise you on the vast law...

• Cost of Attorney in Social Security Disability Claims

  Vance Jennings | May 08, 2007 1:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  The Social Security Administration (SSA) must approve all fees charged by attorneys. However, attorneys can and do charge in different ways. Generally, attorneys do not get paid unless they win your case and you receive benefits. In Social Security cases, federal statutes limit attorneys fees to 25% of back benefits or $5,300, whichever is less. Typical fee contracts may require the client...

• How to make funds from a Car Accident Last a Lifetime

  Christina Medlin | May 04, 2007 9:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Although there are many options available to individuals that recover substantial judgments from a car accident or other personal injury action, structured settlements have become increasingly popular over the last decade. A structured settlement refers to a settlement that includes 1) a payment of an immediate lump sum, 2) includes a specific set of payment over time, fixed in time and duration...