Automobile Accidents

• Roadside Safety to Prevent Accidents

  Christina Medlin | July 16, 2007 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Four people were killed when an SUV hit a disabled car. The family stood on the side of the two-lane bypass as they loaded the car onto the trailer in Elon, NC. Of the 5 people, Larry Wayne Isley Jr. was the only to survive with broken ribs. The other four were killed when an Isuzu sport utility vehicle driven by Robin Michelle Stanfield ran off the side of the road, rolling over and hitting...

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

  Christina Medlin | May 04, 2007 9:17 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  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...

• Man Kiilled In Motorcycle-Car Accident

  Brent Adams | April 05, 2007 11:39 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A Raleigh man died early Tuesday in a motorcycle accident when his bike collided with a car on Millbrook Road. Authorities say the victim was speeding - going almost 60 in a 45 mph zone.Jared Phillip Weaver, 25, of 6837 Coventry Ridge Road, was headed east on Millbrook Road about 2 a.m. when he hit a car making a left turn onto Millbrook, according to an accident report from Raleigh police.The...

• Minors and Contributory Negligence

  Staff Writer | April 03, 2007 4:22 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Hypothetical: A car is speeding through a neighborhood, and the car strikes and injuries a child who ran across the road to check the mail.This hypothetical raises at least three legal issues: 1) was the driver negligent? 2) was the child negligent? 3) and, did the driver have the last clear chance to avoid the collision? This article focuses on the second issue: was the child contributorily...

• 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...

• 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...