Miscellaneous

• Policyholders Win Flood v. Wind Issue

  Brent Adams | October 09, 2009 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Insurance companies have long sought to avoid liability for hurricane damage to property they insure by claiming that a hurricane loss was caused by flood rather than wind. It did not matter...

• North Carolina May Cap Workers' Compensation for Retirees

  Margaret Embry | May 28, 2009 4:12 PM | 1 CommentRaleigh, NC

  As of May 11, 2009, the North Carolina House Insurance Committee advanced a measure that would limit workers' compensation payments to injured workers about six years after they become eligible for...

• Heating Oil Leak Results In $50,000 Personal Injury Settlement

  Brent Adams | February 25, 2009 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A Durham County furnace repair company has agreed to pay $50,000.00 to homeowners for personal injuries suffered when their home was contaminated by a heating oil leak. In addition to the $50,000.00...

• Government Pays Disability For Back Condition

  Brent Adams | February 23, 2009 4:54 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Disabling back conditions enable a citizen to recover disability income from the Federal Government. Approximately 80% of all adults will have a serious back problem during their life....

• Duke University Pays $500,000 For Sexual Harassment

  Brent Adams | February 19, 2009 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  The North Carolina Supreme Court has upheld a $500,000 jury verdict against Duke University for ratifying a worker’s sexual harassment of another employee. According to the evidence at...

• When You Are Disabled, Be Careful What You Say To The Insurance Claims Handler

  Brent Adams | June 30, 2008 1:31 AM | 2 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  A disability insurance claimant should be careful what he says to a claims examiner. A claims manager will create notes in the claims file which will accentuate the positive and down play the negative in order to create a distorted view of the claimants injuries.

• Mortgage Lenders Order To Pay $99,000,000.00 In Punitive Damages

  Brent Adams | May 11, 2008 2:19 PM | 2 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Missouri residents who were charged illegal fees for second mortgages have been awarded $99,000,000.00 in punitive damages against three mortgage lenders for their misconduct.

• Kill Old People Cheap Act of 2008

  Brent Adams | May 09, 2008 9:59 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Nursing Homes, along with their politically active PAAC’s have funneled huge sums of money to Tennessee legislators in an effort to support nursing home supported legislation which would require nursing home residents to sign away their right to a trial by jury and to force them to agree to have their claims arbitrated. Additionally, the bill would cap noneconomic damages at $300,000.00 and would reduce the amount a patient could receive in punitive damages, no matter how egregious the conduct of the nursing home which leads to the claim.

• Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Available To Diabetes Sufferers

  Brent Adams | April 23, 2008 12:35 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Available To Diabetes Sufferers

• Tire Manufacturer Fights Wide Access To Records In Defective Tire Suit

  Brent Adams | March 25, 2008 2:45 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Cooper Tire Company has appealed to the 10th U. S. Circuit Court Of Appeals to fight an order of the lower federal court to produce records relating to the manufacture of tires.The families of several students of Utah State who died or received personal injuries from a van crash in 2005 have taken their lawsuit, which claims that the crash was caused by defective tires, to a federal court in...