Miscellaneous

• Manufacturer of deer stand pays penalty for late reporting after recalling deer stands

  Brent Adams | January 19, 2008 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Manufacturer of tree stands have been fined by the U. S. Consumer Products Safety Commission for failure to report defects in a timely manner.In North Carolina these potentially dangerous devises are commonly called "deer stands" because they are used by deer hunters to hunt deer. The hunter uses these deer stands as a seat in a tree high up it the tree. When an unsuspecting deer walks by near...

• 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...

• Insist on Collecting for Car Depreciation

  Brent Adams | July 25, 2007 9:55 AM | 3 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Insurance adjusters almost never volunteer to pay a car owner for depreciation to their car after it has been wrecked.The depreciation occurs because of the simple fact that a car that has been involved in a collision is not worth as much as an otherwise identical car that has not been involved in a collision.All other things being equal, a person is willing to pay more for a car that has never...

• Beware of Subrogation Claims

  Brent Adams | August 23, 2007 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  When a personal injury case is settled and the victim receives money from the insurance company which insures the negligent party, many times the health insurance carrier makes a claim against the victim for medical bills paid by the medical insurance company.The medical insurance company claims that they have right of "subrogation" and that as such they are entitled to be reimbursed for any...

• "Last Clear Chance" Doctrine Saves Case

  Brent Adams | July 24, 2007 9:28 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Under the doctrine of contributory negligence, an injured party cannot recover for injuries caused by the negligence of another person if the injured party is himself negligent to any degree. Under that doctrine, it does not matter how reckless, negligent or careless the defendant may be, the injured party may not recover one dime if there was the slightest negligence on his part.North Carolina...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• Raleigh woman attacked by neighbor's dog

  Brent Adams | February 14, 2008 12:58 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  Raleigh North Carolina woman is attacked by neighbors vicious Pit Bull while trying to save her pet Poodle. She does have a remedy for her injuries, but North Carolina law should give stronger protection from dangerous dogs.Malinda Delbridge, a Raleigh, North Carolina resident was attacked by her neighbor's Pit Bull after she tried to save her pet Poodle from the jaws of the vicious Pit...

• Raleigh, North Carolina News and Observer Asks for Tougher Dog Bite Laws

  Brent Adams | February 13, 2008 12:34 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC

  North Carolina's dog bite laws are not sufficient to protect citizens from dangerous dogs in an increasingly urban environment.In a recent editorial, the Raleigh, North Carolina News and Observer, urged state and municipal lawmakers to enact tougher law to protect urban dog bite victims. When dog bites man, it may not always make the news; however, the personal injuries received by the victim...