Posts tagged Car Accidents

• JURY RETURNS $1.8 MILLION FOR BACK INJURY

  Brent Adams | January 11, 2008 12:00 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Craven County jury deliberated thirty minutes before returning a verdict of $1,875,000.00 for the exacerbation of a pre-existing back injury.It is always difficult for an injured victim of negligence to receive adequate compensation for their injuries when they have a pre-existing injury.A Craven County jury deliberated thirty minutes before returning a verdict of $1,875,000.00 for the...

• Overturned Bus in North Carolina Injures 49 Passengers

  Jenny Albano | January 02, 2008 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A Greyhound bus collided with a tractor-trailer on a highway near Henderson, North Carolina on Wednesday, December 2, injuring almost 50 people. The driver of the bus had to be airlifted to a local hospital with unknown injuries and the driver of the tractor-trailer was not injured from the accident.UNC Hospitals spokeswoman Stephanie Crayton said two people in critical condition were airlifted...

• Post-claim underwriting:An Unfair Insurance Practice

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

  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...

• Broken Femur and Wrist Leads to $575,000 Settlement

  Brent Adams | October 26, 2007 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 69-year-old victim of a North Carolina vehicle collision receives $575,000 in settlement of her claim arising out of her collision with a Bob Cat tractor.In the early morning hours before light the victim was driving her vehicle on NC 214 in Columbus Country near Wrightsville, NC. She noticed headlights in front of her, which appeared to be on the opposite shoulder of the road. The vehicle...

• Ford Must Pay $6 Million for Defective Ford Aerostar Van

  Brent Adams | October 10, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Julian Felipe was 17-years-old when a Ford Aerostar van, in which he was riding as a passenger, rolled over after a tire blew out. During the roll over, the roof caved in and broke Julian's neck and paralyzed him. Felipe's lawyers presented evidence at trial that Ford knew there was propensity for vans and trucks to roll over especially after a tire blow out and that the company failed to...

• Wife is Responsible for Hospital and Medical Expenses of her Husband

  Brent Adams | September 19, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When a motor vehicle collision occurs, it is not unusual for the medical expenses for the resulting injuries to be catastrophic.It is not at all uncommon for medical and hospital expenses to climb in excess of $50,000.00 even for a short hospital stay.Unless the injured party can recover from a liability insurance policy or health insurance, medical expenses can ruin a family's financial...

• Headrest and Whiplash

  Christina Medlin | August 24, 2007 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When you are involved in a car accident most people suffer from acute to severe whiplash. Whiplash is injury to the spine caused by an abrupt jerking motion, either backward, forward or from the side. The pain associated with whiplash stems from the stretching or tearing of the soft tissue from the head jerking in a particular direction. Vehicles come equipped with headrest in hopes of...

• Roadside Safety to Prevent Accidents

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

  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...

• Accidents with Unlicensed Drivers

  Christina Medlin | June 22, 2007 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Arturo Arguijo's, 16, faces charges of misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and driving without a license. He is in the Wake County Jail under a $10,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court in August. Arguijo pulled out in front of Salud Avellaneda-Marin, 41, of Asheboro, and her two sons causing her SUV to rollover several times. Avellaneda-Marin died at WakeMed; her 20-year-old and infant...

• SUV Rollover Accidents

  Christina Medlin | June 15, 2007 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsRaleigh, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Salud Avellaneda-Marin, 41, of Asheboro, North Carolina and her two sons were traveling in a Ford Expedition westbound on U.S. 64 when a pickup truck, driven by Arturo Arguijo, 16, pulled out in front of them. The SUV went through the median and rolled 30 to 40 yards, flipping several times. None of the five passengers in the truck, which was driven by Arturo Arguijo, was injured. This is yet...