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Last year, a Georgia teenager made headlines after causing a serious car accident, in which a young man sustained irreparable traumatic brain injury, because she was using Snapchat while driving. The application’s makers had recently launched a new speed filter that allowed drivers to post selfies that indicated at what speed the user was traveling. […]

Damage to the spinal cord is one of the most devastating injuries that a person can sustain. Causes range from serious falls and sporting accidents to serious car crashes and negligently performed surgeries. Regardless of what caused the injury, spinal cord damage can have permanent and even deadly consequences, so if you recently sustained a […]

Last month, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), ordered additional recalls of millions of vehicles that may have been equipped with defective frontal airbags. According to the NHTSA, the defect can be traced to an ammonium nitrate-based propellant used in airbags manufactured by the Japanese company, Takata, which when combined with environmental moisture or […]

North Carolina law requires almost all employers who hire more than three individuals to purchase workers’ compensation insurance. This ensures that employees who are injured while working on the job or who develop an occupational disease as a result of their work environment can collect compensation for the losses they suffered. If you sustained an […]

Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federally run program that was created to provide both temporary and permanent supplemental income to those with physical and mental disabilities. Even though the SSDI program is administered by the federal government, it is largely up to each state to determine how much an applicant is entitled to […]

Most Georgia employers are careful to adhere to both state and federal guidelines regarding workers’ compensation insurance and collaborate with their injured employees to ensure that they receive the medical attention and lost wages that they deserve. However, in some instances, a third party may also be responsible for contributing to or causing an employee’s […]

In Georgia, employees statewide are granted certain rights and responsibilities if they are injured while working. Having a sound understanding of these rights can make all the difference in how much compensation an injured party is able to receive, so if you were injured in a workplace accident, it is important to seek the advice […]

There are many situations that require the services of a personal injury attorney in North Carolina. There are workplace injuries, slip and fall injuries, medical malpractice claims, defective product claims, and much more that occur every day. Many feel that they can handle these issues on their own, but the laws are complicated and the […]

We all know how dangerous driving can be. With over 30,000 fatalities on the roadways each year, and last year’s number tragically higher at over 35,000, driving may be the most dangerous activity you do on a daily or weekly basis. However, as dangerous it is behind the wheel or in the passenger seat, it […]

The manufacturing industry is a common setting for serious workplace accidents and injuries in North Carolina. If you’ve been injured by a manufacturing workplace accident, you are probably filled with stress and questions about your future. How are you going to pay your bills? When will you be able to get back to work? What […]