When you visit your physician after experiencing abnormal health problems or concerns, you are putting complete trust in your doctor to diagnosis and treat your symptoms as effectively as possible. You also probably expect your doctor to be completely honest with you...
Month: February 2012
Fatal car accidents involving teens on the rise in North Carolina
Drivers and passengers are injured or killed every week on our North Carolina roads, but a new study suggests that teens may be more at risk of being involved in a fatal car accident compared to others. A recently released study shows that the number of teenage...
Social service blamed for North Carolina girl’s wrongful death
Whenever the Fayetteville community learns about the death of a child, many are overcome by grief as well as a renewed appreciation for their families. But when the death of a child is caused by someone else's negligent actions, such as drunk driving or a mistake...
Courtesy and safer driving
I read in "Dear Abby" recently (Fayetteville Observer, February 16, 2012) about Motorists suggest ways to signal 'I'm sorry.' HOW TRUE!! The gist of the write up was a Mild-Mannered Motorist in Virginia asking for a hand signal to indicate "I'm Sorry" to fellow...
Fatal motor vehicle, truck accident caused by fire and fog
As many of our Fayetteville readers might recall, a tragic chain of events on a Florida highway on Jan. 29 claimed the lives of 11 people. While the Florida Highway Patrol continues to investigate the incident, other highway agencies including the North Carolina...
Hospital sued by 11 North Carolina patients over doctor’s abuse
Medical malpractice can happen under a variety of circumstances in Fayetteville and throughout the entire state of North Carolina. A doctor could mistakenly perform surgery on the wrong side of a patient's body, a nurse could fail to properly monitor a patient who has...
More details released about fatal drunk driving crash in Raleigh
Last month on our Fayetteville, North Carolina, personal injury law blog, we discussed a tragic accident involving two teens from Millbrook High School in Raleigh. Prior to the accident, witnesses reported that the students were at a party where the teen driver of the...
Vehicles catch fire in North Carolina truck accident, one dead
When commercial trucks collide with passenger vehicles on our busy North Carolina roads, the outcomes are all too often devastating and tragic.This week, a commercial truck accident in Lee County, North Carolina, resulted in the death of a passenger after the two...
Lane-keeping tech could reduce fatigue-related car accidents in North Carolina
Every year people get into car accidents in the Fayetteville-area caused by drowsiness, fatigue or inattentiveness. A new, commercially available technology may help reduce the number of those car accidents, but the technology may also present new driving safety...
North Carolina Highway Patrol out to catch distracted drivers
Last month on our Fayetteville personal injury law blog, we discussed a fatal car accident that the North Carolina Highway Patrol speculated was a result of distracted driving. We have also previously discussed the concerns of lawmakers across the U.S. who believe...