North Carolina and all other states see a good deal of litigation between the big auto makers and their retail dealers across the country. The problem has been exacerbated and particularly critical in the recent years with the economic downturn suffered by the auto...
Month: October 2014
2 injured, 2 killed in 2-vehicle North Carolina wreck
Two individuals were killed in a two-vehicle accident on Oct. 21 in Salisbury. One of the deceased was a social studies teacher at Davie County High School. The 57-year-old was traveling with three other people at the time of the accident. The Salisbury Police...
Form contracts may be free, but business disputes could follow
Many small businesses and entrepreneurs in North Carolina and elsewhere may be tempted to access free documents on the Internet, and to use these free sample forms as actual contracts in their business affairs. Generally, that's a risky way to save business...
North Carolina woman killed in alleged speeding accident
A North Carolina woman is dead after a two-vehicle accident that occurred on Oct. 23 around 3:40 p.m. The 62-year-old woman was reportedly traveling west on N.C. 72 when her vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle being driven by a 25-year-old man. According to...
Business litigation filed by large insurer against clinical lab
In North Carolina and all other states, business disputes seem to arise on a regular basis between health insurers and the various companies and health providers with whom they transact business. In one such case filed recently in a federal district court, Cigna...
Business dispute over aborted joint venture goes to trial
A North Carolina business, like one in any other state, will have business disputes and legal cases that develop unavoidably, and that require an effective and satisfactory resolution. One general kind of business dispute that arises relatively regularly are those...
National and state motorcycle accident statistics
Across the U.S., 93,000 motorcyclists suffered injuries and 4,957 motorcyclists died in traffic collisions in 2012, according to data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The number of injuries was 15 percent higher than in 2011, and the death toll...
2 dead in fatal head-on collision on major freeway
North Carolina Highway officials report that a two-vehicle crash in Hendersonville County during the morning hours of Oct. 13 left two individuals dead. Police said that they do not believe alcohol was a factor in the auto wreck. Authorities responded to a 911 call...
Business litigation involving patent cases may be regulated
A widely recognized and discussed phenomenon in business litigation, including in North Carolina, is the frivolous patent infringement lawsuit. A distinct group of companies have been formed strictly to pursue business litigation claims against small, medium and large...
2-car crash in North Carolina kills 1, injures 2
A 76-year-old man was killed in a two-car wreck in Lenoir County on Oct. 11 when a 52-year-old driver struck the driver's side of his vehicle. Responders at the scene found the vehicles on top of one another, and state troopers say the second driver is at fault and...