The question posed in the headline is somewhat facetious, but we don't think it's completely incredible to ask. In many ways improving safety is one of the final frontiers confronting motorcycling engineers. As we noted in a post back in July, a lot of focus has been...
Month: September 2015
What federal laws can affect foreclosure?
Foreclosures are not as common as they used to be as recently as 2009. They do still occur, however, and when they are required in North Carolina there can be state and federal laws that essentially compete to determine how the process will be handled.To be sure that...
What could be easier malpractice fix than cameras in the OR?
Errors committed by negligent doctors can be difficult to spot and hard to prove as being cases of medical malpractice. One reason that's true is that the mistake happens while the patient is under sedation. Other times, as we noted in a post last month, it's just a...
Anticipation may trump litigation when business disputes loom
When you think of business in Fayetteville you might have images of individuals in proper business suits and oxford shoes. But not all business falls into that category. Agriculture is big in the state, too.While that may involve a certain amount of white-collar...
Uncommon property hazards can still be dangerous
North Carolina is not known for being a hotbed of sinkhole activity in the United States. That's a dubious distinction that the U.S. Geological Survey says is granted to a number of other states, including Tennessee to the west and Florida to the south.That doesn't...
Some big fish getting caught up in DesignLine bankruptcy net
There are times when going to court is a good idea for a North Carolina business. There are other times when it would best be avoided, dictating that other legal solutions need to be found to resolve matters. Whatever the demands of the situation, the importance of...
Research to do after a truck accident, before meeting attorney
A tractor-trailer full of cabbages overturned on a highway in the Northeast late last month. No one was seriously hurt, thank goodness. But the matter opened the door to some jokes about how a crash with a truck carrying mayonnaise could have made for a record-setting...
What can my business do to reduce risk of wage claims?
Claims of so-called "wage theft" are on the rise in the U.S. According to the Federal Judicial Center, record numbers of wage-and-hour lawsuits are making their way into the federal court system. The center, which does research for the federal courts, says there were...