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US News Offers Nine Thoughts to Consider When Looking for a Nursing Home

Posted on May 30, 2010
With the life expectancy rate getting longer, more elderly persons are having to stay at assisted living facilities. In 2007 alone, 975 people resided in 38,000 US nursing homes in 2007. In 2030, there will likely be71.5 million seniors in the over 65 age group occupying this planet...

Gastonia Police Brutality: Mother?s Wrongful Death Lawsuit Accuses Cop of Killing Her Son Without Just Cause

Posted on May 26, 2010
Cleveland County resident Debra Keeter has filed a federal lawsuit suing the city of Gastonia and former police detective Scott Barnes for her son?s North Carolina wrongful death. Terry Adam Boone died after Barnes shot him in the back of the head on May 1, 2008...

North Carolina Traumatic Brain Injury Survivors at Greater Risk of Suffering from Depression

Posted on May 20, 2010
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, nearly 50% of traumatic brain injury survivors will likely experience depression. This rate is nearly eight times higher than that of the general population. TBI survivors who went into depression following their head trauma reportedly experienced greater pain, mobility problems, and challenges executing their usual responsibilities...

Allergan Ordered to Pay $15 Million Dangerous Drug Verdict For Failing to Warn About Possible Botox Side Effects

Posted on May 16, 2010
A jury has ordered Allergan to pay a woman $15 million for the personal injuries she sustained from using Botox. The plaintiff, Dr. Sharla Helton, claims that she suffered botulism poisoning after she received Botox injections in 2006 to get rid of her wrinkles...

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North Carolina Train Derailment Accident Injures at Least 10

Posted on May 14, 2010
At least 10 people were injured in a North Carolina train accident involving a tractor-trailer that got stuck on the train tracks at a Mebane crossing. The Amtrak train was headed for Charlotte this morning when it collided with the large truck between Raleigh and Greensboro and became derailed...

Charlotte Catholic Diocese Settles North Carolina Clergy Sex Abuse Lawsuit for $1 Million

Posted on May 07, 2010
The insurance company for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte has agreed to pay $1 million settle North Carolina sexual abuse allegations that former altar boy Robby Price was sexually abused by Rev, Robert Yurgel in 1999 at St. Matthew Catholic Church...

CPSC Attempts to Prevent Child Injuries by Recalling Graco and Simplicity Cribs, Step2 Toy Drums, Gap Baby Swimsuits, Gogo Kids? Hooded Sweatshirts, and Sportime Soccer Balls

Posted on May 01, 2010
Our Charlotte, North Carolina products liability lawyers continue to monitor the latest consumer products recalled by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. However, we are also aware that there are many dangerous products that haven?t been recalled that can also cause serious injuries and deaths...

Schools Must Protect Students Under Their Supervision from South Carolina and North Carolina Personal Injury

Posted on April 29, 2010
A Thomasville high school student broke his arm and suffered facial lacerations on Monday after falling 30 feet through a skylight and landing on the floor of a Thomasville High School classroom. Police say that three students who were taking part in a masonry program where allowed to go on top of the roof of the vocational building so they could learn how to make scaffolding...

ConAgra Foods Workers Injured During 2009 Slim Jim Blast File North Carolina Negligence Lawsuit Against Town of Garner and More than 15 Contractors

Posted on April 22, 2010
Over 20 ConAgra Foods workers who were injured during an explosion at the company?s Slim Jim plant last summer are suing the town of Garner and more than 15 contractors for North Carolina negligence. The workers sustained serious injuries, including emotional trauma and serious burn injuries, during the June 14, 2009 blast that was caused by a natural gas leak...

Protecting Your Loved One From North Carolina Nursing Home Neglect and Abuse

Posted on April 18, 2010
Our Charlotte, North Carolina nursing home negligence lawyers represent patients (and their families) that have been injured or died because of nursing home neglect and abuse. If you suspect that your loved one is suffering due to the mistreatment or lack of care he or she is receiving at an assisted living facility anywhere in North Carolina or South Carolina, do not hesitate to remove your loved one from the nursing home, report the incident, and seek legal advice...

E-Ferol: $110 Million Dangerous Drug Settlement Reached in Deaths of Babies

Posted on April 14, 2010
A $110 million class action settlement was approved last week against the maker and distributor of E-Ferol. Carter-Glogau Laboratories was E-Ferol?s manufacturer and O'Neal, Jones & Feldman Pharmaceuticals distributed the supplement that was administered briefly during the mid-80's...

Appeals Court Rules That Mother?s North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit Involving Son That Fell Into Ravine After Release From Hospital Can Proceed

Posted on April 09, 2010
The North Carolina Court of Appeals says that Bernice Allen?s wrongful death lawsuit against Granville Medical Center can proceed. Allen?s son William, who had epilepsy, died after he was released from the hospital. Allen says that she told the hospital to make sure that they didn?t release him after he underwent his epilepsy treatment until she arrived to pick him up...

C-Sections Have Their Medical Risks, Too

Posted on April 01, 2010
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for every three babies born nearly one will be delivered by cesarean section. Even though C-sections have lower birth injury rates, the procedure still come with certain risks, such as a higher infection risk, a longer hospital stay, and potential respiratory problems for the newborn...

Over 37,000 North Carolina Brain Injury Patients a Year Require Emergency Room Care

Posted on March 25, 2010
The Newsobserver.com reports that 37,000 emergency room patients are treated for North Carolina brain injuries each year. The Brain Injury Association of North Carolina calls TBIs a ?silent epidemic,? with more people suffering from brain injuries than there are patients diagnosed with breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, and AIDS combined...

North Carolina Products Liability: CPSC Attempts to Prevent Injuries to Children with Graco High Chair Recall and Baby Sling Warning

Posted on March 21, 2010
Manufacturers are obligated to make products that are not a danger to consumers?especially when kids are involved. Unfortunately, this isn?t always the case, and child injuries and deaths caused by hazardous or defective products are not uncommon. This is where an experienced Charlotte, North Carolina products liability law firm that handles injuries to children cases can step in...

More to Prevent North Carolina Nursing Home Fall Accidents: Men More at Risk of Dying from Hip Fractures While Women Are More Likely to Sustain The Injury

Posted on March 16, 2010
According to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, women are up to three times more likely to sustain hip fractures than men, and the latter are more likely to die from having these breaks. This is why it is so important that assisted living facilities make sure that unnecessary nursing home fall accidents do not happen...

North Carolina Police Brutality Lawsuit Filed Against Alamance County Sheriff and Two Deputies

Posted on March 09, 2010
A Burlington man claims that he was the victim of North Carolina police brutality in Alamance County. Bobby J. Stanley is suing Sheriff Terry Johnson and two deputies for personal injury. Stanley contends that he is a victim of assault and battery, false arrest, and illegal search and seizure...

Chapel Hill, North Carolina Nursing Home Under Investigation Following Patient?s Death

Posted on March 04, 2010
North Carolina officials are investigating Britthaven of Chapel Hill for possible wrongdoing related to the administration of strong-pain control drugs to Alzheimer?s patients. Nine residents tested positive for these medications, including opiates, which they weren?t supposed to be taking...

Raleigh Personal Injury Lawsuit Filed by Man with Cerebral Palsy Alleges North Carolina Police Brutality

Posted on February 27, 2010
Charles Payne is suing the city of Raleigh and its Police Department for North Carolina police brutality. The 34-year-old plaintiff, who has cerebral palsy, says an off-duty and a bouncer assaulted and kicked him outside the Pourch/The Bassment on August 8, 2008...

American Academy of Pediatrics Want Warning Labels on Food that Pose a Child Choking Hazard

Posted on February 24, 2010
The American Academy of Pediatrics is reporting that every five days, at least one child in the US dies from choking accidents involving food. Now, the academy is calling on food manufacturers and the federal government to put into place a food labeling system that would warn parents that the food is a choking hazard...

Chatham Retirement Home Sued in North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuits Filed Over Fatal Elder Abuse Beatings

Posted on February 17, 2010
The families of Margaret Murta and Mary Corcoran have filed North Carolina wrongful death lawsuits against Galloway Ridge, the upscale retirement home where the two women lived. Corcoran, 82 and Murta, 92, were murdered by their housekeeper at the Chatham community in December 2007...

Charlotte, North Carolina Slip and Fall Accidents Can Result in Painful, Debilitating Personal Injuries

Posted on February 13, 2010
Every year, thousands of people are injured in slip and fall, step and fall, and trip and fall accidents. While these accidents sound harmless enough (after all, as young children didn?t all of us fall to the ground on more than one occasion and live to tell the tale with our bodies physically intact?), the injuries sustained during a fall accident, especially for older adults, can be very serious and can even lead to traumatic brain injuries and death...

Deceased Chapel Hill High School Football Player's Family Claims Paramedic Malpractice in Their North Carolina Wrongful Death Lawsuit

Posted on February 09, 2010
The family of Atlas Fraley has filed a North Carolina wrongful death lawsuit alleging medical malpractice. Fraley, 17, called 911 on August 12, 2008 because he was experiencing cramping and dehydration after participated in a football scrimmage earlier that morning...

Winston-Salem Man Plans to File Dangerous Drug Lawsuit Against GlaxoSmithKline Over Poligrip-Related Injuries

Posted on February 02, 2010
A Winston-Salem man says he is going to sue GlaxoSmithKline for North Carolina personal injuries that he claims he sustained from using Poligrip. Johnny Howell, 53, says he started exhibiting signs of zinc poisoning in 2004, 15 years after he started using the denture cream...

Elizabeth City Bus Accident Leaves Several Students with Injuries

Posted on January 31, 2010
A North Carolina traffic accident involving a school bus and a pickup truck has left the truck driver and several students with injuries. The Elizabeth City bus collision happened on Tuesday at around 3:39 pm at the US Highway 17 and Main Street intersection when one of the motor vehicles ran a traffic light...

Boy Requires Over 100 Stitches Following South Carolina Dog Attack by Neighbor?s Pit Bull

Posted on January 27, 2010
A 7-year-old boy required over 100 stitches after he mauled by a neighbor?s pit bull. Ravion ?Ray Ray? Cunningham was riding his bike last week when the 1-year-old pit bull mix attacked him. One neighbor who witnessed the South Carolina dog attack and ran to Cunningham?s rescue says she thinks the dog was trying to play with the boy and got excited when the 7-year-old ran away...

Couple Suing City of Charlotte Claims Officer Marcus Jackson Sexually Violated Them During Traffic Stop

Posted on January 23, 2010
A couple who says that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Marcus Jackson sexually violated them have filed North Carolina police brutality lawsuits against the city of Charlotte. Jackson, who was arrested on December 30, has been accused of committing sexual acts against several people that he apprehended during traffic stops...

Products Liability: 635,000 Cribs by Dorel Asia SLR are Recalled after 1 Infant Death and 10 Injuries to Children

Posted on January 19, 2010
Dorel Asia SLR and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are recalling about 635,000 cribs, following 10 injuries to infants and one child death. The crib manufacturer and the CPSC are concerned that if the hardware that holds up the crib?s side fails, the drop side might detach, which could lead to suffocation or entrapment...

North Carolina Traumatic Brain Injuries Linked To Emotional Processing Issues

Posted on January 13, 2010
We all know that suffering from a North Carolina traumatic brain injury can be devastating for the victim and family members. Depending on the degree of seriousness of the TBI, a person living with a brain injury may experience memory problems, confusion, communication difficulties, attention problems, speech problems, sensory impairment, vision problems, hearing difficulties, a decreased sense of smell, a decreased sense of taste, paralysis, chronic pain, spasticity, bowel problems, aggressiveness, depression, or personality changes...

North Carolina Police Brutality?: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Cop Accused of Multiple Sexual Assaults

Posted on January 09, 2010
There are now five women who claim they were sexually assaulted by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Marcus Jackson. The 25-year-old police officer, who was fired from his last week, is currently in jail on charges of sexual battery, kidnapping, extortion, second-degree sex offense, indecent exposure, and felonious restraint...

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