Speed kills. This is an old accident (2005), but I have not seen these pictures before. If you look carefully, you will see the speeding (approximately 155 MPH) motorcycle that caused the needless…
Wearing a life jacket on a boat is analogous to wearing a safety belt in an automobile; they each save lives in the event of an accident. In North Carolina, boating is a popular summer activity….
I recently posted a blog about a crash that took the lives of a grandmother and a little girl in Jamestown, North Carolina, when their car was hit by a patrol car trying to catch a speeder. Such…
We are finally seeing summer-like weather which means boaters will be on the waters once again. Before you set sail, know some basic tips on boating safety. 1. Make sure your boat is in safe…
Kudos to Commissioner Goodell and the NFL for putting in place the right people to allow science to trump politics with respect to the issue of the long-term dangers from concussions. Prominent…
In 2008, there were 161 fatal occupational injuries in North Carolina. Twenty-two of these deaths resulted from a fall. Though the data has not been collected or published for the present year, the…
If you watch TV at all, you’ve probably seen at least one ad for a law office or a lawyer referral service. Many of the lawyers in these commercials have become so famous that their names get…
Earlier this year (March 2010), Georgia became one of the growing number of states that has overturned its legislated personal injury damage caps (aka tort reform), declaring the caps on damages…
Most people have heard of the problems with Toyota’s accelerators by now. For those of you who have gone through the traumatizing experience of having your car accelerate against your will, the…
I just recently blogged about the strange ways that brain injuries can manifest. I also commented that many head injuries occur during sporting events. Then, just yesterday, we see this frightening…
A woman has sued Google Maps for providing her walking directions that led her into a busy traffic intersection where she was hit by a car and seriously injured. On the surface, this sounds like one…
Brain injury is a term that conjures up many different images. But what we don’t always appreciate is the various ways brain injuries manifest. The Washington Post ran a story this week on one of my…
