So, some people say the jury system doesn’t work. Some people say Alabama is tort hell. Who are these people, and do they read the Alabama Jury Verdict Reporter like we do? The most recent issue of the Alabama Jury verdict Reporter was just released. …
It seems that only yesterday we were grumbling about the cold weather of a seemingly endless winter. Now the summer has flown by, and it’s time for the kids to head back to school. And time for the school buses to hit the road. And…
There’s some quibbling over the methodology used to determine it, but it does seem to be clear – the Greensboro area has some bad bridges. The News & Record reported recently that an overpass in south Greensboro was named AAA Carolina’s worst bridge for the…
So, everyone wants to criticize the Affordable Care act, otherwise known as Obamacare. But, no one wants to take a look at the real issues. These issues are seen every day by those of us representing individuals injured in car wrecks. By way of some…
According to the United States Supreme Court, police must have a warrant to search the cell phone of a criminal suspect. you can read the article here. This brings up an interesting issue with regard to cell phone use resulting in car accidents. In may…
Welcome to the club, South Carolina. It’s a good thing, even if you’re coming in at a discounted rate. South Carolina officially banned texting while driving last week when Gov. Nikki Haley signed the text ban bill into law. It’s the 44th state to…
Consumers love Uber and Lyft, two ride services that use mobile apps to connect passengers with part-time drivers who use their own vehicles. The businesses operate outside of most state regulations of a traditional taxi service, and are therefore coming under much scrutiny from state…
RALEIGH, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory dropped in on a meeting of the North Carolina Statewide Impaired Driving Task Force last week and added another item to its agenda: texting while driving. It’s an appropriate issue to put on the plate. The National Highway Traffic…
Our neighbor to the south may finally join the majority of the United States in banning text messaging while driving. A bill outlawing tapping out messages while in motion is slated for debate by lawmakers from both the South Carolina House and Senate. The ban…
Fact: Compared to a car, motorcycles are small. Therefore, they are harder to see. Most vehicles have blind spots. In the case of watching for motorcycles, even a small blind spot becomes huge. Drivers of cars and trucks need to be aware of that –…
HIGH POINT, N.C. – I love that song “Happy.” Don’t you? It just makes you feel so good. On Thursday morning, 8:33 a.m. to be exact, woman was posting just that sentiment to Facebook while she was driving. At 8:34 she was dead. The irony…
Some of the results are back. They’re really bad. Last week I wrote about the Department of Public Instruction’s program of tracking school bus passing violations. One day, each year, bus drivers across North Carolina count the number of vehicles that pass them with the…
