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An internal analysis by Johnson and Johnson, the makers of the recalled Depuy hip implants has been publicly released through court documents and reveals that the company projects that as many as 40% of the implants used will fail within 5 years in the patients who received it. According to an article in today’s New […]
What began as a constellation of seemingly isolated cases of deadly infections has become a raging nationwide outbreak of a rare fungal meningitis linked to contaminated epidural steroid injections. The disease continues to spread, and the latest numbers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control are staggering: 510 illnesses from fungal meningitis and peripheral joint […]
A couple of weeks ago we experienced that bittersweet moment of moving our oldest child into a dormitory room at college. We knew the day would come, we just didn’t think that it would come so soon or that we would be so unready for it. Our baby would be on her own (kind of) […]
Ninety-seven hours. That’s how long it’s been since Watson, my 15-year old miniature schnauzer, walked away from home before dawn Wednesday morning. It has been a time of great compassion from co-workers, neighbors, friends, family and strangers. They have driven the neighborhood, knocked on doors, walked miles in the woods, inserted flyers into mailboxes, and […]
It’s 8:50 am Wednesday, August 31, 2011. I’ve been up since 4. I let my two dogs out to “use the tree,” as we call it, at 4:50 am. My German Shepherd Treva came bounding back within the typical 90 seconds. My fifteen year old, deaf, cancer-ridden miniature schnauzer, Watson, did not. And he still […]
Auto accidents are scary! You are driving down the street and suddenly a careless driver comes out of seemingly nowhere and collides with your car. Then there are lights and sirens everywhere as law enforcement, fire and ambulance crews descend on the scene. The officer asks you questions about how the accident occurred, and whether […]
Every year thousands of young people tragically die as a result of motor vehicle accidents. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among teenagers each year. More than one-third of teen deaths are caused by motor vehicle accidents – a frightening statistic indeed. According to […]
Lawyers seldom see their clients’ personal injury cases the same way their clients see their cases. This phenomenon typically has little to do with the client or the facts of the case – really, we want to do to all we can to help our clients. Rather, this divergence in viewpoints comes from a lawyer’s […]
The North Carolina legislature recently ended its “long-session” on June 24th. Notable among the legislation enacted was House Bill 542 entitled “AN ACT TO PROVIDE TORT REFORM FOR NORTH CAROLINA CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES,” which dramatically changed the legal landscape for injured people, and provides a windfall for negligent drivers and their insurance companies. It has […]
North Carolina law requires motorists to carry a minimum of $30,000.00 per person and $60,000.00 per accident in bodily injury liability coverage to protect other drivers from their negligence. While motorists can buy liability insurance with much higher limits (and I recommend they do), many still purchase minimum limits policies. If you have been to […]