Blog Posts in October, 2011
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
As Halloween finally approaches, the legal team at the Whitley Law Firm would like to wish everyone a safe and happy Halloween. The following are several tips provided by a Raleigh personal injury ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
As many North Carolina residents can attest, the stretch of road on N.C. 751 nearby Duke's campus can prove to be a dangerous and sometimes fatal area for drivers. Fortunately, earlier this month ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
The Social Security Administration announced a 3.6% raise in benefits to be effective in January of 2012. This is the first raise in two years, and much needed by many Americans struggling with ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
If many other companies choose to follow in the footsteps of Jacobsen Construction Co. Inc., a Salt Lake City construction company, many accidents and potential workers' comp claims may be ...
Continue reading "Opioid Testing: Preventing Accidents & Workers' Comp Claims" »
Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A study published in American Journal of Public Health notes that women are 47 percent more likely to become seriously injured in a car accident than men. Researchers on the study say that this is ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Over 7 months after the accident took place at a ski resort in Snowmass, Colorado, a North Carolina man is found not guilty for misdemeanor charges for colliding with a boy while on the mountain. The ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Many people who have never been involved in a car accident or another type of personal injury accident are unaware that there are different ways to handle a claim, including different courts for ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
The most important thing to do if your Social Security Disability benefits have been denied is to speak to a Raleigh injury attorney. The Whitley Law Firm understands Social Security law and the ways ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
When a person is injured at their place of employment, many things may go through their mind, and they might even want to place the blame on their employer. The victim may think that filing a lawsuit ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
As one of the most dangerous professions, working on a construction site has the high possibility of injury and wrongful death with one small mistake by a victim or another person around them at the ...
Continue reading "The Danger in Construction Accidents" »
Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
According to a recent study by AAA, teenagers have a 50% chance of being involved in a car accident during their first month of unsupervised driving after receiving their driver's license. The ...
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Posted on Oct 15, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
While these little "black boxes" are not installed in every vehicle, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that in 2008, 65 to 90 percent of all vehicles have them, ...
Continue reading "About Event Data Recorders" »
Posted on Oct 14, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
When a person is seriously injured or has fallen ill due to a work-related accident, or can no longer work due to a long-term injury or illness, a federal insurance program may be able to provide an ...
Continue reading "Filing for Social Security Disability: A Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help" »
Posted on Oct 12, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
This holiday season, the leaves shouldn't be the only thing changing. Making proactive changes to your driving habits can help you prevent accidents and future harm to both you and other drivers ...
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Posted on Oct 11, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
After sustaining injuries in any type of auto accident or personal injury accident, it is important to understand the rights that you have. You will have the right to recover personal injury ...
Continue reading "Talking with Insurance Companies: The Dos and Don'ts" »
Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
In an attempt to collect a settlement through their insurance company, a group of people allegedly staged car accidents between the months of January and November of 2010 to submit false reports to a ...
Continue reading "8 Arrested in N.C. Auto Accident Scam" »
Posted on Oct 8, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Michigan's proposed reform of workers' compensation has recently been backed by the Detroit Lions National Football League team. The team allegedly is supporting the reform in hopes that it ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
The hot pursuit of a 40 year old North Carolina man along the U.S. 501 ended in a highway patrol crash and an arrest. According to reports, officials tried to stop the man driving a red Ford Explorer ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
As we have shown, those living in our area are at a high risk to be involved in a deer versus car accident. With deer a prominent mammal running free in the North Carolina community and surrounding ...
Continue reading "Dangers of Fall Part II: Avoiding Deer Versus Car Accidents" »
Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Each year, more than a million car accidents occur involving a deer and a motor vehicle, according to a study recently conducted by State Farm Insurance. The data released in the study shows that ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Early this morning, around 6am, an unidentified 20-year-old was driving through LeAnn Rimes' gated community, possibly under the influence of a mind altering substance. The individual, according ...
Continue reading "20-Year-Old Collides with Country Star's Home" »
Posted on Oct 2, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
When a person has suffered from an injury for a long period of time, yet continues to work at their job regularly, he or she may wonder what options our government has available to help financially if ...
Continue reading "Frequently Asked Questions: Social Security Disability" »