Blog Posts in 2012
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Posted on Dec 28, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
It is no surprise that motorcyclists are susceptible to much greater risks than those who choose to drive a car or a truck. Not only are they afforded very little protection in the event of a ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
For families with small children, swimming pool and drowning accidents are a very prominent fear. Not only are these types of accidents the second leading cause of accidental deaths in children ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Although a substantial amount of people in the country have invited pets into their home, treating them as if they were another member of the family, it still remains that dog bites account for an ...
Continue reading "Understanding the Frequency of Dog Bites in North Carolina" »
Posted on Dec 21, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Construction workers make up an astounding 7.7% of the total civilian workforce in the United States, according to the American Community Survey (ACS) that was conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau in ...
Continue reading "The Dangers of Highway Construction Zones" »
Posted on Dec 19, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Do you believe that you have become the victim of legal malpractice in North Carolina? If so, you may be entitled to compensation. In order to understand whether or not you have valid grounds to ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
If you have been wrongfully injured in the state of North Carolina, it is important to understand what factors may disqualify you from being able to recover compensation. Since all personal injury ...
Continue reading "If I Contributed to My Own Injury, Can I Still Recover Compensation?" »
Posted on Dec 14, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
As consumers, we should not have to worry that we could be injured by the products that we have picked up directly off of the shelf. Unfortunately, this is a reality that we must be wary of. According ...
Continue reading "Product Liability: Defective Manufacture vs. Defective Design" »
Posted on Dec 12, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
Truck drivers, like all commercial vehicle drivers, are required to follow certain safety regulations that have been developed and implemented by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ( ...
Continue reading "The Importance of Truck Driver Safety Regulations" »
Posted on Dec 10, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Although modern medicine has unparalleled advantages, there are a number of ways in which a patient can end up more injured or ill than they were before they sought the help of a medical professional. ...
Continue reading "What Constitutes a Birth Injury?" »
Posted on Dec 7, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
If you have recently been involved in an auto collision at the hands of an intoxicated driver or a slip and fall accident on someone else's poorly managed property, you may be asking yourself, ...
Continue reading "Can I Handle My Case Without a Lawyer?" »
Posted on Dec 5, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
When the weather is warm, a large number of people in North Carolina flock to nearby lakes and rivers to enjoy a day under the sun. There they can partake in the fun of boating, jet skiing, and ...
Continue reading "The Problem with Inexperienced & Negligent Boaters" »
Posted on Dec 3, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
If you have been wrongfully injured in the state of North Carolina, it is important to know that you have a limited amount of time to pursue legal action against the responsible party. Each state in ...
Continue reading "Statute of Limitations for Personal Injury Claims in NC" »
Posted on Nov 30, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Whitley Law Firm is proud to announce that attorneys Robert E. Whitley and Ann Ochsner were recently successful in securing a pre-suit settlement of $1.4 million on behalf of their client. The case ...
Continue reading "Whitley Law Firm Settles Wrongful Death Case for $1.4 Million" »
Posted on Nov 28, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
If you have recently endured the loss of a loved one, you may have questions about what subsequent action you can take, including "Do I have grounds to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit?" or ...
Continue reading "When Can I File a Wrongful Death Lawsuit?" »
Posted on Nov 26, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
In the state of North Carolina, all employers are required, by law, to provide workers' compensation insurance to their employees—whether through a private insurance carrier or ...
Continue reading "Recovering Compensation for a Workplace Accident" »
Posted on Nov 22, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
In the United States, people of all ages camp out for days in the hope that they will snag a deal at a Black Friday sale. This faux-holiday can become something of a competition for those that are ...
Continue reading "Stay Safe While Shopping this Black Friday" »
Posted on Nov 21, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Most people in the state of North Carolina are aware of the fact that they can pursue compensation if they are ever struck and injured by an intoxicated driver—whether they are on a motorcycle, ...
Continue reading "Understanding North Carolina's Dram Shop Liability Laws" »
Posted on Nov 19, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
Across the U.S., each individual state maintains different laws regarding dog bite injuries and animal attacks. Some take the approach of "strict liability," which means that the pet owner ...
Continue reading "What are the Dog Bite Laws in North Carolina?" »
Posted on Nov 16, 2012 By Raleigh Injury Lawyer
Among all of the injuries that can be sustained in a negligently caused accident, burns injuries can prove to be some of the most devastating. Not only can a serious burn cause respiratory distress ...
Continue reading "The Damaging Effects of a Burn Injury" »
Posted on Nov 14, 2012 By Raleigh Injury Attorney
On November 11, 2012, two women were killed when a motorcyclist plowed into two different groups of people that happened to be walking on a bike path in Amherst, New York. According to residents of ...
Continue reading "Intoxicated Motorcyclist Kills Two Pedestrians in His Path" »
Posted on Nov 12, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Marie Freyre was born with cerebral palsy and suffered from incessant seizures, among other things. Although she was cared for by her mother for most of her life, social workers insisted that she be ...
Continue reading "Severely Disabled Child Dies Under the Care of a Nursing Home" »
Posted on Nov 9, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
While Halloween is a chance for people of all ages to enjoy a night of fun—whether that includes trick-or-treating or hanging out with friends at a costume party—this holiday has proven to ...
Continue reading "Drunk Driving Accident Injures Four on Halloween Night" »
Posted on Nov 7, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Have you been forced to suffer the consequences of a defective transvaginal mesh implant? If so, it important to know that the Whitley Law Firm is now representing these types of personal injury ...
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Posted on Nov 5, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Lawyer
The Whitley Law Firm would like to announce that we have recently begun to take on personal injury cases involving Granuflo, NaturaLyte and Transvaginal Mesh products. Each one of these defective and ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2012 By Raleigh Personal Injury Attorney
Pfizer Inc., the world's largest pharmaceutical company, has recently been faced with a slew of product liability lawsuits when it was discovered that one of their products has been linked to ...
Continue reading "Pfizer Inc. Sued after Chantix was Linked to Suicides" »
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