Blog Posts in 2012
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Posted on May 18, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
In Connelly Springs, a motorcyclist was airlifted to a nearby trauma center in North Carolina after being badly injured in an accident on Wednesday, May 16, 2012. According to reports, the collision ...
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Posted on May 16, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
The 2012 Hyundai Elantra is under investigation after a defect with the car's airbags reportedly sliced a man's ear in half. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
The efforts to reign in workers' compensation costs have been outspokenly objected against by a large number of the workers who stand to be affected by said cuts. As a result, many injured workers ...
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Posted on May 11, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
After dangerous reports of overheating, Chrysler automakers is recalling a total of 119,072 of its vehicles. The recall is a reaction from a discovery that was made not long ago in which the antilock ...
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Posted on May 9, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A $29 million lawsuit has been filed against the University of Virginia, as well as the school's lacrosse team coaches and the state as a whole. The case was brought against these entities by the ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Looking at reports and accident statistics from the 2011 year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has released information indicating that the number of highway deaths per mile ...
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Posted on May 4, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Injury accidents come in all shapes and sizes, as evidenced by a recent lawsuit that was filed by a woman in Jessamine County whose dentist reportedly dropped a small screwdriver down her throat ...
Continue reading "Lexington Dentist Sued for Dropping Tool Down Patient's Throat" »
Posted on May 2, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
In Oklahoma City, a bill was recently denied which would have allowed employers to opt out of workers' compensation in the state. However, when the bill was put to a vote, it failed to gain ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A drowning accident that happened last year in Boston has now become a wrongful death lawsuit. After losing their son to a drowning accident that occurred at Skidmore College during a night of binge ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2012 By Whitely Law Firm
Friday, April 20, 2012 proved to be a fateful day for the Josephson Nursing Home in Ironwood, as it was systematically repossessed by the state. According to licensing officials presiding over the ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Whitely Law Firm
As April comes to a close, so too does the month dedicated to distracted driving awareness. Across the nation, every state dedicates the entire month of April to focusing on the various distractions ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
The cause of a plane crash that took place a year ago from January in South Carolina has been determined, according to a federal investigation conducted regarding the accident. The National ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
The governor of Maine signed into action three bills on Wednesday, April 18, 2012, simplifying the state's workers' compensation law. Specifically, the bills take into account the ambiguity ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
It was less than two months ago that one-year-old J. Cardenas lost his life in a drowning accident at his daycare (located at the Praise Fellowship Assembly of God church) in Northside Indianapolis. ...
Continue reading "Toddler Drowns in Baptismal Pool: Parents Claim Wrongful Death" »
Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A recent report by the Associated Press declared that women are more likely to be involved in car accidents caused by issues with the gas pedal than men, based on 2,400 gas pedal-related accidents in ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
In accordance with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Viking Range Corporation of Greenwood, Mississippi has issued a voluntary recall of approximately 2,000 dishwashers. Consumers have ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
In Torrington, Connecticut one nursing home facility is being fined for the death of a patient that choked on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in February. Torrington Health and Rehabilitation ...
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Posted on Apr 10, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
On Friday afternoon, April 6, 2012 a couple was killed in a multi-vehicle pileup that involved a blue Dodge Ram, a gray Nissan Altima, a white box truck, and a maroon Saturn minivan that was towing a ...
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Posted on Apr 6, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Several reports of outraged and/ or nervous citizens of Southeastern North Carolina have arisen as of late indicating that traffic in the area is on the increase. Particularly, between the hours of 3 ...
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Posted on Apr 4, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A brutal car accident that occurred on Monday, April 2, 2012 ended fatally for one victim involved, according to reports that have been issued by North Carolina state police. On Tuesday, law ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
One construction worker was left dead and three more were also injured during the collapse of a building that took place on April 3, 2012 in New York City. The tragedy occurred in a single-family home ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A wrongful death lawsuit worth one million dollars has been filed against the government by the widow of a Mexican native who reportedly died while in the custody of federal immigration authorities. ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
It is a sad fact that many faithful employees are wrongfully harmed while on the job. What is even sadder is the fact that many employees don't know the rights they are entitled to after an injury ...
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Posted on Mar 26, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
It was only last year that two cyclists were hit and killed on River Road while out on a bike ride in Wilmington, North Carolina. Now, T. Grooms, the driver responsible for the fatal accident, is on ...
Continue reading "Trial Begins for Accident Caused by Drunk Driver on Mephedrone" »
Posted on Mar 24, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
If you live in nearly any North Carolina community, you know that the recent weather has brought about icy and slippery roads, in addition to other winter-like conditions. Here at the Whitley Law ...
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