Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
The recent fatality and injury of two people who both work at a local branch of a well-known bank has led the Charlotte Department of Transportation to an investigation. The CDOT wants to determine ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
After failing to yield at an intersection, a North Carolina bus driver is in question and possibly being charged, according to reports. The incident took place last Thursday afternoon with four young ...
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Posted on Jan 27, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Oftentimes, a person who is injured in an accident and believes that they will no longer be able to return to work heads straight for the Social Security disability process. Unfortunately, the system ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
If you have recently filed an application to receive Social Security disability benefits and you are eagerly awaiting the decision to be made, you are among many others. After the Social Security ...
Continue reading "About the Decision Process in a Social Security Case" »
Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A 46-year-old special agent for the North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement is currently under investigation after crashing his state-issued car. The agent was driving on a license that was revoked ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Shown in North Carolina movie theaters between the Thanksgiving and New Year holiday season, the state's Department of Transportation is targeting young drivers, ages 16 to 25, in an effort to ...
Continue reading "NC DOT Targets Young Drivers in "Just Drive" Campaign" »
Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Participating in a scavenger hunt, two teens were struck by a motor vehicle in Kannapolis just on January 15, 2012 around 7:44pm, according to news sources. The two teens were struck by a local ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A recent finding has led a North Carolina manufacturing company to recall over 3,000 pounds of meat product that may possibly have pieces of a conveyor belt in it. The food has been shipped to South ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
As technology advances, the Social Security Administration begins to consider the option of a virtual storage bin to support the agency's information storage needs. The private cloud that the SSA ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
When a person is injured at their North Carolina workplace, they may file for workers' compensation benefits, despite who is at fault for the accident. After they apply for benefits through their ...
Continue reading "What is a Rehabilitation Nurse?" »
Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Last Friday, when a popular cruise liner's ship ran aground and capsized, the lives of over 4,000 passengers and crew members immediately were put in jeopardy. According to reports, the captain of ...
Continue reading "Capsized Cruise Liner Could be Worst in Maritime History" »
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
It was recently discovered that a man involved in a single vehicle traffic collision over a week ago was actually dead before his tractor trailer veered off of the road. The cause of death was ...
Continue reading "After Autopsy, Man is Pronounced Dead Before Truck Accident" »
Posted on Jan 14, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A car accident that occurred on December 18, 2011, is still under investigation by the state after information has been revealed that the trooper who caused the accident may have been traveling at ...
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Posted on Jan 13, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Over three years after the loss of her husband, a woman is finally being paid workers' compensation death benefits as per the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals. In 2000, her husband, ...
Continue reading "Workers' Comp Death Benefits Provided to Widow of Airline Worker" »
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
As a program offered by the United States Social Security Administration, the Ticket to Work program offers the disabled additional incentives to re-enter the workforce before they reach the age of ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
On Sunday, Robeson County's Evans Crossroads Volunteer Fire Department Fire Chief Sam Butler, 52, was fatally injured in an accident on I-74. Chief Butler was traveling eastbound when he received ...
Continue reading "Fire Chief Killed in 18 Wheeler Truck Accident" »
Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Between the years of 1929 and 1974, over 7,600 people in the state of North Carolina were sterilized by state officials under eugenics programs. At the time, the program believed its main goal was to ...
Continue reading "NC Panel Recommends Compensation for Victims of Forced Sterilization" »
Posted on Jan 6, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
Losing a loved one in a work-related accident can be a difficult and frustrating time for a family. Having to face the grief and financial instability associated with a serious injury or death in the ...
Continue reading "What Workers' Compensation Death Benefits are Available?" »
Posted on Jan 5, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
When people talk about their loved ones being mistreated in nursing homes, there are two types of negligence that can be classified as wrongful behavior by a nursing home facility and caretakers. ...
Continue reading "Nursing Home Neglect vs. Nursing Home Abuse: What is the Difference?" »
Posted on Jan 4, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
According to the most recent data published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, commercial truck accidents have been on the decline, in general. Analysts determined that from 2007 to ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
From the Whitley Law Firm, we hope you safely enjoyed the holiday season and all New Year's celebrations. Your safety is important to our legal team here, and we are always ready to help you fight ...
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Posted on Jan 2, 2012 By Whitley Law Firm
A recent fatal car accident on the U.S. 70 is still under investigation after a driver of another vehicle involved is pronounced dead. As of now, North Carolina State Highway Patrol believes that ...
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