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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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Posted on Dec 26, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A woman is recovering from surgery this morning after breaking both legs and suffering additional bruising over her entire body after her vehicle was struck by another car traveling 35 miles per hour ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
After losing a loved one in a car accident , motorcycle accident , truck accident , or any other type of accident , hiring an attorney to seek compensable damages may be the last thing on your mind. ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Many law enforcement officers and other members of the community gathered at the state capitol for the annual Tree of Life Ceremony, commemorating the lives of fatal car accident victims throughout ...
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Posted on Nov 30, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
The accident took place last Saturday at a Rock Hill, South Carolina construction site. The 18-year-old construction worker was helping construct a future cycling track for the 2012 and 2013 USA ...
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Posted on Nov 18, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Losing a loved one can be one of the most difficult and emotionally complex times in a person's life. Having this person's life taken away due to the wrongful actions of another person can ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A recent study has shown that new licensing laws may have led to the decrease in fatal accidents involving 16 year olds. However, many believe that it may be due to other factors. With the laws being ...
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Posted on Sep 13, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
When a ferris wheel worker's life was claimed in May of 2011, investigations immediately began surrounding the case to determine what went wrong and how. With the investigations coming to a close ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
To many, it may seem that just ten short years ago our country was placed under attack. Taking the lives of nearly 3,000 people, the events that occurred at the World Trade Center towers and the ...
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Posted on Aug 19, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Late Friday night, a North Carolina man was charged in connection with causing the death of a motorcyclist on Highway 221. The victim was on a Honda motorcycle about eight miles north of Spartanburg ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Despite forecasters' warnings of strong winds and heavy thunderstorms, the country superstar Sugarland's most fanatic followers stood at the foot of the stage just minutes before the duo was ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
At a jobsite, a 45-year-old Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County worker was fatally injured in a construction accident last Monday, August 1, 2011. The accident occurred around 2 in the ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Just shortly after midnight Sunday morning, the prominent and well-known businessman, Jeffrey M. Todd was fatally injured in a car accident off of North Carolina state Highway 168. Traveling ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
When people are seriously injured at work, they begin to wonder how they will continue to get by. Injuries and illness can keep people home from work or force them to work shorter hours. If you or ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Just over one short week ago, the brothers from the tight knit community of Kernersville, North Carolina were enjoying their summer on a lake in Nebraska. While on a tube pulled by a boat, another ...
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Posted on May 19, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
Even though her son was in the process of robbing him, a mother is now suing the pharmacist responsible for shooting and killing him. According to court documents Cleta Jennings is suing Jerome Jay ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
A man accused of killing his wife and two sons now finds himself in the middle of a wrongful death lawsuit as well. Jack Carey, an attorney for Sheri Coleman, hopes to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit ...
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Posted on Feb 17, 2011 By Whitley Law Firm
This week, it was reported that the Henry family may receive a little relief now that the Department of Justice has agreed to review their son's case. The Henry's son, 20 year old DJ Henry, was shot ...
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Posted on Dec 25, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
When people are in the midst of filing a wrongful death claim, one of the questions that they usually have on their minds is "how much money can we receive for our loss?" Figuring out the amount of ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
News sources have reported that the mother of a man who died of drug overdose is now suing Lake County Coroner Richard Keller. The Coroner is a former methadone clinic director who treated the woman's ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
The Associated Press is reporting that a man from the city of Cleveland has intentions to file a wrongful death claim. The man is asserting that his mother's death may have been prevented if police ...
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Posted on Nov 25, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
The Associated Press has reported that a woman in the state of Maine has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The defendant listed in the lawsuit was convicted of two counts of murder after he fatally shot ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Whitley Law Firm
In LaFayette, the town board chair has ruled that the region is not to be held responsible for the drowning death of a teenager that took place over the summer. On Monday of this week, the town board ...
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