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Posted on May 17, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Hoping to just go out for a spin on his ATV, a North Carolina man from Cherokee County was involved in a devastating accident that resulted in a fatal injury caused by blunt force trauma. His family ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
A devastating traffic accident occurred in Mecklenburg, North Carolina on April 4, 2009 which resulted in the death of three victims. According to reports, the two drivers involved in the accident ...
Continue reading "Jury Awards N.C. Families $6M for Fatal Traffic Accident" »
Posted on May 10, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
According to recent reports from the local Highway Patrol, there were an estimated 48 pedestrian accidents on the east just last year. Sadly, out of those accidents there were 16 fatalities. When ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
In a coastal town of Cornwall, England a man and daughter were killed after a dangerously out of control speedboat ran over their family boat. The four remaining family members are said to be in ...
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Posted on May 2, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
When we have children in the home, a number of measures are taken to guarantee their safety. We place child locks on all of the cupboards, we put up dividers between the doorways and staircases and ...
Continue reading "Doctors Warn About Blind Cords as a Child Danger" »
Posted on May 1, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
While recent statistics are showing an improvement in fatal car accidents on the roads, the exact opposite response is being said for motorcyclists. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Last Wednesday a veteran transit worker lost his life in a tragic accident while working in the subway station in Queens. According to investigators, MTA flagger Louis Moore was killed while working ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
The act of sexual assault is something that no person wants to ever endure, it is something that strips (in many cases woman) of their dignity, violates them in a way that they not only do not want, ...
Continue reading "Family Files Wrongful Death Suit after Daughter is Raped and Commits Suicide" »
Posted on Apr 15, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
A devastating traffic accident claimed the lives of 3 individuals after they were involved in a deadly multicar pileup on Interstate 77; near the North Carolina and Virginia state line Sunday March ...
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Posted on Apr 12, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
When we place our loved ones in nursing homes for care and treatments in their old age and sickness, we expect that they will be receiving the treatment we are paying for. No one ever said nursing ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
While you will often hear that drinking and driving is a dangerous task (which it is!) studies are starting to show that those who get behind the wheel tired are just as dangerous, if not even more ...
Continue reading "Driver Fatigue, the Cause of Too many Trucking Accidents" »
Posted on Apr 9, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
A medical helicopter crash landed in Missouri back in 2011 is believed to be connected to the fact that the pilot was texting while operating the helicopter. The federal investigators believe that ...
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Posted on Apr 8, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Devastating news struck the rural community of Lincoln County in North Carolina. On Sunday evening two children, a 7 year old boy and 6 year old girl, were playing near a dirt pile on a construction ...
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Posted on Apr 3, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
While we all may share in the same fears of going to the dentist, hating the feeling of them getting so close to our face and the sound of the scraping and drilling, we generally walk out of the ...
Continue reading "24 Year Old Loses Life after Wisdom Teeth Removal" »
Posted on Mar 29, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Last week a cyclist was killed after getting hit by an oncoming car on Barnes Street in Reidsville, North Carolina. According to the police reports, they arrived at the scene to find the victim lying ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Any sort of industrial work can place the life of a worker in great danger. Those who work in the field of construction understand just how great these risks factors are, though when using the proper ...
Continue reading "Construction Injuries Caused by Crane Accidents" »
Posted on Mar 27, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
Dangerous drivers are not the only cause for car accidents in America. Often times it can be a mixture of careless drivers along with dangerous roads that create the recipe for a disaster. According ...
Continue reading "NJ Road Causing Too Many Deaths, Authorities' Seek to Educate the Public" »
Posted on Mar 22, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
As many are aware of by now, the dangers of texting while driving are ever present and far too many people are being killed on a daily basis at the hands of these careless drivers behind the wheel. ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
A widower has filed a lawsuit for wrongful death against the trucking company and the driver responsible for the death of his wife; while she was traveling through New Haven. This accident occurred ...
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Posted on Mar 12, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
This week has been filled with terrifying and deadly car accidents that claimed the lives of far too many innocent ideals. Early Sunday morning, there were 6 out of 8 passengers (all between the ages ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2013 By Whitley Law Firm
News reports have been released discussing a recent warning issued by the Food and Drug Administration today regarding the use of a common antibiotic. The specific drug is called Azithromycin and is ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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" »
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