The W.C. Witherspoon Memorial Library bookmobile was involved in an accident on May 4, 2009. A 1994 Ford pickup driven by 17 year-old Kyle Ray Lane of Elizabeth City, North Carolina lost…
A propane tank ruptured at a home in Nags Head at 12:06 p.m. on May 6, 2009. Dare County EMS and Nags Head Fire and Rescue were called to the home with a report of a propane explosion. The…
As a busy North Carolina personal injury firm, we try hard to keep informed of the news surrounding consumer products. The FDA recently recalled the well known weight loss drug, Hydroxycut. The…
On April 12, 2009 Trever Mills was kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico at Panama City Beach, Florida. The 14 year-old victim was caught in rough surf where his kayak flipped over and he drowned. Rescuers…
Hospital admissions, a skin graft surgery, and permanent facial scarring are the horrors that a parent might face if their child suffers a serious burn or electrocution injury. Such heavy burdens…
We’ve all seen the novelty lighters at gas stations, convenience stores and the dollar stores. They come in all shapes and sizes. I have personally seen the lighters that look like cell…
On April 30, 2009 the U.S. Department of Transportation regulated that new vehicle roofs must withstand three times the weight for vehicles weighing up to 6,000 pounds. According to the American…
A Kinston, North Carolina (NC) man is recuperating only days after he was attacked my two menacing Pit Bulls that were apparently on the loose in his neighborhood. The victim, L.H. Clemmons, has…
19 year-old Joseph Williams is fighting for his life after losing his leg from a three car accident. Williams was changing his tire by the roadside around 8:PM on May 2, 2009 when a car driven by…
I just returned from the Buffalo, NY funeral of my good friend, Michael Doran, a successful personal injury lawyer from Buffalo, New York, who last week died in a Cirrus SR20 plane he was…
In 2007 Medtronic, the company that made Sprint Fidelis heart defibrillator cable stopped selling the product after five patients who had the cables died. But now that the cable is off of the…
The Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2009 were introduced to keep Americans aware and safe on cruise ships. Ship safety has been a concern for years, but with recent media coverage on…