In early April 2018, jurors in Brunswick, New Jersey (NJ), made legal history by finding for the first time that asbestos in talcum powder products sold by Johnson & Johnson caused a plaintiff’s mesothelioma. The jury ordered the personal care products giant and one of…
A driver in Nash County, North Carolina is facing charges in a fatal crash that took three lives on the evening of March 2. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol stated a 20 year old male was driving his Mustang at a high rate of…
North Carolina State Troopers identified a woman and her seven year old son who died March3 in a dump truck crash in Lenoir County. The 29 year old woman and her son were in a car that was struck head on by a dump truck…
When you are in a car accident caused by another party, a claim must be filed against the at-fault party’s insurance company. But it is critical to know that the conversation you have with that insurance company can determine how the company handles your claim.…
Most people relate driving under the influence to alcohol consumption. However, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), marijuana users are roughly 25 percent more likely to be involved in an automobile collision in comparison to drivers with no traces of marijuana…
More states are passing laws that mandate all drunk driving offenders to put an ignition interlock device in their vehicle at their expense. This is a change from past laws, as previously the devices were usually only required for second and subsequent offenses. Now many…
A lieutenant with the Appalachia Fire Department is recovering from his injuries this week after the ambulance he was in was hit by a drunk driver over the weekend. The firefighter was hurt in an accident in Appalachia, Virginia. The ambulance was struck by a…
Correlation is not causation, but the concomitant rises of smartphone use and deadly crashes involving pedestrians sure seem to be related. This is a top-line insight from Governors Highway Safety Association’s latest Spotlight on Highway Safety report, which estimates that, during 2017, 5,984 pedes
Three victims in a fatal North Carolina car accident died of their injuries this week. According to media reports, a pickup truck was going south on US 17 in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina on Feb. 15 near NC 904 when the driver swerved into…
A high school student from Liberty, North Carolina has died after a single-car accident on Feb. 11. The next day, the driver of the vehicle, an 18 year old, was charged with DWI for having alcohol in his system at the time of the accident.…
Study after study shows that as a society, we are stressed. This stress is evident in many things we do in our daily lives. One of those ways is driving. Stress causes people to drive aggressively, as well as engage in distracted driving behaviors. Distracted…
Each day, victims are injured or killed because of a defective or dangerous product. Almost on a weekly basis, we read or hear news reports about the latest recall or accident caused by a product that turned out to be dangerous. Vehicle recalls – such…
