Medical devices are supposed to improve our lives. Hip implants and knee replacements, for example, are supposed to enhance our mobility and our ability to engage in the activities of daily life. But what happens when your medical device does the opposite? If your...
Earlier this year, more than fifty nursing homes in the Carolinas, including several in the Charlotte-area, were flagged by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for past abuse and neglect.[1] It is an unfortunate fact that older adults who require nursing...
Those who travel on Mooresville area roads share the road with many semi-trucks. These trucks are important to the area economy as they are transporting important goods. But occasionally they can cause serious accidents as well. One major way a truck accident occurs...
Tractor trailer trucks, also called 18 wheelers, semi-tractor trailers or transfer trucks, are a very large majority of the traffic on our highways. If you have driven on I-77, I-85 or any other major roadway in North Carolina recently, you have probably noticed and...
If a slip and fall accident has caused you serious injuries, you are not alone. Each year 3 million older people are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries and over 800,000 patients are hospitalized each year due to fall injuries, most often because of a...
Well, they’re big, and that’s just for starters. And large commercial trucks – tractor-trailers, various 18-wheel rigs and other outsized conveyances – don’t stop on a proverbial dime. They are slow and cumbersome. In fact, a large truck tooling down a highway or...
While driving generally is dangerous, for motorcyclist, the danger is heightened. After all, motorcycles do not offer the same protections than vehicles do as motorcyclists are unencumbered by protective metal or seatbelts. This road freedom is often why motorcyclists...
Eminent Domain Essentials: Eminent domain is the government’s “sovereign power” to take land from property owners who are unwilling to sell it voluntarily. Many people unfortunately are shocked when this power is directed against them and their land, home, or...
Did you know that 1 in 5 people eligible to vote has a disability? Disability Rights North Carolina (DRNC), helps North Carolinians with disabilities understand their civil rights and can be a resource to you for help understanding your voting rights. The Brain Injury...
Our readers in North Carolina know that so-called “fender benders” happen all the time on the roadways throughout the country. For the most part, these types of accidents involve damage to the vehicles involved, but no injuries to drivers and passengers....
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