Call Us 919-240-4054The North Carolina Industrial Commission, the agency that manages the workers’ compensation system, has an Advisory Council appointed to advise the chair of the Commission on important issues that he faces in doing his job. The Council includes representatives of the insurance industry, large employers, Commissioners, and representatives of injured workers such as Valerie, who […]
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Lenoir woman wins $1 million pre-suit
A woman severely injured when a tractor trailer hit her car received a $1 million dollar settlement from the truck’s insurance company, according to court documents. Melanie Moll was driving to pick up her son from school in Lenoir County when a truck.that was attempting to pass her in a no-passing zone t-boned her vehicle […]
Injured workers must prove what caused their injury
An injured worker who can’t prove what exactly caused the injury is not entitled to benefits, according to a recent ruling issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Sonya Chaffins, a former employee of Tar Heel Capital Corporation, filed for workers’ compensation after an injury to her shoulder on the job in 2010. Chaffins had suffered a […]
Distracted driving fatalities on the rise
Deaths as the result of distracted driving are on the rise, according to a new study published in Public Health Reports. Distracted drivers are about 1.6 times more likely as non-distracted drivers to mortally hit a pedestrian at marked crosswalk and about three times as likely to hit a pedestrian walking on the shoulder of […]
Valerie introduces new essential guide for injured workers
Workers have a new tool for navigating the difficult and often confusing workers’ compensation process. CJG attorney Valerie Johnson has authored a manual to answer workers’ questions and address their concerns. Valerie is distributing the second edition of her workers’ comp book, Workers’ Comp 101: Lessons You Need to Learn Before It’s Too Late to employees […]
Leukemia drug puts patients at risk of stroke
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended sales of a once-promising leukemia drug because of “the risk of life-threatening blood clots and severe narrowing of blood vessels.” The drug Iclusig, also known as ponatinib, has been linked to severe and sometimes fatal heart attacks, strokes and loss of blood flow to the extremities, sometimes […]