Call Us 919-240-4054In February 2016 a Missouri jury awarded 72 million dollars in damages to the family of a woman who died of ovarian cancer that was linked to her use of Johnson and Johnson’s talcum powder. Jacqueline Fox was diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer in 2013 at age 59. She died in October of 2015. Four […]
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New law burdens employees who report abuse of children, the elderly, or animals
Nurses and many other healthcare professionals have a duty to report abuse of their patients. Similarly, North Carolina requires people who see that a child or elderly person is endangered by a caregiver to make a report. From time to time, people in the agricultural and human services industries have documented illegal abuse and have reported […]
Valerie Johnson and Meghan Deutsh-Blanco lead team in the Justice Iredell Middle School Mock Trial Regional Tournament
On December 18th, Valerie and Meghan’s team of aspiring legal minds from Rogers Herr Middle school competed in the Justice Iredell Middle School Mock Trial Regional Tournament at the Durham County courthouse. The event was sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association and was a chance for middle school students to learn firsthand about the […]
Thank you!
The Johnsons would like to thank everyone for supporting their episode of Love it or List it which premiered on Monday night. The Johnson home is a mid-century modern split-level in Durham’s Forest Hills neighborhood, designed by architect Archie Davis and built for George Herbert, the first president of Research Triangle Institute, who raised his large […]
Will the Johnsons Love it or List it?
Valerie Johnson of Johnson & Groninger, along with her husband, Sam Johnson, their daughter Alex, and son Sam III, will be featured on HGTV’s popular home renovation show, Love It or List It. Designer Hilary Farr renovated the Johnsons’ house and realtor David Visentin tried to persuade the family to move to another home. The […]
What legal responsibility does a franchise owner have for criminal activity at a business that bears its name?
At our law firm, we bring claims against businesses that negligently allow criminal activity to harm people they invite onto their premises. Sometimes the question is whether a national franchise bears any responsibility for what its franchisee allows to happen at the local level. Most people assume that the owners of a particular brand are in charge […]