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Posted on by Valerie Johnson Posted in News of the Firm

Distracted drivers caused 54,302 crashes, injuries, and wrongful deaths in North Carolina in 2016.  If you travel on the streets or highways, you are at risk for being injured or killed by someone who is more interested in their phone than their driving.   On the morning of May 10, 2016, Russell Rutledge was driving his Chevrolet Silverado from a business meeting in Garner to meet a colleague in Durham. As he drove, Rutledge was using his cell phone to text, email, and make and receive phone calls.  The evidence showed that Rutledge drifted onto …

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Posted on by Valerie Johnson Posted in News of the Firm

Injured Elderly Worker in North Carolina Worker’s Compensation Case After a hard-fought battle by litigators at Copeley, Johnson & Groninger, justice was served for an elderly gentleman who, for years, worked through the tremendous back pain. After a full hearing and extensive testimony, the Industrial Commission ruled in the worker’s favor and awarded him workers’ compensation benefits, including medical benefits and years of accrued disability benefits. Unfortunately, in many workers’ compensation cases, old-fashioned grit and determination do not pay off, because employers and insurance companies point to the employee’s ability to work as evidence that …

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Posted on by Nicole Dunavant Posted in News of the Firm

We had a great day donating school supplies to the kids at the Boys & Girls Club in Durham!  We enjoy seeing their smiling faces every year. Their mission is “To inspire and enable all young people, particularly those who need us most, to reach their potential as productive, caring, and responsible citizens. ” To learn more about the Boys & Girls Club and their Impact, click HERE.

Posted on by Nicole Dunavant Posted in News of the Firm

Committed to the Seventh Amendment Personal injury lawyers Valerie Johnson and Ann Groninger are not hesitant about taking cases to trial. “We are disappointed if we don’t go to trial,” Johnson said. “Preparing to go to trial is challenging. But we like to go to court.” On a Wednesday in April, Groninger was in trial in Union County representing a bicycle rider who had suffered a significant brain injury after being hit by a car. At the same time, in Durham, Johnson was preparing to go to trial in a case involving a school bus …

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Posted on by Valerie Johnson Posted in News of the Firm, Workers' Compensation

Michael Coward, an employee with Weyerhaeuser for more than 35 years, was severely burned by a steam line. It was a case where Mr. Coward did nothing wrong. He was hospitalized at a burn center and will need to care for the large burn for his lifetime. Yet the employer refused to pay the proper compensation that he was owed under the law for the permanent damage to his skin. In North Carolina, an employee is entitled to three things after a workers’ compensation injury: payment for lost time from work. Payment is made at 2/3 …

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