Call Us 919-240-4054The tragic and preventable deaths of several cyclists in the Triangle are the motivation behind the Department of Transportation’s “Watch for Me” campaign, which aims to promote safety for cyclists as well as pedestrians. Additionally, the deaths of two Triangle cyclists in recent months prompted law enforcement from Apex and Durham to take part in […]
Car Accident
MedPay: optional coverage a must-have for drivers
When it comes to car insurance, there may be something your agent has neglected to tell you. Medical Payment Coverage, known as MedPay, may provide you with much-needed funds not supplied by your vehicle or health insurance. An optional type of coverage not required by the state, (unlike uninsured motorist coverage, which is mandatory for all […]
Winston-Salem bar sued for fatal crash
A Winston-Salem bar and restaurant may pay a heavy price for allegedly over serving a man who then caused a serious accident in which he was killed and another driver was severely injured. The surviving driver, former State Rep. Larry Womble, has now filed a lawsuit against David Allen Carmichael’s estate as well as 6th […]
No coverage for excess medical bills, Court of Appeals decides
The North Carolina Court of Appeals has held in James v. Integon National Insurance Company that a driver of a motor vehicle did not have access to the underinsured motorists (UIM) coverage of his fiance, because the driver lived with his fiance and she had not listed him on her policy. The driver was involved […]
Workers’ comp settlement deemed unjust by Court of Appeals
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled last Tuesday that an injured worker and his employer cannot independently agree on a settlement if the North Carolina Industrial Commission has gotten involved in the claim, according to the Triangle Business Journal. Danny Allred was injured in a motor vehicle accident while he was employee of Exceptional […]
Good Samaritans help apprehend hit and run driver
On Monday afternoon in Bethlehem, PA, a cyclist named Frank Pavlick was struck by a black sedan whose driver immediately tried to flee the scene. However, upon seeing the crash, a public bus driver, Richard Gubish, Jr., maneuvered the bus to block both lanes of traffic, thus keeping the sedan driver from leaving the scene. Additionally, […]
This week’s personal injury case from the NC Court of Appeals
The court issued an unpublished opinion about a pedestrian-vehicle auto accident in Hill v. Thompson this week. In the case, the 15-year-old plaintiff crossed a highway near her home, not at a crosswalk, and was struck by defendants’ vehicle. Defendants argued that plaintiff could not recover at all because she was contributorily negligent (partially at fault) for […]
