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Truck Accident

June 9, 2022 By Valerie Johnson

Most Common Accidents That Lead to Death & Wrongful Death Claims

If you lost a loved one in an accident that wasn’t their fault, you could be entitled to compensation through a wrongful death claim. The purpose of a wrongful death claim is to lessen the financial burden on your household due to your loved one’s untimely passing.   While a wrongful death claim can never […]

Filed Under: Car Accident, Defective Product, Truck Accident, Work Injury, Wrongful Death

June 19, 2019 By nicole

Client Win: A Tale of Two Verdicts (Part I)

At 1:23 on Friday, May 3, 2019, a client who was injured by an impatient truck driver while riding his bicycle finally got the justice he deserved in a Durham County courtroom. The Incident In October 2016, Ryan McKenzie took part in Cycle North Carolina, an annual ride across the state that draws over 1000 […]

Filed Under: Bicycle Law, In the News, Truck Accident

November 28, 2018 By nicole

Johnson & Groninger Reports Trial Win in Wrongful Death Case Against Distracted Driver

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 […]

Filed Under: Bicycle Law, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death Tagged With: bicycle crash, distracted driver, Wrongful Death

November 29, 2017 By nicole

What if My Trucking Company Doesn’t Have Workers’ Comp Insurance?

Here is why you need an experienced North Carolina workers’ compensation attorney. You sign up with a trucking company to become one of their drivers. You may travel from your home in North Carolina to another state to finish your application. Or you live outside of North Carolina. You probably take tests for the company in […]

Filed Under: Truck Accident, Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Truckers, Trucking, workers compensation

August 22, 2016 By nicole

Valerie Johnson Reports Win in North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Case, Lockhart v. Ready Trucking, against an Uninsured Trucking Company

Willard Lockhart, a Charlotte North Carolina truck driver, was hired by Ready Trucking to drive an eighteen-wheeler truck on routes all over the eastern United States. When the transfer truck was blown off of a North Carolina highway, his employer denied that his injuries were their responsibility. Mr. Lockhart was told that he was an […]

Filed Under: Truck Accident, Work Injury, Workers' Compensation Tagged With: Trucking, Trucking Accidents, workers compensation

June 10, 2015 By nicole

Why side guards on big trucks could save the lives of cyclists and pedestrians

The National Transportation Systems Center reports that nearly half of bicyclists and more than one-quarter of pedestrians that are killed by large trucks hit the side of the truck first. A large portion of these fatalities could be prevented if the truck were equipped with side guards. Truck side guards are vehicle-based safety devices that cover the exposed space between the […]

Filed Under: Bicycle Law, Truck Accident

November 12, 2013 By nicole

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 […]

Filed Under: In the News, Catastrophic Injury, Truck Accident Tagged With: Compensable Injury, Litigation

October 18, 2013 By nicole

Drunk driver who killed two cyclists gets 24 years

A drunk driver’s attempt to appeal two second degree murder convictions was rejected by the NC Court of Appeals. In April 2011, a drunk Thomas Howard Grooms Jr., struck and killed a father and son out for a Sunday morning bicycle ride on River Road in Wilmington.  This month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals […]

Filed Under: Bicycle Law, In the News, Truck Accident, Wrongful Death Tagged With: bicycle, NC Court of Appeals, North Carolina

August 14, 2013 By nicole Leave a Comment

Durham man wins personal injury suit against city

A Durham man who suffered severe brain injuries after being hit by a city-owned truck won a $2 million settlement from the city and its insurer, according to an article in NC Lawyers Weekly. Reyes A. Gonzalez was within a crosswalk and had the pedestrian signal when he was struck by a Water Management Department […]

Filed Under: In the News, Personal Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Truck Accident

May 9, 2013 By nicole Leave a Comment

Truck drivers at increased risk for spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries

Spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury are among the many catastrophic injuries for which American truck drivers are at risk. According to a post by Dr. Michael Choo of Paradigm Outcomes, factors such as fatigue, long hours, highway conditions and difficult-to-maneuver vehicles contribute to truck drivers being at great risk of catastrophic injury on […]

Filed Under: Truck Accident, Catastrophic Injury, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury Tagged With: Compensable Injury, Trucking Accidents

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