By law property owners have a responsibility to keep their premises in a reasonably safe condition. When a landlord fails to do so and a resident of an apartment building is injured as a result, the landlord can be held financially responsible for damages in a...
If you have recently seen a copy of the North Carolina Triangle edition of Attorney at Law magazine, you undoubtedly noticed that the founder and namesake of , P.C., adorned its cover. The publication's Attorney of the Month profile titled...
It's common to see bicyclists riding alongside motor vehicles on North Carolina roadways. This annoys and frustrates many motorists who wonder why bicyclists can't just ride on sidewalks or trails. Many drivers, including you, may think bicyclists just slow down...
Perhaps you've seen the electric scooters that have been landing on street corners everywhere. Light, sleek and fast, they offer many a convenient alternative to Uber and other forms of downtown transportation. However, they're also dangerous. There's not yet a...
An accident involving an electric scooter and a car in downtown Raleigh left one person in the hospital early this morning. This incident is the latest in a rising trend of accidents involving rental electric scooters. The rider of the Lime scooter reportedly crossed...
Sometimes no matter how safe you are behind the wheel, another driver's negligence or mistake can cause you harm while on the road. That appears to be the case in a recent accident near McGee's Crossroads, which impacted several vehicles. According to Highway Patrol,...
A recent three-vehicle crash near Zebulon, N.C., has injured four people and raised the possibility that the driver who caused the accident was incapacitated by a medical condition. The exact sequence of events in the three-car accident is not entirely clear, but the...
North Carolina drivers and passengers face multiple risks from a driver who is speeding, drunk driving or talking or texting. Car accident dangers are also posed by non-human threats posed by road debris. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety reviewed data from the...
An accident that causes a brain injury is the first event in a series that you might not expect. Having to live with a brain injury means that you are going to have to deal with effects that you probably never thought you would have to deal with. Unfortunately, some...
A distracted driver played a part in 54,279 car accidents in North Carolina in 2016, in which 177 people were killed and 26,999 injured. The Brian Garlock Act, named after a distracted driving car accident victim, was introduced in the state legislature to prevent...
