When an injury happens while on the job, you face several pressing concerns beyond your physical recovery. Medical bills pile up, lost wages create financial strain, and uncertainty about your legal options can feel overwhelming. Understanding the distinction between personal injury claims and workers’ comp benefits can help you seek…
If you’ve been injured in an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, you may be facing high medical bills and lost wages. Compensation for these losses is known as economic damages in personal injury claims. Past expenses can be calculated precisely, while future losses are comparatively difficult to estimate. However,…
A serious injury can have far-reaching consequences, affecting the victim and their family members. A loss of consortium claim allows certain affected family members to seek compensation for the loss of companionship, care, and support they previously received from the injured person. These claims are often filed and heard in…
Personal injury clients sometimes ask whether they will have to pay taxes on any compensation recovered in a personal injury claim. The answer is that in most cases, Uncle Sam will not tax the majority of a personal injury settlement. Personal injury claims are meant to make people who have…
When a group of people have been injured in the same way by an unsafe product or defective drug, for example, those injured may find that a lawsuit is better pursued as a class action. There are some advantages to requesting that the court combine individual lawsuits into a single…
Selecting the right personal injury lawyer to represent you after an accident involves knowing the right questions to ask. You want to choose an attorney who has handled cases similar to your case and who will take the time to understand your needs. The North Carolina personal injury lawyers at…
Personal injury lawsuits in North Carolina are subject to a filing deadline that is known as the statute of limitations. The statute of limitations sets a deadline after which parties in a dispute may no longer initiate legal proceedings. The length of time allowed under a statute of limitations varies…
You have a limited amount of time to file a lawsuit if you are injured by someone else’s carelessness or misconduct, and their insurance company refuses to compensate you for your medical bills and other losses. North Carolina’s statute of limitations for filing personal injury claims is generally three years…
Recently, one of our partners was meeting with a client about an accident case when the client received a phone call. The unsolicited call was from a call center called “The Accident Resource Center” that was allegedly offering to help the client find medical care and legal representation. The client…
There may be many reasons why a city – a municipal government – may be responsible for a person’s injury. Someone may slip and fall on a wet floor in a city building or on an uneven sidewalk at a city park. A city employee might cause a car accident….
