Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” The danger of using cellphones behind the wheel is evident to everyone by now. For years, we’ve all heard about accidents caused by distraction linked to…
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Victims to Divide $265 Million Payout For 2015 Amtrak Accident
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?” A judge in Pennsylvania recently issued an important decision that hundreds of injured commuters have been eagerly awaiting. Since May 2015, when a Northeast Regional Amtrak train derailed between New York and D.C.,…
Can cellphone companies be held liable for distracted driving accidents?
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?” Anyone who pays attention to the news has heard about the terrible increase in deadly car accidents in recent years. In fact, the problem has gotten so bad that auto fatalities have risen…
Suing Snapchat for Car Crashes
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” Everyone knows how dangerous distracted driving can be. Whether it’s fiddling with the radio, dealing with unruly kids in the backseat or, far more commonly, interacting…
School Is Out, Car Accidents Involving Teenage Drivers Increase
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Should I take photographs of the property damage sustained to my car, of the accident scene, or of my visible injuries following an accident?” School’s out for the summer. Whether you’re a teenager basking in the sultry freedom of…
Chicken Company Settles Lawsuit for $27.5 Million After Employee Incapacitates Small Child
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” A Texas mother and her two sons who were injured when a Sanderson Farms employee slammed into the back of their car almost three years ago just settled their lawsuit…
Snapchat Sued After Teen Causes Devastating Car Crash While Using “Miles Per Hour” Filter
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” When the car wreck happened last September, it was quite possibly the most millennial-sounding story you’ve ever heard. A teenager driving her father’s Mercedes Benz was speeding at 107 miles…
Supreme Court Hands Small Victory To Injured Plaintiffs
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” If you’ve been injured in an accident and have expenses that need to be paid as a result, it may occur to you to file a lawsuit against the person…
GM Appears To Have Dodged A Bullet In First Ignition Switch Lawsuit
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?” It was a case that experts on both sides of the legal spectrum have been anxiously awaiting and it ended in a victory, of sorts, for General…
The Dangers of Aggressive Driving
Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” What is aggressive driving? Aggressive driving is an umbrella term that encompasses a range of risky behaviors. Most broadly, aggressive driving refers to…