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Student sues school district for distress caused by sex with his high school teacher

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   A former student of a Utah teacher accused of engaging in sexual affairs with several of her students has brought suit against the school…

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Gym membership revoked after complaint about transgender woman in women’s room

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?”   Last week Charlotte’s City Council voted against an ordinance that supporters said would have ended sexual discrimination. Opponents of the ordinance—many of whom turned…

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Dismissal of $2.5 million lawsuit upheld because filing fee was two-dollars short

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “How can an attorney help me with my Divorce or Separation in North Carolina?”   A parcel placed in the mail is just that: placed. Placement in a mailbox does not guaranty delivery. Of course, most—maybe all—postal services provide…

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Hoaxers “SWAT” online streamers with prank emergency calls

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   Joshua Peters was streaming the popular online games RuneScape and Clash of the Clans when his ten-year-old brother answered a knock at his family’s…

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Even personal-injury lawyers are against frivolous lawsuits

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   A personal injury attorney who has found himself on the other side of at least two lawsuits—as a defendant—says he does not like the…

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Looming Medicaid change means some personal injury claimants may get nothing

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   If you think the courts are overflowing with personal injury lawsuits, you had better close your eyes for the next year-and-a-half. A looming Medicaid…

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Same-sex spouse says 2013 DOMA decision means she is entitled to $400,000

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Are the laws or rules applying to a wrongful death claim different from a personal injury not involving death?”   The summer of 2013 was a joyous time for some same-sex couples. When the United…

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Definition of “humiliation” means no coverage under insurance policy for company

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “The insurance adjuster is saying I am partially negligent what does that mean?”   The owner of an Ohio dance franchise will have to defend against a lawsuit brought by angry customers on its own…

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Lame-duck Illinois legislature gives asbestos attorneys, claimants early holiday gift

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   Madison County, Illinois accounts for .08-percent of the nation’s population, but the tiny county just east of the Mississippi River accounts for 25-percent of…

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Seventh Circuit reverses dismissal of ladder lawsuit that caused grievous penis injury

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I wait a few months to pursue a personal injury claim?”   Six years ago, Kurt Stuhlmacher had just begun to put together rafters on the roof a cabin he was building for his…

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