Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” Ice Cube and Dr. Dre have been cleared of liability for the hit-and-run that killed Heavyweight Records co-founder Terry Carter, a judge ruled early this month.…
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Will Drones End Up Helping Personal Injury Suits More Than They Cause Them?
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” In 1942 a North Carolina chicken farmer sued the U.S. government. He said air traffic from the nearby military runway was scaring his birds and ruining his livelihood. In 1946,…
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses May Be A Thing Of The Past
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” Anyone with an elderly loved one has likely run across a mandatory arbitration clause, whether they realize it or not. The reason is that the retirement/nursing home industry has embraced the use of these forced…
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…
Incomplete Paraplegic Allowed to Proceed with Gross Negligence Claim Against Water Park
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “Do I have to pay taxes on a settlement or jury award in a personal injury case?” A waiver was not enough to protect a New Jersey waterpark from a lawsuit for gross negligence by one of its patrons injured in…
Samsung in Legal Hot Water Over Exploding Cellphones
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” It’s been a rough month for Samsung as the company has felt heat from U.S. government regulatory bodies, consumer groups and even airlines. The issue surrounds the Galaxy Note 7,…
Court Says You Must Be A Person To Suffer A Personal Injury
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What happens if I still owe money on the vehicle but the insurance company classifies it as a “total loss”? When you think of personal injury cases, some of the first things that spring to mind likely include car accidents, slip-and-falls…
Obscenity Class Action Sues Snapchat for Being Too Sexually Explicit
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What is the value of my case?” Snapchat is getting sued again. This time, the suit is less like the traditional personal injury lawsuit we have come to expect against the social media app: celebrity attorney Mark Geragos, whose client list…
Personal Injury Lawyer Files Personal Injury Suit Against Personal Injury Law Firm Over Personal Injury Suit
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” In a confusing case recently filed in Texas, a personal injury attorney has filed a personal injury suit against a personal injury law firm related to a personal injury suit…
Highway Deaths Surge In 2015
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: ” Is a tractor-trailer accident the same as an automobile accident?” Though we all realize that getting behind the wheel of a car can be a dangerous activity, few of us appreciate just how terribly things can go wrong in…