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 student at New York City’s Columbia University has brought suit against the Ivy League school, alleging that it tolerated and even encouraged the…
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Mississippi says State Farm pocketed millions meant for Hurricane Katrina victims
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?” Bloomington, Illinois-based State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. bills itself as a company full of people who have a passion for…
Paper sees irony in latest move to censor conservative UNCW professor
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What should I do if I have been injured by another party but I can’t afford a lawyer?” A group of some 40 students at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington claim that a professor’s posts on…
More than meets the eye in the labyrinthine world of “causes of action”
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Many people who are injured as a result of the negligent or intentional conduct of a third party wonder if the law provides any…
Woman sues top NFL prospect for alleged rape
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?” Allison Kinsman was an 18-year-old freshman at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida, on the night in December 2012 on which she…
Dream home turns into nightmare due to developer’s shoddy work, man claims
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What should I do if I have been injured by another party but I can’t afford a lawyer?” Humayun Akhtar purchased a parcel of real property in Florham Park, New Jersey where he planned to build a dream…
Grocery chain responsible for boy’s food-allergy death, lawsuit claims
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if a loved one dies from the injuries sustained in a serious accident while the case is pending?” A family whose eleven-year-old son passed away last year after eating a chocolate-chip cookie from…
Confederate battle flag is free speech, must be put on license plates, group argues
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Many well-known courtroom battles involving the interplay between the rights of individuals and the government boil down to what a government can legally require…
Failure to allege defendant owed her a duty gets Plaintiff’s lawsuit dismissed
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 failure by the mother of a little-league softball player to allege that an area recreation district owed her a duty…
Neighbors of the nude of Cardinal Glen could sue to abate his “privates” nuisance
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Neighbors of a North Charlotte man who has a penchant for standing naked at his front door say they want to change North Carolina’s…