Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?” Police are looking for someone who decapitated a thirteen-year-old deaf-and-blind service dog. Shirley and Dennis Morrow—the dog’s owners—said a family friend who was helping them search for…
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Politicians, cops, doctors trot out “kids” to justify ban on new product
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Physicians, politicians and law-enforcement officials across the United States are lining up to issue calls to ban Palcohol, a powdered version of vodka, rum…
State senator uses nonprofit’s complaint about legal bills to try to impose cap on damages
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?” Legal bills have made the business of “Punkin Chunkin” uncertain, but Punkin Chunkin president Ricky Nietubicz said he is committed to holding the annual…
Couple not happy their engagement photo was used for N.F.L. star’s erotica novel
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Legal Briefs: What can you sue for in a personal injury case? If you cannot figure out what a “Gronking” is, you can read between the lines or you can order a copy of Lacey Noonan’s “risqué erotic e-book” A Gronking to Remember and find…
Jury awards $2.6 million to latest victim of “popcorn lung”
Legal Briefs: Do I have to sign a release allowing the insurance company to get my medical records? A man exposed to a substance used in food flavorings to mimic the taste of butter has been awarded $2.6 million by an Orange County, California jury. The man, Tanu Vatuvei, contracted…
Student sues university after accuser allowed to turn rape accusation into senior project
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…
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…