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Officials looking for person who decapitated couple’s service dog

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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