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 website that links consumers with caregivers for children, seniors and pets has been sued…
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Elder abuse and neglect a growing concern for families and society
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What will happen after I file my nursing home complaint?” The population of the United States is getting older, literally. While in general the modern elderly are more active, independent and healthy than at…
Pet killings leave pet owners with a lot of grief, little to recover in damages
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What does the “one-bite rule” mean in NC dog bite cases?” A killer is on the loose in Union County. On Saturday, a pet owner in the county notified law-enforcement authorities that his two…
Death of man after cop’s chokehold leads to retraining for 35,000 officers
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?” Images of a man being subdued by at least five New York City police officers…
Pistol whipping leads to discovery of massive brain tumor, inadvertently saves man’s life
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Strange things were afoot at the Circle K store in Phoenix, Arizona where Jeremy Willey worked. He thought he was having one of the…
Troubling trend of inmate deaths leave corrections institutions vulnerable to lawsuits
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?” The death of a 16-year-old at the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice wasn’t a first for persons in the custody of the Palmetto State this year. Let’s…
Concussion injuries spark concerns well beyond the NFL playing field
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” The latest serious head injury to a world-class football player has raised concerns over the safety of the sport and how it deals with…
Man gored by running bull—and many others—have no case in North Carolina
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if the accident was my fault?” A 32-year-old American author who wrote a survival guide for Spain’s Pamplona bull-running festival was gored on Wednesday by a 1,320-pound bull named Brevito during the annual San…
Woman grows nose on her back eight years after stem-cell surgery
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question: Can I wait a few months to pursue a personal injury claim? Medical treatments involving stem cells have been hailed as holding the promise of a new generation of treatments for a variety of diseases,…
Hot-car deaths becoming all-too-common
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if the accident was my fault?” The death of a three-year-old boy from Lancaster County, S.C. is only the latest in a string of deaths nationwide related to hot cars. Logan Cox became trapped…