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 Pennsylvania high school security guard made headlines in April when he endured a knife in the chest while helping to apprehend a young…
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Crashworthiness claims available in NC, as long as you were not at fault
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 court battle over legal fees stemming from a deadly 2009 car accident ended last…
Public policy ends suit brought by man against skydive-sponsoring Smiling Moose owner
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if the accident was my fault?” Public policy has ended a man’s lawsuit against a bar owner for injuries the man sustained in a skydiving incident. The man, Stephen Scheuren, was a spectator…
Government trampling on people’s right to know under Freedom of Information Act
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” If an incident report was filled out, do I have a right to receive a copy?” What are “White House equities?” No one seems to know. The Obama administration has never defined the…
Woman who died waiting for malpractice trial has former Gov. Easley in her corner
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?” How long does it take to get a medical malpractice case into the hands of a jury? Eleven years and…
Care.com sued by parents of infants killed while under care of nannies
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…
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…
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…