Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?” A Uniontown, Ohio mother claims she and her partner must move out of their “all-white hometown” so that their mixed-race daughter will be accepted. Jennifer Cramblett, described…
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Marijuana now legal, so failed drug test not grounds for termination, employee argues
Customer whose leg was broken by martial-arts-style kick from Costco worker sues
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?” Maybe I am an oddball, but I feel a little insulted when I am asked to present a receipt when exiting a store. The…
Tough road for sex-through-fraud plaintiffs absent demonstrable physical injury
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Chen, a woman from Shanghai, first met Li online five years ago. About a year ago, their relationship got serious. Near the end of…
Women harassed by deputy settle claims for $475,000; Deputy dismissed from force
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?” Suzanne Wick and Lisa Mangiardi survived years of horrific physical and psychological abuse at the hands of their husbands. Finally, when both…
Outgoing DA seeks dismissal of harassment, defamation lawsuit
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 North Carolina District Attorney has moved to dismiss claims of sexual harassment and defamation brought by a former employee. The employee, Whitney Nicole…
Catholic teacher who says she was fired for in-vitro treatments may have her day in court
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can my employer fire me because I filed a workers’ compensation claim?” A sex-discrimination lawsuit brought by a schoolteacher at an elementary school associated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana…
Road rage incidents mean legal trouble for aggressive drivers
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if the accident was my fault?” Few working Americans can escape the drudgery of commuting to and from work. Fewer still avoid driving altogether, which means that when it comes to American roads,…
Enterprising burglar seeks compensation from pizza joint he robbed
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?” Police responding to a burglary at the Radio Shack across from Concord Mills Mall in Concord, North Carolina found smashed-out windows and one suspect,…
Lawyer says “hero” security guard’s firing a textbook case of age discrimination
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…