Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question “What constitutes nursing home negligence?” North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed a law that protects doctors and hospitals from civil liability during the COVID-19 pandemic. The provision to give healthcare facilities, including nursing homes, immunity from lawsuits was part of…
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Dealing With Car Crashes During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Six Things You Need to Know
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Should I take photographs of the property damage sustained to my car, of the accident scene, or of my visible injuries following an accident?” While North Carolina’s stay-at-home order has decreased traffic crashes in the state from about 4,500 in…
Is it Medical Malpractice if Your Surgery Was Postponed Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” The coronavirus crisis has caused disruption not only to Americans’ everyday life but also to their plans: Interstate and international vacation, birthday parties, weddings, and even surgeries. As the COVID-19…
Zantac and NDMA: Can You File a Product Liability Lawsuit?
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Zantac is a brand name medication manufactured by Sanofi. Ranitidine, which helps prevent and relieve heartburn, is the active ingredient in Zantac. Interestingly, over-the-counter Zantac was first released in 1986,…
Can You Receive Workers’ Compensation Benefits if You Get Infected with Coronavirus While on the Job?
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What qualifies a person to receive Workers’ Compensation benefits?” As employees of essential businesses and frontline workers, such as doctors and nurses, continue to go to work in North Carolina during the coronavirus pandemic, some of them end up contracting the…
How Will COVID-19 Affect Your North Carolina Personal Injury Case?
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” The coronavirus outbreak has killed over 14,000 Americans, but the death toll could climb to 240,000, according to sobering projections from the White House. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many…
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Nursing Home Neglect in North Carolina
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What will happen after I file my nursing home complaint?” The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which has killed over 2,600 people in the U.S., is disproportionately affecting the elderly and nursing home residents. For many nursing home residents, especially those with…
Who Pays Your Medical Bills After a Car Crash if Another Driver is at Fault?
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What is uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage and how may it apply to my case? A car accident may cause minor injuries that require minimal treatment and result in speedy recovery or severe injuries that require significant treatment, rehabilitation, and recovery.…
Charlotte Pedestrians are Likely to Die Along This Highway, NCDOT Warns
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” A new year-long safety study showed that an increasing number of Charlotte pedestrians are dying along Independence Boulevard. There have been at least 26 car crashes involving pedestrians on the…
How to Get Compensation for Your Train Accident Injury in Charlotte, N.C.?
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Various types of trains run through or near Charlotte and other parts of North Carolina. One of the most popular passenger railroad services is Amtrak and the Lynx Light Rail,…