Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” Is a tractor-trailer accident the same as an automobile accident?” Motor vehicles and the virtually unfettered freedom of movement throughout the United States they have afforded have become staples of American life over…
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Maryland’s first female Bishop accused of striking cyclist, leaving him to die on road
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?” The State of Maryland’s first-ever ordained female Episcopal Bishop is in the news over the…
Lame-duck Illinois legislature gives asbestos attorneys, claimants early holiday gift
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Madison County, Illinois accounts for .08-percent of the nation’s population, but the tiny county just east of the Mississippi River accounts for 25-percent of…
Seventh Circuit reverses dismissal of ladder lawsuit that caused grievous penis injury
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?” Six years ago, Kurt Stuhlmacher had just begun to put together rafters on the roof a cabin he was building for his…
Vehicle owners can be liable for crashes caused by family or household members
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?” If you have imbibed, over the holidays, a little too much of the alcohol-spiked eggnog,…
Sleepy Hollow residents close to losing their heads over nuisance-causing neighbor
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?” The old schoolteacher Ichabod Crane, late of Washington Irving’s 1819 tale, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” found himself tumbling “headlong into the dust” after…
Medicine mix up means death for recovering cancer patient
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?” Loretta MacPherson underwent successful brain surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle last month. During…
Company’s treatment of breastfeeding employee a case of what not to do
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 mother-of-two who was ordered to breastfeed in a supply closet at work has settled a sex harassment lawsuit she brought against…
“Reasonable person” standard an issue in nearly every personal injury case
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?” Knowing what a “reasonable person” would have done in the circumstances of your personal injury case may determine whether you receive the…
“Mom of the year” settles lawsuit with neighbor she impersonated for rape solicitation
Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?” The owner of a Carmel Valley, California property has settled a lawsuit out of court with the 2007 winner of the local “Mother of…