Birth Injuries in North Carolina The birth of a child is one of the most exciting times in a parent’s life. Under the best circumstances, you enter the hospital and leave the next day with your newborn infant to begin your new family life together. Unfortunately, sometimes birth does not…
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Medical Mistakes: More Common Than You Realize
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What if the medical condition improves before the hearing?” When you go to the doctor or enter the hospital you expect professional care to help you feel better. Unfortunately, physicians and other medical professionals make mistakes from time to time.…
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…
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…
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.…
Determining Medical Malpractice in North Carolina
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What is Maximum Medical Improvement and how does it effect my claim?” When we seek the advice of a medical professional, we are trusting them with one of the most important things to us — our health and well-being. Putting your…
Court of Appeals Hears Case on Workers’ Compensation
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What if my employer doesn’t have workers’ comp insurance or doesn’t file the claim?” Employees who are injured while working at their job sometimes have the opportunity to seek compensation for their injuries in the form of a workers’ compensation…