Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can my employer fire me because I filed a workers’ compensation claim?” Workplace accidents happen all the time. Mistakes happen, equipment fails, and other unplanned events occur on a daily basis. A workplace accident should not be the end of…
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Court Considers Obligation of Property Owners To Ensure Safety of Guests
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can I post about my injury on Social Media?” It is not often that cases involving casual holiday parties and relatively minor injuries make their way to state supreme courts. However, that is exactly what has happened in Michigan where…
Appeals Court Says Insurance Company’s Bad Faith Could Prove Costly
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “The insurance company wants to send me to their own doctor for a second opinion. Do I have to go?” Anyone who has ever been involved in a car accident likely understands how frustrating it can be dealing with an…
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rejects Workers’ Comp Law Catering To Special Interests
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?” We routinely hear that special interest groups exert outsize influence on legislation. Whether at the local, state or federal level, those industries with money to spend…
Texas Court Sides With Worker In Personal Injury Case
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” It is unfortunately all too common in personal injury cases that employers and insurance companies to dig up dirt on injured employees. In cases where a…
Washington State Court Rules A Bus Is Not An “Automobile”
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” When a person thinks of an “automobile”, chances are they imagine nearly anything roadworthy. The term is conventionally defined broadly, and includes things like cars, vans,…
Experts Argue Smartphones Secret Source of Increased Auto Fatality Rate
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” We recently discussed the issue of the rising death toll in auto accidents across the country. Figures released by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration revealed…
Why Equifax May Soon Find Itself In A World Of Hurt
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What if I am unable to work following the accident, as a result of my injuries? Will I be able to recover my lost wages?” Data breaches have, unfortunately, become a far too common occurrence. It seems like every other day…
Nursing Home Residents Appear Poised To Lose Their Day In Court
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What information will be helpful for my nursing home negligence claim?” It’s been bad news recently for those residing in nursing homes or with loved ones in nursing facilities. After a seeming victory last fall, when the Centers for Medicare…
Recent Supreme Court Case Makes It Harder For Plaintiffs To Sue For Injuries
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can I post about my injury on Social Media?” It has been a bad summer for personal injury plaintiffs thanks to several recent decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court. In a few different cases, the Court made clear that it…