Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Accidents can happen in an instant. When an accident results in serious injuries, the negligent party should be held responsible for your damages. Some accidents cause severe or long-term injuries…
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Awarding Attorney’s Fees for Personal Injury Claims
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Brad Smith answers the question: “Do I have to pay a retainer fee to get an attorney to represent me in my personal injury case?” Consider this scenario: You have taken a personal injury claim to trial and it appears the jury will decide in…
Can Your Pre-Existing Condition Affect Your North Carolina Personal Injury Claim?
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What is subrogation and how may it factor into my case?” Many people assume that they are entitled to file a personal injury claim and receive compensation only if they had no pre-existing medical conditions before the accident that caused or…
The importance of the recent Bristol-Myers Squibb case
Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “How much time do I have to file a claim for my personal injuries after an accident?” Every once in a while an important case comes along that sends the legal system scrambling. Many imagine these cases receive a great degree…
When is an injury not enough to justify a personal injury lawsuit?
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Typically, when we discuss a personal injury case we hear a lot of gruesome details about the harm that was done to the plaintiffs. Horrible injuries, including broken bones, head…
Minors and Personal Injury Settlements
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can I post about my injury on Social Media?” We talk about personal injury cases all the time and something that often goes unstated is that the vast majority of these cases involve adults. Though it might seem that age…
Can I Sue Someone For Giving Me an STD?
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?” A California judge just ruled this month that two women who are suing actor Jay Tavare alleging sexual battery and fraud by…
Hoverboards: The next frontier in personal injury law
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” In this post-holiday season, many people may now be dealing with the impact of the Christmas gift-giving binge. For some, that’s tackling enormous credit…
Premises Liability in North Carolina
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What does the “one-bite rule” mean in NC dog bite cases?” I recently came across an article listing some of the most common examples of personal injury claims. As you might expect, the list…