Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What should I do if I have been injured by another party but I can’t afford a lawyer?” A group of some 40 students at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington claim that a professor’s posts on…
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Neighbors of the nude of Cardinal Glen could sue to abate his “privates” nuisance
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” Neighbors of a North Charlotte man who has a penchant for standing naked at his front door say they want to change North Carolina’s…
Lawyer says state got off easy on settlement after man was falsely declared dead
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?” Dr. J.B. Perdue says “ambulance-chasing lawyers” are to blame for the first known settlement of a lawsuit ever made by North Carolina’s medical examiner system. The lawsuit…
Even personal-injury lawyers are against frivolous lawsuits
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?” A personal injury attorney who has found himself on the other side of at least two lawsuits—as a defendant—says he does not like the…
Same-sex spouse says 2013 DOMA decision means she is entitled to $400,000
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Are the laws or rules applying to a wrongful death claim different from a personal injury not involving death?” The summer of 2013 was a joyous time for some same-sex couples. When the United…
Definition of “humiliation” means no coverage under insurance policy for company
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “The insurance adjuster is saying I am partially negligent what does that mean?” The owner of an Ohio dance franchise will have to defend against a lawsuit brought by angry customers on its own…
“Parked” car accidents illustrate danger of being run over by your own car
Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if the accident was my fault?” A spate of recent tragic incidents shows the dangers posed by motor vehicles do not end when we park them—or when we think we have parked them.…
Lawyer thinks self-driving cars may be a bust for personal injury attorneys
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…
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…