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Why You Can’t Compare Cases that Appear to be Similar

Folks who hire us will sometimes say that their friends or relatives have been involved in “the same kind of accident,” or that their neighbor got a “large amount of money” in her case. These “friends and family” scenarios often create unrealistic expectations. We remind our clients that no two cases are the same. The […]

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Personal Injury
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Hot Coffee Documentary: Telling the Whole Story

You’ve heard about the McDonald’s coffee burn lawsuit and you’ve read our comments (see the April 11, 2010 blog below). Now there’s a documentary that gives you more insight. “Hot Coffee,” compiled by Susan Saladoff, discusses how the public is being manipulated by the media and by corporations to believe that frivolous lawsuits are everywhere. […]

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Workers' Compensation
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How the Legislature Threw a Bone to the Insurance Companies’ Favorite Pitbulls

We have written a lot about rehabilitation professionals, particularly vocational rehabilitation professionals. Insurance companies have traditionally used vocational rehab professionals to set you up for a Form 24. (That’s the Industrial Commission form they use to cut off your benefits.) All the voc rehab professional had to do was to send you out on a […]

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An Update from our Burlington Office

Amy Berry and America Jones recently presented an ethics seminar to the NC Bar Association in Raleigh. “Accidents Happen: 2010 Basics of Workers Compensation” helped to inform members about how the Burlington and Asheboro law staffs comply with ethical obligations and how they insure that all proper procedures are followed on their cases. At the […]

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