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Workers’ Comp Adjusters are using private investigators more and more

Psssst…..! Who’s that following you? If you’ve got Stonewood Insurance on your case, you can pretty much guarantee it’s a private investigator. Most insurance companies will use private investigators from time to time. But Stonewood uses them more than any other insurance company we’ve ever seen. “But I’ve got nothing to hide” you say… That’s […]

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What Do You Really Want From Your Workers’ Comp Claim?

What do you really want out of Workers’ Compensation? I’ve spoken to thousands of injured people and their families and I’ve asked most of them that question. “To get better, to be able to return to work, and to enjoy my family again.” Those are the most common answers. In over fifteen years, I’ve never […]

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The Problem with Company Doctors, Part I

Lou Waple recently won a case before the Industrial Commission that illustrates two different issues in workers’ compensation. First, the danger of company doctors. Second, the even greater danger of some attorneys…. The trouble all started when First Comp Insurance sent our client to one of their “approved” neurosurgeons. He correctly diagnosed her as having […]

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Our first workers compensation, personal injury and social security office on the coast

We’re excited to have just opened our first office on the North Carolina coast in the Landfall Business Center in Wilmington. Countless numbers of clients and attorneys have made the drive back and forth between Raleigh and Wilmington, but those days are over. We’ll be meeting you in the Landfall Executive Suites at 1213 Culbreth […]

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Ensign Amendment Fails — Good News for Malpractice Victims

A vote in the US Senate this past week showed that a bi-partisan majority did not agree with John Ensign’s proposal to limit plaintiff’s attorney’s fees for handling medical malpractice claims. The bill to limit plaintiff’s attorney fees in medical malpractice cases failed because the overwhelming majority of lawmakers realize that victims of medical malpractice […]

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City of Charlotte to Settle Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Driver Killed By Falling Tree

The Charlotte Observer reported this week that the City will pay a settlement fee to the family of Kay Plyler because the root system of the tree that crashed into her SUV and killed her was known to be decayed. No warning had been issued to the public . Ms. Plyler was the assistant town […]

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