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“Reasonable person” standard an issue in nearly every personal injury case

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?”   Knowing what a “reasonable person” would have done in the circumstances of your personal injury case may determine whether you receive the…

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“Mom of the year” settles lawsuit with neighbor she impersonated for rape solicitation

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?”   The owner of a Carmel Valley, California property has settled a lawsuit out of court with the 2007 winner of the local “Mother of…

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Fast-food worker who confessed to spiking cop’s Big Mac with glass wins $437,000

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” If an incident report was filled out, do I have a right to receive a copy?”   “At some point, something told me, grab a Big Mac.” Those words—and that decision—would forever change the…

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Spike in bicyclist deaths has two-wheeled travelers ducking for cover

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” If an incident report was filled out, do I have a right to receive a copy?”   Scenes and outtakes from countless television shows and movies have shown cyclists speeding past people jogging or…

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Golfer who accused Eddie Murphy of inflating his handicap has lawsuit sunk

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 77-year-old Irish golfer who sued Eddie Murphy after a golf club told him he had a 13 handicap watched Ireland’s High…

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Red Bull does not really give you wings, but you can really get $10 if you bought one can

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?”   Red Bull does not really give you wings, but since you might have thought it did, the company that makes the popular…

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“White lesbian mother” sues sperm bank for sending her African-American man’s sperm

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”   A Uniontown, Ohio mother claims she and her partner must move out of their “all-white hometown” so that their mixed-race daughter will be accepted. Jennifer Cramblett, described…

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Customer whose leg was broken by martial-arts-style kick from Costco worker sues

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?”   Maybe I am an oddball, but I feel a little insulted when I am asked to present a receipt when exiting a store. The…

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Tough road for sex-through-fraud plaintiffs absent demonstrable physical injury

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   Chen, a woman from Shanghai, first met Li online five years ago. About a year ago, their relationship got serious. Near the end of…

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Outgoing DA seeks dismissal of harassment, defamation lawsuit

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 North Carolina District Attorney has moved to dismiss claims of sexual harassment and defamation brought by a former employee. The employee, Whitney Nicole…

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