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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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Catholic teacher who says she was fired for in-vitro treatments may have her day in court

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can my employer fire me because I filed a workers’ compensation claim?”   A sex-discrimination lawsuit brought by a schoolteacher at an elementary school associated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana…

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Enterprising burglar seeks compensation from pizza joint he robbed

Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?”   Police responding to a burglary at the Radio Shack across from Concord Mills Mall in Concord, North Carolina found smashed-out windows and one suspect,…

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Public policy ends suit brought by man against skydive-sponsoring Smiling Moose owner

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if the accident was my fault?”   Public policy has ended a man’s lawsuit against a bar owner for injuries the man sustained in a skydiving incident. The man, Stephen Scheuren, was a spectator…

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Pet killings leave pet owners with a lot of grief, little to recover in damages

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?”   A killer is on the loose in Union County. On Saturday, a pet owner in the county notified law-enforcement authorities that his two…

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Man gored by running bull—and many others—have no case in North Carolina

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if the accident was my fault?” A 32-year-old American author who wrote a survival guide for Spain’s Pamplona bull-running festival was gored on Wednesday by a 1,320-pound bull named Brevito during the annual San…

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In injury claims, time is the enemy of justice, in more ways than one

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   Time cures all ills, as the saying goes. For at least one North Carolina sex abuse victim, time is the enemy of justice. On…

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From online Tinder to offline DA’s office: Workplace sexual harassment is real

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “Can I wait a few months to pursue a personal injury claim?”   The online dating world took a collective gasp as one of its leading lights, Tinder Chief-Marketing-Officer Justin Mateen, was accused of sexual harassment…

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North Carolina Legislature Considers Moped Regulations

Attorney Matthew R. Arnold answering the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   A North Carolina Senate committed has added language to a piece of legislation that will now require drivers of mopeds to purchase liability insurance before legally operating the vehicles on state roadways.…

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