Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” We have recently discussed the dangers posed by texting and driving. As the number of fatal auto accidents continues to increase, experts are struggling to find…
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What Happens if You Cause an Accident Trying to Avoid Another?: The Sudden Emergency Doctrine
Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?” Imagine you are driving down the highway, taking care to obey all traffic laws. Suddenly, you see another car, driving in the wrong lane, headed straight…
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…
Vehicle owners can be liable for crashes caused by family or household members
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?” If you have imbibed, over the holidays, a little too much of the alcohol-spiked eggnog,…
“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…
“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…
Speeding truck driver jackknifes, flips truck on US 74, killing sheriff’s deputy
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?” A Union County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed early Wednesday morning after a tractor-trailer jackknifed and tipped over, falling on the deputy’s car and…