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Guardrails Under Fire From Safety Groups

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”   Most people take comfort when they see that a road has guardrails. The barriers are supposed to be there to save lives, keeping vehicles and the people inside of them on the roadways.…

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British Court Rejects “Wrongful Life” Damages

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”   If you’re at all familiar with the personal injury world you’ve likely heard of lawsuits seeking to recover damages for wrongful death. Wrongful death cases include those where a person dies due to…

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United Suffers Another PR Disaster After Security Drags Passenger Off Oversold Plane

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”   United Airlines has had a rough few weeks. It started when the airline got caught up in a Twitter storm after refusing to allow two young girls to board a…

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Employers Could Be Civilly Liable For Employees Murdered By Co-Workers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”   In a very sad case out of Illinois, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently decided that an employer could be held liable for the harm that one employee does to another even…

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Landlord Liability for Personal Injury of Tenants

Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?”   Owning rental property can be a great financial move, assuming things go smoothly. If real estate values increase, the tenants pay their rent on time and no…

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In the snow, who is on the hook if someone slips and falls?

Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: ” I have been injured on another person’s property. What should I do now?”   Given the recent winter weather across not only North Carolina, but 49 of 50 states (Florida is the only one without any snow on the ground, even…

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Deadly Crash Leads to Manslaughter Charges and Personal Injury Lawsuit Against Apple

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “Can I post about my injury on Social Media?”   Everyone knows that drivers today face far more distractions than those decades or even several years ago. Though the cars themselves have grown more distracting, with DVD players, apps, maps and…

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Highway Deaths Surge In 2015

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: ” Is a tractor-trailer accident the same as an automobile accident?”   Though we all realize that getting behind the wheel of a car can be a dangerous activity, few of us appreciate just how terribly things can go wrong in…

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How some companies avoid liability despite deadly recalls

Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What is the value of my case?”   If you’ve been watching the news recently you may have heard about the recall issued by the Swedish retail giant Ikea. The company, known for its stylish and cheap housewares, has decided to recall…

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Suing Snapchat for Car Crashes

Personal injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “If I am injured in a car accident or at work what should I do?”   Everyone knows how dangerous distracted driving can be. Whether it’s fiddling with the radio, dealing with unruly kids in the backseat or, far more commonly, interacting…

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