Charlotte Injury Lawyers Blog

Will Erin Andrews See a Peep of her Personal Injury Damages from Stalking Case?

March 29, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What if my employer doesn’t have workers’ comp insurance or doesn’t file the claim?”

Fox Sports correspondent Erin Andrews just received a $55 million judgment from the Tennessee jury in her personal injury case against the man caught stalking her through hotel-wall peepholes back in 2008. As monumental as this verdict sounds, this does not mean Andrews will actually get anything close to the $55 million. A defendant claiming he is broke, tax codes, attorney’s fees and a likely appeal are all going to severely undercut whatever amount the sportscaster is able to take home.

Taxes and Personal Injury Verdicts

March 24, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”

If you’ve been reading the news recently you may have run across some recent headlines about Hulk Hogan. Though Hulk’s wrestling days are largely behind him, he’s been in the news lately thanks to a personal injury case filed against Gawker, an online tabloid that published a secretly recorded tape of the professional wrestler. Hulk sued Gawker and not only won, but won big.

Can I Sue Someone For Giving Me an STD?

March 22, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

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 California judge just ruled this month that two women who are suing actor Jay Tavare alleging sexual battery and fraud by knowingly infecting them with genital herpes, may continue their lawsuit. The judge refused to dismiss the case against the actor (if you can’t place him, he won Best Actor at the American Indian Film Festival in 1999 and had a role in Kurt Russell’s 2015 “Bone Tomahawk”), ruling that the women had provided sufficient detail to proceed in their suit for the following:

Hip Implant Test Case Leads To Massive $500 Million Verdict

March 17, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “May I choose my own doctor in a personal injury case?”

Injured patients have been watching and waiting for a result in the second of what will likely be many personal injury lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson over its DePuy metal-on-metal hip implants. The wait is now over as a jury in Texas came back after a week of deliberations and found that the hip implants were defectively designed. As a result of the defective design and lack of warning by Johnson & Johnson, jurors awarded a total of $500 million to a pool of five plaintiffs.

Some Color Run Chemicals May Be Similar to Rat Poison

March 15, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “May I choose my own doctor in a personal injury case?”

The Color Run has exploded since its inception in 2011, marketing itself as the “Happiest 5k on the Planet” and the world’s largest single event series. Runners wear white at the starting line and brightly colored powders are shot into the air throughout the run, speckling everyone with rainbow hues. The runs take place in over 40 countries across the world each year and are increasingly popular amongst young people. Charlotte, North Carolina’s next Color Run is actually this coming month on April 30.

Cosby, Clinton and Others Use Homeowner’s Insurance To Pay Their Personal Injury-Related Legal Bills

March 10, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

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?”

Anyone who has been watching the news recently has surely seen the legal trouble swirling around the famed comedian Bill Cosby. Cosby is currently facing a multitude of legal challenges, both criminal and civil, related to alleged sexual assault. Though Cosby is already a very wealthy man, the cost associated with nearly a dozen claims could still prove ruinous. Cosby, however, has a surprising way of avoiding much of that expense which may well save him from financial destruction: homeowner’s insurance.

Dog Bite Cases In North Carolina

March 8, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

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 dog bite case is a relatively common example of a personal injury claim. Though the claims may occur with some regulatory, few people understand much about dog bites legally, including how the cases are filed, what the law says and how they ought to be handled. To learn more about dog bite cases in North Carolina, keep reading.

Lumber Giant’s Laminates Create Toxic Tort Liability

March 3, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

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?”

Even the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention get the math wrong sometimes, but with drastic implications for potential personal injury plaintiffs. The health regulatory agency acknowledged this [week] that they had failed to convert some feet to meters in calculating the amount of formaldehyde emitted by some of a lumber retailer giant’s laminate floor products.

Recent Personal Injury Case Involving Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder Raises Alarm

March 1, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matthew R. Arnold of Arnold & Smith, PLLC answers the question “What exactly is a wrongful death claim?”

Johnson & Johnson made the headlines this past week over a claim that its popular baby powder was responsible for causing cancer and, ultimately, the death of a woman who used the product. The suit led to a massive $72 million verdict against the company, $10 million in actual damages and $62 million in punitive damages, and resulted in alarm among many given how popular the product is. Unfortunately, despite the potential importance of the claim, many newspaper articles failed to provide much detail, offering only the sensational tidbits.

Can I Sue A Cruise Line for my Holiday from Hell?

February 25, 2016 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

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?”

Apparently U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is calling for federal investigations into the Royal Caribbean cruise ship that steered into a forecast storm in the Atlantic Ocean this February.