HensonFuerst Attorneys support Oprah’s No Phone Zone–a pledge to help end distracted driving by committing to drive as responsibly as possible. This means: 1) NO TEXTING while driving, which is illegal in North Carolina anyway. As of December 1, 2009, it is unlawful to text while operating a vehicle, or to send or receive email. […]
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The Wake Forest Care Center has been rocked by another blow to its reputation. According to an article on the website for WRAL, a nursing assistant was arrested and charged with sexual assault on a resident who was “physically helpless.” The accused man, 42-year-old Michael Lee Brodie, was charged with sexual assault, and is being
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Former NFL players are now filing worker’s compensation claims with the NFL. The claims are for problems associated with dementia. Repeated trauma to the head over an NFL career is now starting to manifest itself as players age. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=125856098
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Two Raleigh emergency vehicles collided on their way to the scene of a North Carolina shooting. According to NewsObserver.com, the Raleigh emergency vehicles crashed into each other at Creech Road and Slippery Elm Drive. The drivers of each emergency vehicle were taken to WakeMed in Raleigh and treated for minor injuries. The Raleigh shooting victim
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a voluntary recall of 217,000 Graco-brand cribs due to risk of infant suffocation, strangulation, and brain injury. The cribs involved are LaJobi-manufactured Graco wood full-sized, “drop-side” cribs. A full list of model names and numbers can be found on the CPSC website here: Graco Crib Recall
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Yes, it has happened again. Toyota has recalled another car: the 2003 Sequoia SUV is being recalled for a problem with its vehicle stability control system. This recall comes a week after Toyota recalled 2010 models of the Lexus GX 460 because it also had stability control issues. If your model Lexus or Toyota has
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The SmartMoney Magazine website published an eye-opening list of “10 Things Nursing Homes Won’t Tell You,” which was adapted from a book by Jonathan Dahl and the editors of SmartMoney. Everyone related to a nursing home resident should visit the site, read the list, print it, study it, and post it somewhere visible. So I
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Young athletes are suffering more and more sports injuries, everything from brain injury to broken feet. Of most concern is the increase in mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), what used to be known as concussion. According to an article from the University of California, San Diego Health System: Sports concussions are especially problematic in those
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There are a lot of articles about what to do if you are injured at work. However, you don’t see many articles about what “not” to do. So without further delay, if as an injured worker you want to skrew up your claim beyond repair, perform items 1 through 5 and you’ll be well on
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The 2010 HensonFuerst PSA (Public Service Announcement) Contest received a bunch of truly outstanding entries from local high school students. The theme of the year is Bicycle Safety. We have 18 talented finalists. Please go to our voting page (https://www.hensonfuerst.com/contest/vote.php) and submit your vote for the best. All entries are about 28 seconds long, so it
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