Two neighbors, both grandmothers to the same 10-year-old, died in a Raleigh auto accident, according to thetimesnews.com. The grandmothers’ 10-year-old grandson was riding in the car when it ran off the road and landed in a creek in the Raleigh auto accident. Read more. What do you think contributes to most Raleigh auto accidents? What […]
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Lawsuits are being brought against strip clubs in Massachusetts for improperly classifying its workers as independent contractors. Employers only have to pay certain mandated benefits, including Worker’s Compensation coverage, to “employees”, but not to independent contractors. At least one such establishment in Massachusetts was found to have incorrectly classified its workers. Simply calling a worker
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I had to read these articles several times before I figured out what gave me that queasy feeling, like I just ate something slimy. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (BCBSNC) is a master of spin. Maybe that’s what caused the queasy feeling–too much spin. Without retracing too much history, I’d like to start
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If you follow our blogs, then you know that HensonFuerst is a bike-friendly place to work. The HensonFuerst Cycling Team participates in several fundraising and community rides each year, and it’s not unusual to find helmets, jerseys, and other gear in our offices. That’s why we are thrilled to learn that Raleigh is working to
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Distracted driving–driving while talking on a phone, texting, applying make up, reading a newspaper, etc.–accounted for 16% of all traffic fatalities in 2009. The actual number of people who died on the road fell from the previous year, but the proportion of cases caused by driving while distracted (DWD) remained the same. According to an
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A woman became the victim of a Chapel Hill wrongful death after she fell from her daughter’s dorm room bunk bed, according to newsobserver.com. Officials at UNC Chapel Hill are discussing whether to require bunk bed railings since the Chapel Hill wrongful death. The Chapel Hill wrongful death has lead to an increase in requests
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Allstate Insurance to Make Refunds After Investigation
Allstate Insurance to Make Refunds After Investigation Read More »
HensonFuerst was honored this month with an article in Trial magazine (September 2010, Volume 46, No. 9). We were included in a special section called “Justice in Motion.” Here is the article, in its entirety: Like most plaintiff lawyers, David Henson of Raleigh, North Carolina, has had clients whose stories struck close to home. He
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The NFL’s concussion poster ends with these lines: “Work smart. Use your head, don’t lead with it. Help make our game safer. Other athletes are watching…” Hey, NFL: You’re right…we’re watching…and we don’t like what we saw on Sunday.
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Right now, no one knows how many hits…how frequent the hits…or how hard the hits have to be before “several concussions” becomes “irreversible brain damage.” The only thing that is clear is that we need to do more to protect the brains of young athletes. If chronic traumatic encephalopathy was found in the brain of an otherwise healthy 21-year-old man, when did it start? In high school? Junior high?
How Young is "Too Young" for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy? Read More »