Until this week, October 1, to be exact, North Carolina’s statue of repose stated that a consumer could not sue a manufacturer over a defective product if the defect occurred six years after the product was originally sold. If you think six years sounds like plenty of time, consider this: if a car crash happened […]
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Tort Reform. How should North Carolina law be revamped so that it would be fairer to the average Joe, rather than the corporations and their CEOs who seem to benefit most from attacks on the court system. One way that tort law could be reformed in our state to better serve and protect our citizens
If you’ve been involved in a car wreck, contact the North Carolina auto accident lawyers at HensonFuerst today.
How to tell if lights were on during a car wreck – Lightbulb Filaments Read More »
Forms, forms, and more forms. If there is one certainty about Worker’s Compensation Law, it’s that virtually everything is addressed by one form or another. If you get one in the mail from your employer, the insurance company, or the insurance company’s attorney, do not take it lightly. Failure to either properly fill out or
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The concussion suffered by University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow in Saturday’s game against Kentucky certainly has the sports world talking about the impact of the injury on Florida’s season, but to brain injury lawyers like me, the real issue should be proper education of medical personnel involved in high school and collegiate athletics. Thankfully
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September 24, 2009 A man lost his life after a recent Chapel Hill motorcycle accident, according to The Cary News. The man was riding his bike down the road when a sport utility vehicle pulled out in front of him. When he tried to avoid the SUV, he slid down the road and was thrown
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Members of HensonFuerst will be joining others in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease during the Memory Walk on October 3. As an event sponsor, the law firm will help raise awareness and funds to battle this disease, which affects more than 5 million people in the United States. Read more.
Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk 2009 Read More »
A recent article in the New York Times highlights the vulnerable and lonely feeling experienced by many nursing home residents who do not want to be in a facility, but have no choice. Such a plight serves to remind all of us being that alone and completely vulnerable to your caregivers is bad enough, but
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The link between poor care and understaffing at nursing homes has long been established – study after study, including one by the Institute of Medicine, show that insufficient numbers of nurse aides and qualified nurses lead to bad outcomes, yet our nursing homes remain critically understaffed – and patients suffer needless injury and death as
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 18, 2009 Contact: Beth Horner, Communications Officer, Governor’s Highway Safety Program Phone (919) 733-3083 GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM AWARDS MORE THAN $9 MILLION IN HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS RALEIGH — The N.C. Governor’s Highway Safety Program announced today that it has approved more than $9 million in highway safety grants for the
GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM AWARDS MORE THAN $9 MILLION IN HIGHWAY SAFETY GRANTS Read More »