North Carolina adheres to a harsh rule which excludes experts in medical negligence cases from testifying to breaches of the standard of care unless they can show familiarity with the standard of care in the community where the alleged malpractice occurred or a similar community. This rule of exclusion has resulted in numerous dismissals of …
November 6, 2008 Three people lost their lives in a recent North Carolina car accident, according to the Fayetteville Observer. The driver who caused the North Carolina auto accident was speeding down the road when she lost control of the vehicle, crossed the center line, and struck an oncoming truck. The impact of the North …
November 4, 2008 The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a couple was killed in a North Carolina car accident over the weekend. A man was driving a sport utility vehicle down the highway when he lost control of the SUV. The SUV went off the side of the road, hit a guardrail, came back to the …
A recent study by researchers at the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research in Maryland reveals that enhanced oral hygiene dramatically reduces the risk of pneumonia in elderly nursing home residents. Specifically, the study shows that mechanical oral hygiene (tooth brushing) has a preventative effect on mortality from pneumonia. Approximately one in 10 cases …
October 30, 2008 A local art studio has two large holes in its walls after a recent North Carolina car accident, according to The Citizen Times. A teenager was driving a minivan down the road, trying to navigate a curve, when he lost control and drove through the studio. The driver said that he was …
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The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that by the end of 2008, a new 5 star rating system will be added to their website. Similar to the system used to rate hotels, the 5 star ratings will be used to assist residents and their families in determining the quality of care …
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October 28, 2008 The Asheville Citizen-Times reported that a North Carolina truck accident, which occurred over the weekend, killed five people. The five people involved in the crash were traveling in one car when the driver ran a stop sign. The car crossed the path of a tractor-trailer that ran over their vehicle. Both the …
October 23, 2008 Four people were killed earlier this week in a North Carolina auto accident, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times. A driver of a pickup truck crossed the center-line and drove into oncoming traffic, hitting a minivan head on and killing all four occupants in the van. The driver of the truck suffered non-life …
The NC Supreme Court on October 10, 2008 has affirmed a previous Court of Appeals ruling, in a case in which the plaintiff alleged that the defendant hospital obstructed justice when it destroyed or misplaced the plaintiff’s x-ray reports and medical records, after having been placed on notice of the plaintiffs request for the same, …
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October 21, 2008 WSOC-TV reported that a recent North Carolina car accident early one morning left a restaurant with a large hole in one of its walls. The North Carolina auto accident occurred when a sport utility vehicle drove through the wall of a local restaurant. No one was hurt during the North Carolina car …