All-terrain vehicles, or ATVs, are popular with adults, teens, and children in North Carolina. It is important to exercise caution when riding an ATV, as they can be dangerous. Over 650 people die each year in ATV accidents and close to 100,000 more suffer an injury of some kind. Before operating an ATV in North Carolina, you should familiarize yourself with state laws [...]
North Carolina, like many states, follows a “one bite” rule in determining an owner’s liability for injuries inflicted by pets. If a dog has previously bitten or attacked someone, or has been declared by a local animal control agency to be “potentially dangerous,” the owner is on notice that their pet is dangerous, and will [...]
Police dash cam footage has been in the news a lot in recent years, mainly as it relates to showing events that led to an arrest or shooting of a suspect. As the price of dash cams decreases, more private citizens are installing them on their own vehicles. A typical dash cam can cost between [...]
Summer is here, with the hot, humid weather that signals the flight of the snowbirds back to Canada and other points north. For full-time residents of the southern states, summer time means pool time. For an unfortunate few, a fun day at the pool can end in tragedy. When we think of the possible dangers [...]
In March of this year, a Colorado jury awarded a verdict of nearly four million dollars to the families of three families whose loved ones had died of cardiac arrest after being treated at dialysis centers run by DaVita, Inc. DaVita operates hundreds of dialysis centers throughout the country. Additional lawsuits have been brought against [...]
Opioid addiction is one of the most dangerous health crises in America. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, more than one-quarter of patients who are prescribed opioids for pain relief misuse the medications, and between eight and twelve percent end up addicted. Each day, 115 people in the United States die of opioid overdoses; three of those are [...]
Every year, Americans celebrate their independence, and many of us believe the holiday is not complete without fireworks. President John Adams wrote a letter to his wife on July 3, 1776, in which he said that Independence Day should be celebrated with “Games, Sports, Guns, Bells, Bonfires and Illuminations from one End of this Continent [...]
Despite crack-downs on underage drinking on college campuses, we continue to see news reports about students under the age of 21 being injured or killed as a direct result of consuming alcohol. In a recent incident, a 20 year old student was killed in a fall from a “party bus.” Tests showed that she had been consuming alcohol prior to [...]
Bicycle Safety In North Carolina Now that the weather has warmed up, there’s no excuse to avoid getting out and getting some exercise. Cycling is a great way to get some exercise and get from place to place at the same time. Sharing the road with cars, trucks, and motorcycles, though, can be [...]
According to the SPCA, Americans own 78 million dogs and 85.8 million cats. Most of them are well-behaved, but accidental bites and scratches happen. What happens when the bite is not entirely accidental? Most people have a story about the one dog in the neighborhood that everyone avoids. Often, neighbors are frustrated by the local [...]