When the weather is warm and the skies clear, you are out on the nearest lake -- boating or on the flotation devices of your choice. And why not? There is nothing more relaxing, romantic, playful, or adventurous, whatever mood you are seeking. But the activity could get a little too [...]
You have just spent a memorable week with the family on vacation, and on the long drive home, something goes terribly wrong. One swerve a little too far to the left from a tractor-trailer truck on the highway turns your summer memories into a nightmare. It happened in an instant, screeching tires, [...]
Bicycle Safety During Social Distancing Now that both North and South Carolina families have been functioning under stay-at-home orders due to COVID-19 for over a month, more folks are participating in outdoor activities like bicycling. It is beautiful to see so many families and friends outside riding bikes; however with [...]
Whatever you do for a living, you have the right to do it safely. Your employer’s responsibility is to provide a danger-free place to work. In the event, you are injured while on the job, receiving prompt medical treatment and appropriate compensation should never be compromised. But that is less likely [...]
You’ve hired a personal injury attorney to pursue a settlement for your accident. Now all you have to do is sit back and wait for your lawyer to drop a check into your lap. Right? Wrong. You’re part of your lawyer’s team and there are things you can do to help [...]
You’ve been in a car crash, had a slip and fall accident, got bitten by a strange dog, or suffered some other injury due to no fault of your own. You might have doctor’s bills and other medical expenses to pay, and you’ve undoubtedly been physically and emotionally affected by what [...]
Distracted driving is deadly. We know that, and yet many are still pulled into responding to text messages while driving. It might be curiosity, social pressure or boredom -- whatever the motivation, texting while driving has to be avoided. Here are a few suggestions that might be helpful in cutting the habit. [...]
The term “reckless driving” can encompass a lot of bad behavior. In general, it describes driving practices that stand out for the way they could result in an accident that causes destruction of personal property or the injury or death of the driver, the driver’s passengers, other drivers or passengers, pedestrians, bike riders or [...]
Drunk driving accidents claim the lives of over 10,000 people per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Another 3500 people were killed in distracted driving crashes. Although many states outlaw texting or even talking on cell phones while driving, cell phone use accounts for many incidents each year and continues to increase. What [...]
