Blog Posts in August, 2011
Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
After causing a major truck accident on a local interstate, the truck responsible for the incident has been impounded by law enforcement in North Carolina. The accident, which happened last week, shut ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
As Hurricane Irene pounded the east coast, emergency crews and police officers rushed around North Carolina helping injured people. Amongst those injured were six people who died in car accidents ...
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Posted on Aug 25, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A landmark case was heard by a Supreme Court in South Carolina earlier this month that could change the law regarding landlord responsibility. The case involved a dog that bit a 2-year-old inside of a ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
After a motorcycle accident took both of his legs, one man has decided to fight the odds and attempt to skydive without assistance. The young man lost his legs in 2005 during a terrible accident, but ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Police found more than they bargained for last week after they arrived at the scene of a car accident in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Although they were initially called to the scene of a crash on the ...
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Posted on Aug 18, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Recently, news sources reported that a teenager has been charged with the deaths of her two friends after driving while impaired. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the 17-year-old female ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Despite the nearly fatal bicycle accident she was involved in a month ago, a young woman has amazed family and friends by beating the odds. The 20-year-old victim was riding her bicycle in Sylvia, ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
While it took North Carolina Highway Patrol officers longer than expected to charge the man involved in a fatal truck accident last week, they have finally named the man they believe to be ...
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Posted on Aug 11, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Another worker lost his life last week while working on a roadway in North Carolina. Officers with the local police department were called to the scene of the construction accident where the victim, a ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Tragedy struck in South Carolina last week when a young woman took the life of a bicyclist during a serious car accident . According to law enforcement officials, the 20-year-old woman was driving on ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
While she is absolutely devastated by her husband's death, one widow is not sitting at home waiting for something to happen. She has decided to take control by suing the three men who were present ...
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Posted on Aug 4, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Losing your loved one is never easy, but it is heartbreaking when it is the result of nursing home negligence . In Nevada, an 83-year-old widow is suing the nursing home where her husband was a ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
All too often, people take their bikes out on the road only to be involved in serious accidents. Such is the case of a young man from the state of North Carolina who was riding his motorcycle ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Last week, a man lost his life when he fell off a ladder while working in the state of Georgia. While the coroner's report has yet to be filed, it appears as though the fall was caused by an ...
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