Blog Posts in November, 2011
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Police were called to the scene of a truck accident last week in the state of Delaware that involved not just one, but two tractor trailers. Police reports show that one truck driver, a 45-year-old ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Two families were shocked to learn about the murder of a 17-year-old boy in North Carolina. According to police reports, the victim was riding in a car driven by a 16-year-old boy. The two boys got ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Is your loved one in a nursing home? If so, you need to be aware of possible nursing home abuse. It is a serious problem that often goes undetected. In the case of one family, the nursing home failed ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Safety measures have improved in North Carolina, leading to a decline in the state's workplace injury rate. According to one statistic company, 2010 saw a record low in workplace injuries. The ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A bus carrying students caused a multi-vehicle accident that led to the death of three people. According to the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the bus was carrying college students across Dinwiddie ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Over five years ago, twelve men lost their lives in a mine explosion. The last of the wrongful death suits filed for the accident will be considered in court this month. A judge in West Virginia will ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A man lost his life last week in a fluke construction accident in Connecticut. The man was part of a construction crew that was working to clear some trees. After an excavator had removed one tree by ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
Two firemen were injured when their vehicle was involved in a truck accident . According to state troopers, the fire and rescue truck was heading back from a call when a pickup truck failed to stop at ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
While members of the military are expected to be tough, accidents can and do happen. Just last week at one military base, two men were injured while conducting routine jumps from a helicopter. The men ...
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Posted on Nov 9, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A family is praying that the 38-year-old man injured in a motorcycle accident last week survives. According to local news sources, the man was riding on a quiet roadway when he drifted across the ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
After several people have lost their lives on a particular stretch of road in North Carolina, a memo posted last week gave indication that the state DOT has intentions of making the street safer. The ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A teenager who was found guilty of reckless manslaughter has now had a wrongful death suit filed against him by the family of the man that the teenager killed. Last year the teenager and his father ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
To qualify for Social Security disability , you must meet very stringent requirements for what the US Social Security office considers a disability. In order to qualify for Social Security disability, ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
A University in North Carolina has been praised for its strong support of bicycling and other alternative means of transportation over car travel. The school has been named a bicycle friendly ...
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