Michele Willis was involved in an accident in the winter of 2009 which resulted in a traumatic brain injury. After being medically worked on at the scene of the accident and a long hospital stay which included a complicated surgery, Willis woke up to a new way of life. After…
If you live in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill or Carrboro, you may have noticed “Watch For Me NC” advertisements at gas stations while you’re filling up your car or on buses transporting folks around the city. The campaign, which is ultimately going to be a statewide effort, but is being…
We write a lot on this blog about motorcycle safety, but this tragic story from Raleigh yesterday reminded us that we need to be putting out more information on riding you bicycle safely around town. After some online research, we found Michael Bluejay’s website with his Top Ten Ways to Not…
With growing evidence that metal-on-metal hip implant systems are breaking down earlier than expected and injuring those who are outfitted with the product, the FDA’s 18 member panel found very few reasons and very few cases where they would recommend implanting the MOM devices. The chair of the meeting, Dr….
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced a new system where buses will be able to drive on the shoulder of I-40 in the Research Triangle Park area of Durham County yesterday. The official name of the system is “Buses on Shoulders System”, or BOSS, and beginning on July 16th…
If you have visited North Carolina State’s campus on Hillsbourough Street in Raleigh, chances are you have navigated yourself around the double laned roundabout near the Belltower. That specific roundabout will be seeing some changes in the next month as the City of Raleigh aims to cut down on high…
Distracted driving has been in the news a lot here lately. Not only nationally, but on a local level with the passing of an ordinance in Chapel Hill in March. Here is an interesting note from fastlane.dot.gov, which is the official blog of the US Secretary of Transportation. The last line…
This past Sunday, the News & Observer ran a story about workers’ compensation on the front page. The article, which has been getting many comments on their website, is about employers in North Carolina who forge ahead in the operation of their businesses without any workers’ compensation insurance. In North Carolina, businesses…
We were checking our Twitter feed today and came across a tweet by the Arizona personal injury law firm of Bache & Lynch about a woman who was struck by a bat at a minor league game. Since baseball season is right around the corner, we figured we’d share some tips on…
On Monday night, Chapel Hill became the first town in the nation to pass an ordinance that will ban talking on a cell-phone or hands free device while driving a vehicle. The final vote on the matter was 5-4. The violation for talking on your phone while driving will be $25. Emergency phone calls and…
