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Insurance Disputes
- Suit Claims Insurance Company Canceled Policy After Woman's Costly Surgery
- Suit Filed Against Insurance Company Over Apartment Explosion
- Man Files Suit Against All State After Crash
Accident Attorney
- Moped Driver Killed In Fayetteville Crash
- Driver Identified In Angier Crash That Killed Passenger
- Additional Fines Levied By State Against Robeson County Plant For Fatal Accident
Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
Social Security Disability
- Abt Associates Will Consult With SSA About Future Improvements
- Social Security Disability Claims Expected To Jump 70 Percent In 2010
- Poll: 83% Think Their Social Security Disability Claim Will Be Handled Unfairly
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- Harnett County Deputy Shot
- N.C. Parole Officer Crashes State Vehicle
- Young Man Assaults Wal-Mart Greeter
Nursing Home Neglect
- Silver Alert Issued For Raleigh Woman Who Wandered From Group Home
- Cherry Springs Village Nursing Home Ceiling Collapses In Hendersonville NC
- 18 North Carolina Nursing Homes Receive Improvement Grants
Dog Bite Attorney
- Dog Bite Suit Reaches $20,000 Settlement
- Dog Bites Part Of UPS Delivery Man's Finger Off
- Woman Charged After Toddler Attacked By Pit Bulls
Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence
- Deceased Chapel Hill High Football Player's Family Files Suit Against Paramedic
- Man Claims Physical Therapist Injured His Arm
- Woman Files Malpractice Suit Over Failure To Timely Treat Dog Bite
Automobile Accidents
- Woman Dies After Three-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus In Fayetteville
- Passenger Killed in Accident
- Fayetteville Accident Claims Life
Lender Misconduct
Car collision claims
General
News
- Mother Sues Hospital For Failing To Diagnose Son's Sepsis...
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Posted on 2/4/2010 - More Improvements To North Carolina Nursing Home Rating Website...
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Automobile Accidents
- Underinsured Motorist Coverage: You Should Have It.
- HOW TO GET YOUR MEDICAL BILLS PAID QUICKLY
- Running A Red Light | The Dangers Of Running Red Lights | North Carolina Car Accidents
- MISCONCEPTIONS MANY PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- Dirty Detective Tricks: North Carolina Workers Compensation
- Injured workers can collect money for permanent impairment of the body
- Injured worker's benefits for loss of or impairment of unspecified body parts or organs
- North Carolina Worker's Compensation Benefits for Hearing Loss
- Another Method to Compute Workman's Compensation Benefits for Permanent Impairment
Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney
Social Security Disability
- Social Security Disability Benefits And Cancer | North Carolina SSDI and SSI Benefits Attorney
- What Is The SSA’s List Of Compassionate Allowances?
- North Carolina Social Security Disability And Diabetes
- Social Security Disability Benefits And Mental Illness
- Social Security Disability Statistics
Nursing Home Neglect
- Elopement And Wandering Deaths In North Carolina Nursing Homes | NC Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
- What Is A Silver Alert? | NC Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
- North Carolina Nursing Home Neglect: Dehydration | NC Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer
- Nursing Home Abuse And Medication In North Carolina
- North Carolina Nursing Home Abuse: Malnutrition
Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence
- Malpractice Lawsuit Against Hospital for Failing to Diagonoe and Treat Sepsis
- Brain Tumor Misdiagnosis | Brain Cancer Wrong Diagnosis | North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawyers
- EMS Mistakes | Common Ambulance Errors
- Silent Heart Attacks Affect 200,000 People A Year
- When Doctors Fail To Diagnose Breast Cancer
Accident Attorney
- Premises Liability In North Carolina | North Carolina Slip And Fall Accidents
- Deadly Driving Distractions in North Carolina
- North Carolina State Highway Patrol Information
- What Is Negligence? What Is Gross Negligence?
- Dangerous Part Of I-77 In NC Causes Multiple Accidents
Dog Bite Attorney
- Possible Dog Bite Consequences | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
- Common Defenses For Dog Bite Attacks | North Carolina Dog Bite Lawyer
- Which Dog Breeds Are Least Likely To Bite? Which Are Least Aggressive? | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
- Dog Bites And Rabies | Rabies Symptoms And Dangers | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
- Why Are Children More Often The Victims Of Dog Attacks? | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
Insurance Disputes
- How To Read An Insurance Policy | North Carolina Insurance Disputes Lawyer
- Tips On Communicating With Your Insurance Company About Your Claim
- What Is Insurance Bad Faith?
- Umbrella Insurance Will Protect The Family
- Corporate Financial Liability Capped by Ohio Supreme Court
Firm Videos
General
- Medical Malpractice: Medication Errors | North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawyers
- A Florida woman suffered a stroke and died after taking an erroneous prescription of Coumadin. The Court awarded her family $25.8 million.
- A doctor was reprimanded after a woman died in 2005 when applying Lidocaine to her legs before laser hair removal
- In-home Caregiver Charged with Murder in Beating Death of NJ Man
- What You Need To Know About Breast Cancer And Medical Malpractice
How To Get Top Dollar For Your Workers' Compensation Claim
Before you talk to an insurance adjuster and before you hire a lawyer, you need to have the important information available to you in this FREE book.
North Carolina lawyer, Brent Adams, has helped hundreds of injured workers collect their workers' compensation claims. He knows what you need to do to protect yourself and how to avoid many of the common mistakes that have caused injured workers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Among the useful information in this book are the following:
- The 15 costly mistakes that can ruin your workers' compensation claim.
- Things you should do immediately after your on the job injury.
- Do you need a lawyer to help you with your case?
- How do you locate a good workers' compensation lawyer and how to choose the right lawyer.
- How to deal with doctors, medical and vocational rehabilitation professionals How to handle job interviews and the importance of keeping detailed job search logs.
- What to do when you are being followed by a private detective.
- How to avoid termination of your workers' compensation benefits.
- And much, much more!
Learn why workers' compensation insurance companies hate this book!
- Before you talk to an insurance adjuster.
- Before you hire a lawyer.
- Before you are taken advantage of.
How To Get Top Dollar For Your Workers' Compensation Claim
Ten Costly Mistakes That Can Wreck Your North Carolina Case
The Truth About Lawyer Advertising
Videos
FAQs
North Carolina Workers' Compensation
- If a doctor has treated me for work-related injuries, is it permissible for the doctor to send me a bill?
- How long do I have to be employed before I am entitled to workers’ compensation benefits?
- Is it necessary for me to be a United States citizen in order to collect workers’ compensation benefits?
- Am I entitled to a jury trial to decide my workers’ compensation case?
- Can I recover money for my pain and suffering involved with my on the job injury?
- What is my workers’ compensation rate or my “comp rate”?
- Am I entitled to a second opinion on the issue of the nature and extent of my disability by a doctor of my choice?
- Are the vocational counselors assigned to injured workers by the insurance company interested in my welfare?
- Should I settle my case without the assistance of an experienced workers’ compensation lawyer?
- If my doctor assigns me work restrictions which limits what I can do at work such as the amount of weight I can lift and whether I can bend and stoop, should I work outside of those restrictions when I return to work?
Social Security Disability
- Should I file a claim for social security benefits?
- I'm receiving benefits from Social Security disability for myself, my wife and my son based on my severe disability. I also have a daughter by my ex-wife who used to receive child support from me when I was still able to work. Now that I'm disabled, can my daughter receive benefits too?
- I am only in my 20s. Last month I received personal injuries in a vehicular accident and am now unable to work. Is there a certain age I must be to receive benefits from Social Security disability?
General
- Do I have to pay income tax on amounts I recover from my claims?
- How do these claims work together? Can I get all of the benefits at the same time, or do they offset each other?
- Do I qualify for disability benefits under my union pension plan?
- What if I was injured by exposure to asbestos in my home? Do I have a claim if I never worked with asbestos? What kind of products should I worry about?
- Do I have a claim against the manufacturer of the asbestos products that caused my disease even if I as exposed long ago?
- Q: I haven't worked with asbestos for twenty years. Do I still have a workers' compensation claim if I get sick?