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On the page below you can find links to documents, reports, publications and discussions provided by Brent Adams & Associates.

The documents below are available to the public so that they can gain a better understanding of the legal challenges facing them, and why an experienced attorney is so important for success.

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Automobile Accidents:

Speeding: The Number One Cause Of North Carolina Car Accidents
Description: Speeding is not only the most common cause of car accidents in North Carolina - it can also make for very serious car accident injuries and even car accident fatalities. Learn more about why we have speed limits and why speed is so dangerous for those on NC roads.
Underinsured Motorist Coverage: You Should Have It.
Description: Underinsured motorist coverage protects the family from financial loss caused by a negligent driver.
HOW TO GET YOUR MEDICAL BILLS PAID QUICKLY
Description: MEDICAL PAYMENT INSURANCE IS AN EASY SOURCE OF CASH AFTER A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
Running A Red Light | The Dangers Of Running Red Lights | North Carolina Car Accidents
Description: You might consider running a red light or running a stop sign to be a minor traffic infraction. in reality, it is a mistake that could take someone's life. About 40 percent of all traffic collisions happen in intersections, and the majority of those accidents occur when a vehicle runs a red light. In this article we cover the dangers of running a red light as well as how many people in North Carolina die each year in intersection accidents.
MISCONCEPTIONS MANY PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS
Description: DO NOT BE FOOLED BY FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS

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North Carolina Workers' Compensation:

Speak Up About Your North Carolina On-The-Job Worker Injury In North Carolina!
Description: New research shows that some employers discourage, minimize or even cover up worker accidents and worker injuries, stopping injured workers from receiving the workers' compensation that they deserve.
Dirty Detective Tricks: North Carolina Workers Compensation
Description: North Carolina Workers' Compensation Lawyer warns injured workers about dirty detective tricks
Injured workers can collect money for permanent impairment of the body
Description: North Carolina workers' compensation lawyer discusses the benefits available for permanent inpairment of a body part.
Injured worker's benefits for loss of or impairment of unspecified body parts or organs
Description: Injured worker's benefits for loss of or impairment of unspecified body parts or organs
North Carolina Worker's Compensation Benefits for Hearing Loss
Description: North Carolina Workman's compensation benefits for hearing loss

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Disability Insurance - ERISA Attorney:

Disability Insurance: Do not buy it through your employer
Description: North Carolina disability insurance lawyer and attorney warns against long term disability insurance policies governed by the ERISA law

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Social Security Disability:

Fast Track Your Social Security Disability Benefits Application If You Have Early-Onset Alzheimer's In North Carolina
Description: Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease has been added to the Social Security Administration's list of Compassionate Allowances. This means that those in North Carolina with an early-onset Alzheimer's diagnosis can fast track their disability benefits application.
Social Security Disability Benefits And Cancer | North Carolina SSDI and SSI Benefits Attorney
Description: Can you get Social Security Disability Benefits if you are diagnosed with cancer? The answer depends on several factors - including what specific type of cancer you have and on the prognosis. Learn about which cancers are a part of the SSA's Compassionate Allowances list and whether or not you may be eligible for SSDI or SSI benefits.
What Is The SSA’s List Of Compassionate Allowances?
Description: If you suffer from an extremely serious disease or condition, you may be eligible for quick Social Security disability benefits -- a process that takes weeks instead of months or years. Learn more about the SSA's list of compassionate allowances and about why they chose to put this list of serious illnesses together to expedite the benefits of certain individuals.
North Carolina Social Security Disability And Diabetes
Description: A diabetes diagnosis can change your life - and put your health in danger. Is it possible to receive Social Security Disability Insurance benefits if you are suffering from Type 1 diabetes or Type 2 diabetes? Learn more about the requirements of the Social Security Administration.
Social Security Disability Benefits And Mental Illness
Description: Mental illnesses can be just as debilitating as physical disabilities, but unfortunately it is often more difficult to secure social security disability benefits if you have a mental illness. A North Carolina social security disability lawyer may be able to help you secure social security benefits for your mental illness.

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Nursing Home Neglect:

Elopement And Wandering Deaths In North Carolina Nursing Homes | NC Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
Description: One out of ten nursing home neglect lawsuits center around elopement or wandering cases - instances in which nursing home residents leave their care facilities and wander away. Many nursing home elopement cases end in serious injuries or death. Read more about nursing home elopement in North Carolina in this library article.
What Is A Silver Alert? | NC Nursing Home Neglect Lawyer
Description: Established in North Carolina in 2007, the Silver Alert system helps authorities locate missing senior citizen with cognitive disorders who have wandered from their caregivers or nursing homes. In a year alone, the Silver Alert system has helped police find over 100 seniors.
North Carolina Nursing Home Neglect: Dehydration | NC Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer
Description: While dehydration is not a common concern for the young or the healthy, older people, mentally ill people, or the disabled are at greater risk for dehydration, kidney failure, and malnutrition. Learn more about why dehydration is a common sign of nursing home negligence and how dangerous dehydration can be for your loved one in an adult care facility.
Nursing Home Abuse And Medication In North Carolina
Description: Overmedication and failure to medicate are becoming increasingly common in North Carolina nursing homes and adult care facilities. Overmedication often renders patients unresponsive and drugged, while undermedication can leave patients in medical danger and in great pain. Your elder loved one should be getting his or her medication regularly. If they are not taking their medication as prescribed, they could be victims of nursing home abuse and neglect.
North Carolina Nursing Home Abuse: Malnutrition
Description: Nursing home malnutrition can lead to infection, weakness, disease, confusion, and an overall lower quality of life. Do you know the causes of North Carolina nursing home malnutrition? Do you know the warning signs of North Carolina nursing home malnutrition?

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Medical Malpractice, Hospital Malpractice, Professional Negligence:

Malpractice Lawsuit Against Hospital for Failing to Diagonoe and Treat Sepsis [PDF]
Description: Complaint filed in a mother's lawsuit against Betsy Johnson Reginal Hospital in Dunn, N. C. for the death of her son who died of sepsis while in the hospital
Brain Tumor Misdiagnosis | Brain Cancer Wrong Diagnosis | North Carolina Medical Malpractice Lawyers
Description: Many brain tumors need immediate treatment in order to stop progress, prevent long-term disabilities, and save lives. This means it is extremely important that your doctor diagnose your brain tumor quickly and accurately. Unfortunately, brain tumor misdiagnosis, wrong diagnosis, and delayed diagnosis are all too common in America today.
EMS Mistakes | Common Ambulance Errors
Description: You know that you can be the victim of medical malpractice while at the hospital or in the doctor's office - but what about in the ambulance that takes you there? Learn more about the medical mistakes and medical errors that can happen in the ride to the hospital by EMS and EMT.
Silent Heart Attacks Affect 200,000 People A Year
Description: It's estimated that 4 million people in the United States have suffered from a silent heart attack and never known it. These silent heart attacks, which are just as dangerous as regular heart attacks, are hard to diagnose even though it is imperative that they are treated aggressively.
When Doctors Fail To Diagnose Breast Cancer
Description: The failure to diagnose breast cancer can be deadly - and yet breast cancer is one of the most frequently missed diseases by doctors and other medical professionals. Do you know the ways that doctors can botch your breast cancer diagnosis?

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Accident Attorney:

Premises Liability In North Carolina | North Carolina Slip And Fall Accidents
Description: If you slip and fall on someone else's property because of a hazard on their property, you may be able to file a premises liability lawsuit to recover damages and pay for the costs and consequences of your accident. Learn more about North Carolina premises liability.
Deadly Driving Distractions in North Carolina
Description: The majority of Americans understand how dangerous it is to speed or drink and drive... but many people across the country don't understand the enormous danger of driving distractions. Your next car accident may be due to a phone call, a text message, or a meal behind the wheel. Learn which driving distractions often lead to car accidents.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol Information
What Is Negligence? What Is Gross Negligence?
Description: In many personal injury cases, the victim's accident could have been avoided if not for someone else's negligence. But what exactly defines negligent behavior and gross negligence?
Dangerous Part Of I-77 In NC Causes Multiple Accidents
Description: Although it's as straight as an arrow, one stretch of I-77 in North Carolina has led to several fatal car accidents and truck crashes over the past few years. Now, NC State Police are warning drivers to stay aware.

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Dog Bite Attorney:

Possible Dog Bite Consequences | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
Description: In many cases, dog bite wounds don't simply heal and dog bite victims aren't able to simply move on with their lives. Dog bites and dog attacks have a variety and range of consequences, including scarring, financial issues, emotional problems, surgeries, , nerve damage, lost wages, missed school, and long-term disability.
Common Defenses For Dog Bite Attacks | North Carolina Dog Bite Lawyer
Description: When a dog attacks or bites another person, what arguments may the aggressive dog owner or insurance company make? Learn about dog bite arguments such as trespassing and provocation. Also learn about North Carolina's one bite rule.
Which Dog Breeds Are Least Likely To Bite? Which Are Least Aggressive? | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
Description: Dog owners who are concerned about being liable for dog bite incidents or dog attacks - or dog owners who have small children - may be interested in knowing about the breeds of dog that are least likely to bite. While pit bulls, collies, and German shepherds have been found most likely to bite or be aggressive, golden retrievers, poodles, and labs have been found to be the least aggressive dogs.
Dog Bites And Rabies | Rabies Symptoms And Dangers | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
Description: One dangerous consequence of a dog bite or dog attack is the possibility to contracting the rabies virus. In this NC dog bite law article, learn more about the symptoms of rabies, rabies vaccine laws in the United States, and dog bites and rabies.
Why Are Children More Often The Victims Of Dog Attacks? | North Carolina Dog Bite Attorney
Description: Your child is much more likely to be attacked by an aggressive dog than you are. Why? A child's size, lack of knowledge, and inability to read signs of aggression may make them more susceptible to a dog bite or dog mauling. Read more about dog bites and children in the following dog bite library article.

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Insurance Disputes:

How To Read An Insurance Policy | North Carolina Insurance Disputes Lawyer
Description: You may have insurance coverage, but have you ever thoroughly read your insurance policy? In this short, informative article, learn how to review and understand your insurance policy - whether for home insurance, health insurance, or car insurance.
Tips On Communicating With Your Insurance Company About Your Claim
Description: It's no accident that insurance companies are difficult to contact and talk to - red tape and catch-22s all make it more difficult for you to get compensated. Below, you will find helpful tips on the best ways to communicate with your insurance company successfully.
What Is Insurance Bad Faith?
Description: When you buy an insurance policy, you enter into a contract with the insurance company. If they act in bad faith, you can take legal action. But how do you know if your insurance company has acted in bad faith?
Umbrella Insurance Will Protect The Family
Description: North Carolina trial lawyer recommends the purchase of umbrella insurance to protect the family.
Corporate Financial Liability Capped by Ohio Supreme Court