North Carolina Legal News
Are you up to speed with the newest legal cases in North Carolina – and the outcomes of lawsuits similar to yours across the state? With our North Carolina legal news page we collect and summarize the personal injury and law stories that are important to our clients and potential clients, including NC accident news, NC workers' compensation news, NC Social Security news and NC nursing home news.
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Edenton Man Dies In Peanut Factory Worker Accident A 25-year-old man was killed when his harness became caught in machinery at the Edenton peanut factory last week. The North Carolina Department of Labor will investigate the accident. -
I-26 Chain Reaction Crash In Henderson County Leaves 5 Dead North Carolina police believe that a distracted truck driver could be to blame for a chain-reaction traffic accident that took the lives of five people this week. -
Three Killed In Greensboro Car Accident That Involved Alcohol Two people have been charged with serving minors after a tragic car accident killed three young people in North Carolina and seriously injured the driver. All of the teens had been drinking at a friend's house before the car accident. -
Wrong Way Accident On I-77 Near Charlotte Caused By Drunk Driver A drunk driver who went the wrong way on I-77 caused a three-car accident and sent several drivers to the hospital in downtown Charlotte this week. -
Asheville Woman Dies In Fall At Rainbow Falls In Transylvania County A young woman was killed at Rainbow Falls in Transylvania County this week after she slipped in a river and was swept over the waterfall. This is the 13th waterfall death in North Carolina since 2001. -
North Carolina Man Killed By Debris At Drag Race An NC man celebrating his birthday was killed in a freak accident when a race car the man was watching crashed, sending debris into the audience. Another man was injured in the North Carolina car accident. -
Speed Is Blamed For A Three-Fatality Crash In Fayetteville A speeding Mustang caused a serious, fatal, accident in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this week - an accident that killed three and left two others seriously injured. Alcohol did not seem to be a factor in the car accident. -
Marines Ban Aggressive Dog Breeds Worldwide After Fatal NC Pit Bull Attack Military bases are making world-wide aggressive dog bans after a number of dog bite incidents, including one deadly pit bull attack incident at Camp Lejune involving a three-year-old boy. -
Raleigh Groom Killed In Car Accident On Morning Of Wedding A groom on his way to a wedding breakfast was killed in a Raleigh car accident just hours before he was to wed. NC police say a man ran a red light and slammed into the wedding party, causing the groom to eject from the back seat and into traffic. -
Nine Die In North Carolina Memorial Day Weekend Accidents Memorial Day weekend is a time to remember and to relax, but all to often it is a time of increased traffic violations and traffic accidents. -
Gastonia, North Carolina Man Suffers Over 60 Dog Bites After a pit bull broke his chain, the dog ran to a neighbor's yard and bit a man over 60 times. The dog had a history of attacking humans. -
Students Killed in Albermarle Car Accident Three Albemarle rising seniors were killed in a serious car cash just before midnight on Thursday, July 24.. -
Car and Truck Accident Kills Four in Sylva, North Carolina on US 441 The second deadly accident on US 441 near Cherokee, NC in two weeks, all four occupants of a Honda van were killed when a pickup truck crossed the center line and hit the vehicle head on. -
Xerox Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $12M After six black employees filed a class-action suit against Xerox, the giant settled out of court for $12M. -
Elder Abuse Symposium Honors Victim of Nursing Home Neglect Five years after an Alzheimer's resident was brutally assaulted and killed, an annual symposium on elder abuse educates the public on prevention and vigilance in recognizing warning signs. -
Social Security Disability Insurance Cheater gets 33 Months Woman pleads guilty to Social Security Disability (SSD) fraud. -
Not Guilty Verdict in Criminal Trial Does Not Stop Civil Lawsuit To Recover Personal Injury Claim Man stands trial in civil court for injury to a motorist even though he was found "not guilty" of drunk driving arising out of the same incident. -
Federal law insulating car rental rental companies from negligence is held unconstitutional A federal District Court judge in Florida has held that a federal law which insulates car rental companies from liability for negligence is unconstitutional