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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N.C. Nursing Home Under Investigation after Viral Video Find out why a nursing home employee believes she was wrongfully fired after taking a video on the job. -
The Dangers of Flu Season for Nursing Homes Flu season can be life-threatening for nursing home residents. Click here to learn about safety measures nursing homes take to ensure their resident's safety. -
Minnesota Nursing Homes Need a Change Two patients died from improper treatment from a nursing home facility. Click here to see why the Health Department sweeps these mistakes under the rug. -
New York Nursing Home Encourages Dating The Hebrew Home has adopted a policy that allows its residents to engage in relationships. Find out why this is important and how they encourage this behavior. -
5 Felony Charges Against Alamance Rest Home Operator A jury charged a family care operator in Alamance County with five felony charges for abuse and neglect of patients. -
NC Governor Signs Law Today Increasing Elder Abuse Penalties Governor McCrory signed 'Burt's Law' today. This piece of legislation increases penalties of abuse in group and nursing homes throughout North Carolina. -
Charlotte Nursing Home Neglect Allegedly Causes Sores A nursing home in Charlotte recently made headlines after multiple complaints were filed and a resident developed sores. -
Study Shows Ignoring Pain in Elder Care Increases Death Rate A new study shows a link between mortality rates and pain levels in seniors. The consequences of elder neglect become greater once again. -
Nursing Home Patients Missing After Hurricane Does your NC nursing home have an emergency plan for storm preparedness? Families may neglect to look for a nursing home with a strategy for storm response. -
North Carolina Lawmakers Increase Effort to Separate Institutionalized Mentally Ill from Elderly North Carolina lawmakers, with some incentives from the federal government, are working to get mentally ill and elderly patients into separate care facilities. -
Hickory Man Sentenced after North Carolina Nursing Home Death A man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia was sentenced to 15 years in prison after allegedly murdering a fellow North Carolina nursing home resident. -
Norovirus Sickens 20 Forsyth County Nursing Home Residents North Carolina nursing homes are taking safety precautions after two Forsyth County assisted living facilities reported 20 cases of norovirus infections. -
North Carolina Shuts Down Wake Forest Nursing Home after Deaths In a rare move, North Carolina officials closed the doors to a Wake Forest assisted living home stating that the elderly residents were in immediate danger. -
Mount Olive Nursing Home Fined After Hepatitis Deaths A nursing home in Mount Olive has been fined by authorities for using dirty medical equipment on residents and causing a deadly hepatitis outbreak. -
Jury Selection Begins In Carthage Nursing Home Murder Trial North Carolina attorneys have selected eight jurors for the upcoming murder trial regarding the fatal shooting that took place in a Carthage nursing home. -
Video Captures Possible Abuse At North Carolina Nursing Home A bystander says that she has caught a physical assault on tape that took place at a North Carolina nursing home. The nursing home has a history of violations. -
Study: Gay And Lesbian Elders Fear Nursing Home Abuse & Discrimination A new study has found that gay and lesbian seniors fear greater rates of neglect and abuse in nursing homes and are scared to share their orientation. -
Mickey Rooney: I Was A Victim Of Elder Abuse The Senate Special Committee on Aging heard from a variety of witnesses and experts about the national problem of elder abuse and elder neglect. -
Victims Of NC Nursing Home Negligence Speak Out Against Senate Bill Two families of victims of nursing home negligence and nursing home abuse are speaking out against the new North Carolina Senate bill that would place caps on non-economic damages in personal injury and medical malpractice trials. -
NC Families File Lawsuit In Wake Of Deadly Nursing Home Shooting The families of two of the victims of the 2009 North Carolina nursing home shootings are suing the nursing home for wrongful death. They believe that the nursing home should have done more to prevent the shooting, which killed eight people and injured three others.