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4 costs of a car crash involving death and injury

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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You lost a loved one in a car crash, and you know that it’s an expensive, stressful time in your life. You have your own injuries to care for, and you also have to handle the death that you were unprepared for. There are medical bills, funeral costs and other…

North Carolina woman indicted in drunk driving crash

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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If you drive about two and a half hours southeast of Charlotte, you will arrive in Robeson County, North Carolina. The county’s biggest city is Lumberton, which is also home to a woman recently indicted on charges of manslaughter and child abuse stemming from a car accident late last year…

Car crashes happen to others, unless and until they happen to you

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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Vehicle accidents can seem like rarities. At the very least, most people in North Carolina probably hold the opinion that when they do occur, they happen to other people. Most are fender benders that insurance can take care of repairs anyway, right? Perhaps, but if a driver’s negligence causes a…

What is peripheral neuropathy and is it covered under SSDI?

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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The practice of medicine has deep roots in history. Perhaps that’s one reason why so many of the diagnostic names attached to the conditions we have sound like they came from a foreign land. In some respect they do. Many developments in medicine trace back to ancient days when Latin…

Social Security Disability lines stretch in front of claimants

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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Tumors and cysts blinded her in her left eye and found their way to her brain as well, disrupting her memory. A series of seizures resulted in the loss of the 53-year-old’s job. She worked full-time for 25 years, raising a daughter as a single mom. Today she wonders why…

Protecting your peepers

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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Those little marshmallow chicks that appear every year before Easter are peeps, while the complex optical sensors in your head are known as peepers. Just in case there’s any doubt, it’s the peepers that need protection and care, especially when you’re at work. The American Academy of Ophthalmology estimates that…

Regrets and well wishes from a distracted driver

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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One of the goals on our North Carolina law blog is to share stories that illustrate issues that impact your life. A safety issue often on the minds of those who drive Charlotte’s fast-moving streets and highways: distracted driving and the crashes, injuries and fatalities it causes. We read recently of…

How to Win a Motor Vehicle Accident Claim in North Carolina

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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Motor vehicle accidents lawsuits in Charlotte and Mecklenburg lie under the laws of the State of North Carolina. According to the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, if you are involved in a car accident, you should never attempt to flee. If you run, you will be wanted by the law,…

Qualifying for SSDI with a rare disease

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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By definition, a rare disease affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. But when you add up all the rare diseases afflicting Americans, the total comes to 25 to 30 million people in our country, or about 1 out of every 12 people. There are several thousand rare…

North Carolina workplace tragedies recalled

On Behalf of Christian Ayers
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If you drive east of Charlotte for about four hours, you will come to the town of Kinston, North Carolina. Many will undoubtedly recall it as the site of an explosion at a pharmaceuticals plant back in early 2003. The violent blast was triggered by combustible dust. Six workers lost their…