Victor C. Mitchener, Attorney
Joseph H. Downer, Attorney
Accidents happen. Sometimes people just trip or slip, fall and are seriously injured, and sometimes it's no one's fault. But there are also cases where a property owner's negligence led to the accident. In these cases, the injured may seek compensation for their...
Truck accidents can devastate a North Carolina family. Just because of the size difference between semi-trucks and cars, victims of truck accidents often suffer severe injuries. Assuming they survive, victims might suffer debilitating spinal cord injuries or traumatic...
The fact that riding a motorcycle presents more significant risks of injury than driving a car is not “breaking news.” Yet, motorcyclists may need reminders of the dangers posed by the two-wheel transports sharing roads with much larger vehicles. A growing number of...
In many personal injury lawsuits involving motor vehicle accidents, one of the most difficult issues for plaintiffs is proving that the defendant was at fault for the accident. In others, the actions of the defendant were clearly in violation of a safety law, and may...
Head-on collisions can be especially dangerous because the contact is direct and the two vehicles usually expend all of their kinetic energy on each other. If the angle of impact were greater than zero degrees, some of that energy would be transferred to another...
Can you hold a property owner liable if you were injured in an attack by someone while you were on their property? This is a difficult question in personal injury law, and it is the question behind a recent lawsuit in which a former student claims that a North...
Building a personal injury case may seem straightforward, but you may end up facing significant pushback from the defense on key portions of your case, from liability to damages. That’s why it’s important that you’re prepared to present the best evidence possible in...
We have all dealt with bad faith after a motor vehicle accident. Whether it is a negligent driver blaming you for an accident they caused, or an insurance company claiming they do not cover something that they must cover, we have all dealt with bad faith after...
Most people, and especially bikers themselves, can see how vulnerable motorcyclists are to suffering severe injuries in an accident. Even if they are wearing proper safety equipment, a motorcyclist has very little protection from the blow of a much larger, and...
When you are rear-ended in a car crash, the force of the blow causes your head to sharply move back and forth, not unlike the cracking of a whip, hence the name of the injury you may sustain -- whiplash. While whiplash is a well-known car accident injury, it is...
