North Carolina Personal Injury Legal News

As reported by the Miami Herald, two South Florida law firms working on Chinese drywall cases joined forces Friday, filing a class-action lawsuit in Broward Circuit Court against Banner Supply, which distributed thousands of sheets of the defective product to builders across the state. Attorneys Ervin Gonzalez of Colson Hicks Edison in Coral Gables and…

As reported by the Charlotte Observer: 26-year-old Durham man died and six of his family members were hospitalized after their Chevy Tahoe wrecked on Interstate 85 Thursday on their way to a concert in Charlotte, the State Highway Patrol said. Guillermo Romero died in the single-vehicle wreck while two of his family members suffered life-threatening…

In a terrible wreck, a Cary man was killed when a tractor trailer hit his motorcyle. For more, click here. The rider, Sean Newman, was a freelance photographer with a 7 year old son. What a terrible tragedy. We all hope this family can find peace with this terrible situation.

As reported, emergency Services responded to a vehicular accident that involved a van and a motorcycle on Wednesday, June 30 at approximately 1:49 p.m. The crash resulted in two fatalities and the temporally closing of north Highway 85 in Wyoming. Thomas and Regina Church, of Wilmington, NC, were heading southbound on US Highway 85, riding…

As reported by the Rocky Mount Telegram, two men were taken to the hospital Wednesday night following an electrical accident that occurred around 5:30 p.m. while they were working to replace utility poles near North Wesleyan Boulevard and Old Mill Road. The names of the men have not been released, but they were subcontractors working…

As reported by the Mountain XXpress: David Bradley, 61, runs an insulation business out of his home on Chapel Hill Church Road, near the contaminated former CTS of Asheville site. Now, based on a request from CTS, the Environmental Protection Agency has demanded that Bradley give out information on his home as a possible source…

This very interesting and sad story was recently published: NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, NC (WWAY) — It was a freak accident, but one that will likely have life-long affects. A five-year-old girl from North Topsail Beach fell with a sharp ponytail holder in her hair. She now has traumatic brain damage. Something so small has made…

As reported, Otis Thompson was killed when a car in which he was a passenger was involved in a wreck on Market Street in Wilmington. The lawyers at Hendren and Malone have represented numerous families in the Wilmington area.

As reported by WNCT, some state lawmakers want to make it illegal to talk on the phone while driving. Cell phones are already banned behind the wheel for school bus drivers and people younger than 18. A bill under consideration in the General Assembly would ban cell phone use while driving for everyone. Violators would…

UNC’s public television station has complied with a subpoena from the General Assembly and turned over raw video footage from a forthcoming series about Alcoa’s impact on the Yadkin River. WFAE’s Julie Rose has more: North Carolina has a “shield law” meant to protect the media from being forced to hand over information about their…