North Carolina Personal Injury Legal News

The News and Observer reported a settlement in a long running case for discriminated black farmers. The settlement would call for the federal government to establish a fund totaling $1.25 billion to compensate black farmers who suffered losses as a result of unfair lending practices and other abuses. Congress must approve the funding, and farmers…

As reported by the News & Observer, United States Federal Judge Earl Britt has issued an order allowing for payments to residents and business owners who filed claims for damages as a result of an explosion at a hazardous waste warehouse three years ago. The payments are the result of a class action lawsuit and…

Members of Congress from North Carolina have been pushing the United States Navy to evaluate the possible link between decades of water contamination and cancer found among former residents of Camp Lejuene in Jacksonville. As reported by the News & Observer, the Navy is not willing to fund the study despite indications that thousands of…

As reported by WRAL in Raleigh, several students from across North Carolina were taken to local hospitals with symptoms consistent with a food borne illness. The students were attending a conference at the Raleigh Convention Center sponsored by the YMCA.

According to a recent article in the Providence Journal, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it is proposing thousands of dollars in penalties for a Woonsocket landlord who allegedly failed to inform tenants of risks to exposure to lead paint.

Reuters Health recently reported that researchers at Johns Hopkins University have just annonuced the results of a study that shows evidence of early kidney damage in children with lead levels far below what is normally considered dangerous. The researchers studied test results from 769 adolescents aged 12 to 20 who took partin the Third National…

As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, a federal judge in Philadelphia has granted preliminary approval of a class-action settlement possibly worth as much as $600 million to resolve a potential tens of thousands of claims over allegedly faulty organic roofing shingles manufactured by the Pennsylvania company CertainTeed Corp.

As reported by WRAL-TV, a Raleigh man who was the victim of a hit-and-run crash early Sunday was in serious condition at WakeMed with a fractured neck, according to troopers who said they are trying to find the other driver. The injured man was driving a Geo Prism about 65 mph on Interstate 40 East…

Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage with lifelong consequences, according to new research from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Researchers led by Kim Cecil used functional MRI technology to show that activity decreases in regions of the brain that control decision-making and emotional response in people who suffered lead exposure as children.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently has fined a Long Beach, Calif., property owner $7,952 for allegedly violating federal lead-based paint disclosure requirements at six rental properties. During a routine inspection in 2005, the EPA discovered that residential property owner James Williams failed to disclose whether reports about lead-based paint or lead hazards existed…