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26 Mar '14
Early this morning, two tractor trailers collided on I-77 in Surry County. The tractor trailers collided near mile marker 102 just before 6 a.m., shutting down both lanes. One lane had reopened by 8 a.m. One person was taken to Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, North Carolina for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. The North Carolina […]
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This afternoon a train collided with a tractor trailer in Kernersville, just east of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The collision occurred near the intersection of West Market Street and Cross Creek Road. The driver of the tractor trailer was injured, but the injuries do not appear to be life threatening. The story was reported here: http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/train-truck-collide-near-kernersville/article_2f4fa33e-b384-11e3-8548-0017a43b2370.html. […]
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I believe it is the moral duty of every lawyer to engage in pro bono work or other charitable endeavors. It is easy for attorneys to get wrapped up about maximizing their billable hours. But there are citizens of our respective communities who have limited access to the courts because they do not have the […]
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- Charity
- Pro Bono Work
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Medical malpractice occurs when a medical care provider provides services or otherwise acts in a manner that is below the standard of care, which is another way of saying they were negligent. In North Carolina, the statute of limitations for an injury (not resulting in death) is typically 3 years. In North Carolina and throughout […]
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One person was injured when he crashed into a tractor trailer near Mt. Hope Church Road in Greensboro. It appears that snow and ice were factors. The full story was reported by the Winston-Salem Journal and may be found here: http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/update-tractor-trailer-runs-over-car-on-i–in/article_a218f613-ecae-5d74-b50b-58fa7b5c7db6.html. Icy conditions have wreaked havoc in the Carolinas in recent months. If you have […]
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This morning a section of eastbound I-40 was closed when a tractor trailer collided with a car near Mocksville, North Carolina, which is a few miles west of Winston-Salem. No information about injuries are available at this time. The article reporting the matter can be found here: http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/tractor-trailer-crash-closes-part-of-i–near-mocksville/article_8f532d76-a85a-11e3-a0b3-001a4bcf6878.html. Too often, people suffer severe injuries as […]
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The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 continues after it seemingly vanished on a trip from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on its way to Beijing, China. There were 239 people on board. Families of those individuals are expecting the worst. No one knows what happened to the plane except that air traffic controllers lost contact with the […]
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07 Mar '14
This morning a school bus lost control, slid down an embankment and struck a gas line after hitting an icy patch. Fortunately, there were only three students on board and no injuries were reported. Despite the hazardous conditions, Rowan-Salisbury schools operated on their normal schedule though other schools in the region made the decision to […]
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- Car Accidents
- Personal Injury
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05 Mar '14
On March 3, 2014, a Davidson County man was killed after being hit by an Amtrak train. The victim was struck by the train as he was out looking for the family dog. The accident occurred near Turner Road in Lexington, North Carolina, which is just south of Winston-Salem. An article of the incident may […]
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On March 3, 2014, a woman in Maine passed away from Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease. A mother of four children, she first became ill in November with a cough and vertigo. Her health deteriorated rapidly and doctors struggled to figure out what was wrong with her. By Christmas, she was in the hospital with stroke-like symptoms. She was ultimately […]
