What To Do After An Injury
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What To Do After An Injury

ByKevin Williams

WHAT TO DO AFTER AN INJURY:  The days, weeks, months and even years after an injury can be an especially stressful time. You should not go it alone. Insurance companies have one primary goal which is to compensate you as little as possible, assuming they do not deny your claim altogether. There are certain steps you should take to…

Can North Carolina’s New Bifurcation Statute Actually Benefit Plaintiffs?
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Can North Carolina’s New Bifurcation Statute Actually Benefit Plaintiffs?

ByKevin Williams

SHOULD PLAINTIFFS BIFURCATE LIABILITY AND DAMAGES IN NORTH CAROLINA? The General Assembly, in its infinite wisdom, inserted a provision in S.L. 2011-400 (SB 33) which will change our basic strategy in how we try civil cases.  Specifically, Section 2 of S.L. 2011-400 provides that any party may move for bifurcation on the issues of liability and…

Preparing Your Case For A Succesful Settlement Or Verdict (Part 6)
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Preparing Your Case For A Succesful Settlement Or Verdict (Part 6)

ByKevin Williams

My last blog entry discussed various aspects of the settlement process.  If you can not arrive at a meaningful result for your client, you must head to trial.  This blog post discusses preparation for trial as well as the trial process itself. TRIAL One of the most important weapons of any trial lawyer is the reputation…

Preparing Your Case For A Successful Settlement Or Verdict (Part 5)
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Preparing Your Case For A Successful Settlement Or Verdict (Part 5)

ByKevin Williams

My last blog post discussed the discovery process to get your case ready for mediation and trial.  This blog post discusses approaches to settlement discussions. Settlement Discussions North Carolina has employed mandatory mediation for several years with good success. Though we now have court-ordered mediation, you are still free to engage in settlement negotiations at…

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Disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight Puts Focus Back On Plane Safety

ByKevin Williams

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…