Back injuries affect millions of Americans each year and can range from temporary strain to permanent disability. These injuries impact earning capacity, quality of life, and the ability to perform everyday activities. When someone else’s negligence causes a back injury, victims deserve compensation for their losses. Our friends at The Edelsteins, Faegenburg, & Blyakher LLP […]

Nobody wants to go to trial. Settlement is faster, less stressful, and you don’t have to deal with the uncertainty of what a jury might decide. But sometimes it’s the only way to get what you’re actually owed. Most injury claims settle without ever seeing a courtroom. That’s usually because both sides can look at

North Carolina has one of the harshest personal injury laws in the country, and it hits bicycle accident victims particularly hard. It’s called contributory negligence, and it’s absolutely brutal. If you’re found even one percent at fault for your bicycle accident, you can’t recover a single dollar in compensation. Not for your medical bills. Not

Getting hit by a car while walking is traumatic enough. Finding out the driver has no insurance makes everything worse. You’re injured. Medical bills are piling up. You can’t work. And now you’re learning the person who caused all this damage doesn’t have coverage to pay for any of it. It feels hopeless, but it’s

When defective parts cause or contribute to a truck accident, you can file a claim directly against the manufacturer. Most people don’t realize this is even an option because they assume truck crashes only involve driver mistakes or trucking company negligence. Sometimes the truck itself is the problem. Brake failures. Tire blowouts. Steering malfunctions. Faulty

Everyone uses the word “negligence” when they talk about accidents. But legally? It means something very specific. It’s not just that someone messed up or acted carelessly. North Carolina law requires you to prove four distinct elements before you can recover a dime for your injuries. Understanding what actually counts as negligence helps you figure

When a car hits a motorcycle, people often assume the rider was speeding, weaving through traffic, or showing off. These assumptions have nothing to do with the facts of most crashes. They’re based on outdated stereotypes that paint motorcyclists as reckless thrill-seekers who don’t follow the rules of the road. We see this bias play

You’re not stuck with your current attorney. If your personal injury case isn’t going the way you expected, or if communication has broken down, you have every right to switch lawyers. This happens more often than you might think. Sometimes the attorney-client relationship just doesn’t work out. Maybe your lawyer isn’t returning calls. Maybe they’re

So you started crossing when the walk signal was on. Halfway through, it started flashing. Then a car hit you. Who’s at fault? It’s not as straightforward as most people think. And I need to explain why, because crosswalk signal timing can absolutely determine whether you get compensation or walk away with nothing. How These

The other driver insists you ran the red light. Witnesses give conflicting accounts. The police report doesn’t clearly establish fault. Then you remember your dashcam was recording the entire time. That video footage just transformed your word-against-theirs dispute into an open-and-shut liability case. Dashcams provide objective evidence that settles debates about what actually happened, often