Wilson North Carolina Personal Injury Law Blog

If you give a motorcycle a break by braking, you are doing more than offering courtesy. You may be saving a life. When a motorcycle is involved in a traffic accident, the bike's driver and any passengers are at far more risk for injury or death than the occupants of a car or truck.

North Carolina's traffic bureaus and law enforcement agencies do their best to warn drivers to look out for motorcycles, as they are more difficult to spot on the road. But the Tar Heel State still has a disturbing number of fatal motorcycle accidents. A recent one in Fayetteville has also resulted in criminal charges against a driver who may be responsible.

Following a car crash, your first responsibility is to check yourself and your passengers for injuries. If everyone is all right, you can then check your car for damage.

Even if the accident was a relatively minor rear-end collision, your car could sustain hundreds or thousands of dollars' worth of damage. What are your next steps?

Many workers spend all of each day concerned for their safety. Construction workers, emergency service personnel and other people in dangerous professions face larger hazards than office workers or delivery people. More than half of workers' compensation money in the United States annually goes to members of the top five most dangerous industries.

Property owners, lessees of business real estate and managers of public spaces in North Carolina often carry insurance to protect their assets against claims for personal injury or other forms of liability. These policies often come into play if an injured person feels the need to sue for financial damages, but some insurance companies can push back.

Every driver knows it's a bad idea to operate a car while distracted or trying to do something else. But that doesn't stop many Tar Heels from using their cellphones while driving. The danger is far greater than a possible ticket because distracted driving can cost thousands in damages or even lives in the worst circumstances.

What is the law that controls texting while driving?