Dealing with the effects of a car accident can be time-consuming and stressful — at the very least, assuming you were only minimally hurt. You will have to get your car fixed, receive medical treatment for your injuries and probably miss at least a few days of work. Additionally, you…
After surviving a truck accident, you might find it difficult to know how to start your recovery. Accidents that involve large commercial trucks often leave victims with serious injuries and no vehicle. The medical bills will start piling up soon, and you may not be able to work to bring…
If the President and the Social Security Administration have their way, the Administration will start to review the social media posts of applicants and recipients of disability benefits on a broader basis. The two parties are purportedly working on a proposal that would make such monitoring more common than it…
Sun visors are pretty standard equipment in vehicles these days. Most people probably see them as a safety feature on cars, as the visors can keep sun out of a driver’s eyes so that she can see the road ahead of her. It is interesting then that a driver who…
One of the most vulnerable parts of a person’s body is their back. The back is the home of the spinal cord, arguably the most important network of nerves in the body. It also has a large number of muscles, ligaments and bones, all of which can cause a great…
As this blog has discussed on previous occasions, the point of Social Security disability is to provide income to Charlotte, North Carolina, residents, along with workers in the rest of the country, when they are disabled and not able to earn an income. The good news is that this does…
A tragic head on car accident in Concord, North Carolina, a growing suburb north and east of Charlotte, left a mother dead and a pastor and his wife seriously injured. The mother’s son, 10, also got hurt in the accident but is expected to recover. Police who were investigating the accident, which…
According to the estimate of the National Safety Council, an organization which advocates for public safety, the number of traffic deaths on the nation’s roads dropped ever so slightly when comparing 2018 to the previous year, 2017. Specifically, the past year saw a drop of just over 230 fatalities due to personal…
Motor vehicles are important tools for daily life in modern society. Most cities don’t have adequate infrastructure to allow for reliable transportation without a personal vehicle. Unfortunately, the convenience that motor vehicles offers is offset by the risk that they create. People can wind up in crashes due to mistakes…
Charlotte area residents who go shopping, visit an attraction or recreational area or even go to a person’s private land have every right to expect that they will be safe when they do so. Unfortunately, this expectation is not always met, and North Carolina residents can and do get hurt,…