There are two schools of thought on driving in the fog. The first says that you should slow down. This feels natural. As visibility drops, you want to reduce your speed so that you can react better to the obstacles ahead of you. The second school of thought, though,...
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Protect yourself or your family from North Carolina elder abuse
The nationwide statistics regarding elder abuse are extremely unsettling. According to the United States Department of Justice, about 10% of U.S. citizens over the age of 60 will suffer from a form of elder abuse each year. Many older Americans suffer from more than...
What does a DWI conviction mean for your professional licensing?
State licensing for professionals helps protect the public from incompetent professionals and fraudulent misrepresentation of someone's skills, education or professional background. Professionals in fields ranging from nursing to accounting need to retain a license to...
Do bike lanes really help prevent accidents?
You may have seen new bike lanes going in around you, as they have grown in popularity in recent years. Or, even if you don’t have many near you, you may have visited a city with extensive bike lanes to help cyclists move through traffic smoothly. What you may have...
What responsibility do business owners have for visitor safety?
Often, when people file a lawsuit against a business owner for an injury, it’s due to some negligence regarding the upkeep of the business property. If someone slipped and fell, for example, it could be because the store owner failed to clean up a spill or neglected...
Does your employer have to let you take a religious holiday off?
Americans celebrate a wide variety of religious holidays. Most employers, however, only recognize Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter. Meanwhile, people who are Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Greek Orthodox and other faiths celebrate holidays that are just as...
What you need to know if you’re offered immunity
You’ve probably seen people on TV shows who have been involved in some type of criminal activity being offered immunity by prosecutors for providing information on “bigger fish” – those who have done far more serious things than they have. This happens frequently with...
New legislation aims to tackle distracted driving
Can you remember what it was like to drive before everyone had a cell phone? You used to look at a paper map to find your way around. If you needed to make a call, you pulled over to a phone booth. Changing the music was done by flipping the cassette or turning the...
How serious are college crimes? Do you have to worry about long-term consequences?
As a parent of a child who has just gotten into trouble with the law, you may have many questions about what will happen next. It’s realistic to expect that your child will have some immediate consequences if they are convicted of a crime. What many parents fail to...
What role does the Administrative Law Judge have in your SSDI appeal?
If your Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claim is denied, your first step is to request a reconsideration. If the reconsideration is denied, you have 60 days to ask for an administrative hearing (or “disability hearing”) with an Administrative Law Judge...