The worst thing you can do after a car accident is take any action that hurts your claim before you understand the potential consequences. At Martin & Jones, we’ve worked with many car accident victims and seen many mistakes. Some ways you can harm your claim include saying something that […]
What is Contributory Negligence and How Can It Destroy Your Case?
Contributory negligence is a legal doctrine that has been repealed in most of the United States, but it can still be used in North Carolina to prevent accident victims from receiving a single penny in compensation, even in the most devastating accidents. This doctrine specifies that if an accident victim […]
What are the Obligations of Delivery Truck Drivers? North Carolina Truck Accident Guide
Whether operating a small van or a massive tractor-trailer, drivers of delivery trucks in North Carolina have an obligation to follow commercial safety requirements and traffic rules. If they fail to fulfill those obligations, a truck accident attorney can work to hold them and the companies they work for liable […]
Securing Recovery for “Invisible” Injuries
When someone has been burned in a car crash or had their legs crushed in a truck accident, the injuries are obvious. They are visible. Insurance companies cannot deny the existence or severity of the risk. Juries can easily imagine the terrible impact the injuries will have on the victim’s life. […]
Why Uber’s $1 Million Policy Might Not Apply to Your Crash
Many people think that if they get in a car accident involving an Uber driver, they are fully covered. It’s no secret that Uber provides $1 million insurance policies for drivers—the rideshare company proudly states the claim on its website. Uber is a huge company, so they’re not going to […]
A Construction Workers’ Guide to Workers’ Compensation Recovery in North Carolina
While deaths in the workplace have been decreasing on a nationwide basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that fatal job accidents have been increasing in North Carolina. The greatest number of those deaths occurred in the construction industry. But nonfatal injuries also cause serious hardship for construction workers […]
Insurance Issues in Truck Accidents vs. Car Accidents
In legal terms, a truck accident is not just a bigger car accident. These accidents might happen on the same types of roads. They might even produce the same injuries. But the insurance issues and related dynamics of lawsuits to recover damages for accident injuries are very different in these […]
Accidents in Work Zones: The Need to Act Quickly
Have you ever heard the slogan “Give ‘em a brake?” It was a part of a campaign the North Carolina Industrial Commission promoted to protect highway workers who could be injured by traffic in work zones. Those workers deserve caution and respect. But it turns out they’re usually not the […]
When Trucking Companies Fail to Provide Adequate Training
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that well over 5,000 vehicles are involved in truck accidents in North Carolina every year. Over 3,000 people in our state are injured each year in truck accidents. Many of those injuries prove to be fatal. Truck accidents are a major problem in […]
Car Repair Sticker Shock: Why Minor Dents Now Cost Major Dollars
No one is surprised when a major collision involving a car or truck results in many thousands of dollars in damage. But when an accident occurs at low speed, such as in a parking lot or between vehicles stuck in a traffic jam, the damage is generally expected to be […]
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