Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Twelve Injured at ECU's Football Stadium Bleacher Collapse in Greenville, North Carolina

  Rick Shapiro | September 29, 2010 11:39 AM | 2 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  During a recent ECU home football game at Greenville's Dowdy-Ficklen stadium several Pirate fans were injured when multiple rows of bleachers gave way. East Carolina University quickly released a...

• Dram shop laws in NC

  Emily Mapp Brannon | June 15, 2010 5:43 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The state of North Carolina is one of several states that has dram shop laws, or laws stating the liabilities of bars, nightclubs, and/or tavernkeepers after an incident in which personal injuries...

• Slip and Fall Knee Trauma

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | March 25, 2010 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The knee is a very complex part of the body, and it gets a lot of use. In fact, the knee is the largest joint in the body. This joint is made up of the lower end of the thigh bone, or femur, and...

• Are You a Victim of a Slip, Trip and Fall Accident?

  Rick Shapiro | March 11, 2010 10:13 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The question of whether an injured person has a meritorious slip, trip and fall accident essentially depends on whether a business or property owner has maintained the premises or property in a...

• A Simple Slip and Fall Accident Could Become Quite Serious

  Randy Appleton | December 23, 2009 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  It’s no laughing matter when someone slips over some loose grapes or a banana at the grocery store, or a watery floor in a restaurant, and even if someone falls from a chair that improperly...

• Customer Wins $3.2 Million for Injuries at IKEA

  Randy Appleton | July 04, 2009 9:00 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A $3.2 million verdict was returned for a shopper by a Fairfax County jury for a crushed pelvis she suffered when a stack of countertops fell on her in 2006. The customer apparently incurred $75,000...

• Crucial Steps to Follow in a Slip and Fall Accident While Visiting the Outer Banks

  Jim Lewis | June 22, 2009 6:01 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Accidents that happen while on vacation are especially tough to bare. Not only are they life changing, but they rob us from that special time you could have shared with your family...

• Summer Deck Parties Could Spell Disaster

  Randy Appleton | May 26, 2009 8:16 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  A deck is a wonderful extension to a home and can make a floor plan feel even more open when you are able to entertain outside. Most decks on the Outer Banks, North Carolina are elevated to the...

• 12 year-old boy suffers brain injury from fall at Burger King Playground, Burger King settles suit for $20 Million

  Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton | May 20, 2009 6:03 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  The family of a 12 year-old who fell off of an indoor playground at a Riverside County, California Burger King received a $20 million settlement. In 2005 the boy and his sister were playing on...

• Don’t Let a Restaurant Injury Tarnish Your Next Vacation on the Outer Banks

  Emily Mapp Brannon | May 15, 2009 10:28 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC

  Whether you are on vacation or a full-time resident of the Outer Banks of North Carolina when going out to eat at a restaurant, you go out for different reasons. Sometimes it's because no one...