Miscellaneous

• Malpractice Defendants Sue Their Lawyers

  Brent Adams | April 05, 2007 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  In a case which reports a good example of abuse of our civil justice system by insurance companies, medical doctors who suffered a $217,000,000.00 verdict against them in a malpractice case have sued their own lawyers.Among the claims against their former lawyers was the fact their lawyers turned down settlement offers of $1,000,000.00 for one doctor and $3,000,000.00 for the other doctor. The...

• A Possible Shift in the Standard of Care for Delivery in Women With Preeclampsia?

  Sheila Chavis | April 04, 2007 4:36 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  I recently delivered a healthy baby boy this past December. I suffered from post-partum high blood pressure, but luckily managed to avoid preeclampsia, a condition during pregnancy identified by high blood pressure and protein in the urine. The condition apparently affects approximately 8 percent of pregnancies here in the U.S. A report indicates that Norwegian physicians induce deliveries...

• Frequently Asked Questions regarding North Carolina Workers' Compensation Law

  Robin Martinek | April 03, 2007 8:43 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  Does my employer fall under the North Carolina Workers' Compensation Statutes? If an employer has three or more employees, it is subject to North Carolina Workers' Compensation Statutes and required to either maintain workers' compensation insurance or qualify as self-insured. Who monitors and adjudicates workers' compensation claims in North Carolina? The North Carolina legislature has...

• NC Considering a Study of the Doctrine of Contributory Negligence

  Christina Medlin | April 03, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  NC, while not alone, still uses the antiquated law of contributory negligence. 46 other states have abandoned the doctrine. The four jurisdictions actively working within this ghastly unpractical law are Alabama, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The doctrine of contributory negligence prohibits recovery, even if the person is 1% at fault. An example of the doctrine in practice is...

• ERISA Does It Again

  Brent Adams | March 23, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, a federal law commonly referred to by its acronym ERISA, has been used by employers and related insurance companies to avoid their responsibility to their employees and insureds. Federal courts have construed ERISA in such a way that the insurance companies and employers have all the rights and the working public has very little rights. As a...

• Brent Adams, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | January 20, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  North Carolina lawyer Brent Adams has been representing individuals against the insurance companies since 1973. He is board certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocacy Forum. Mr. Adams has given lectures to trial lawyers at numerous seminars dealing with trial advocacy and trial practice issues. Among the trial lawyer organizations at which...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | January 15, 2007 5:49 PM | 0 CommentsFayetteville, NC

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation.The information found herein may represent the opinions or...