Automobile Accidents

• U-Haul Ordered to Pay $84 Million

  Gary Shipman | April 21, 2008 6:16 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  A jury in Dallas has ordered U-Haul to pay $84 Million to an injured man whose rented truck rolled over him when the parking brake failed. The jury heard evidence of a pattern on the part of U-Haul...

• Yamaha Rhino ATVs Unsafe

  Jean Martin | February 19, 2008 7:48 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Since its introduction in 2003, the safety of the Yamaha Rhino has been called into question. With several fatalities, accidents, and serious injuries, the Rhino is considered among the most dangerous all-terrain vehicles (ATV) available to consumers. As an acknowledgement of the accidents that have occurred thus far, Yamaha offered to install doors on all Rhinos as an increased safety measure,...

• Man Provided Alcohol to Underage Teen Involved in Fatal Accident

  Matt Buckmiller | August 31, 2007 2:59 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  A man from Welcome, NC has been charged with aiding two minors in the purchase of alcohol. One of the minors died in a single-car auto accident when his car overturned. It is suspected that consumption of alcohol played a role in the accident. The minor, a volunteer fire fighter, was to begin his senior year at North Davidson High School.For more information on this subject matter, please...

• Drunk Driver Kills Father of Two

  Matt Buckmiller | August 16, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  A man allegedly driving under the influence killed a father of two this morning in a tragic car accident. The man, Delvin L. Ridgle, has been charged with driving under the influence. Cleveland Lloyd Antonio Mitchell, father of two, was driving with his two children in the early morning on I-95, when Ridgle, apparently traveling at a high rate of speed, moved from the center lane into the...

• Who/What is Your Personal Injury Attorney?

  Gary Shipman | June 12, 2007 12:14 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  You Deserve the Best" "We'll Fight for You"As consumers, we are constantly hearing/seeing television and radio ads from law firms, seeking to have those injured in a car accident, on the job, as the result of medical negligence, or in a nursing home, call their offices. Those solicitations use persuasive, but often deceptive, "come ons" in an attempt to convince you to make that call. There...

• Who/What is your Personal Injury Attorney?

  Gary Shipman | June 12, 2007 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  "You Deserve the Best" "We'll Fight for You"As consumers, we are constantly hearing/seeing television and radio ads from law firms, seeking to have those injured in a car accident, on the job, as the result of medical negligence, or in a nursing home, call their offices. Those solicitations use persuasive, but often deceptive, "come ons" in an attempt to convince you to make that call. There...

• Man Found Dead in Car After Accident

  Christina Cole | May 22, 2007 1:07 AM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  After a car accident, Monday, Police found a young man dead in his vehicle.The man, 25, was driving a 1998 Chevy Cavalier that was severely damaged in the accident that occurred at 1a.m., near the intersection of Wrightsville Avenue and Floral Parkway, police said.The car accident is under investigation as officials try to piece together what caused the man to veer off the right side of the...