North Carolina Law Blog

Injury attorneys like to advertise. Large, corporate law firms pepper your everyday lives with ads. You see them on T.V., billboards, and hear them on the radio, making grand promises and asking for your business. It can be overwhelming. If you’ve been injured and are seeking attorney, you may not know where to begin. Ignore…

Fayetteville, North Carolina is a diverse community with a dynamic and complex legal system. Cumberland County, where Fayetteville sits, is the fifth most populous county in the state. The area owes a great deal of its development to the expansion of Fort Bragg over the past several decades. Many residents come and go with military…

The North Carolina General Assembly has increased liability insurance requirements for all North Carolina drivers. Senate Bill 452, which was passed this year, makes the following changes: A Positive Change As personal injury attorneys practicing in Fayetteville and Eastern, North Carolina, we see this law as a win for all drivers in North Carolina. If…

Divorce doesn’t always have to be a battle. Sometimes spouses choose to part ways amicably, without the need for expensive and time-consuming litigation in our local domestic courts. Our experienced divorce attorney, Melinda Flinn, makes regular appearances in domestic court in Cumberland County. She will help you file a “no fault” divorce, but she will…

Fayetteville’s Courthouse Goes All-Digital on October 14, 2024 The court system in Fayetteville and Cumberland County is about to undergo a massive change. Paper files and court documents will soon be a thing of the past. Computers will take their place. On October 14, the entire court system in Cumberland County will go digital. This…

Cumberland and Surrounding Counties are Dangerous for Drivers Southeastern North Carolina is not a safe place to drive. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Cumberland and the surrounding counties of Robeson, Scotland, Hoke, Sampson, Harnett and Lee have some of the highest crash rankings in the state. Simply put, if you operate a…

Advertising in the practice of law has gone rampant in Fayetteville and Eastern, North Carolina. You can’t drive anywhere without seeing injury attorneys making vague promises on billboards and city buses, and if you watch the 5:00 news, you’re bound to see more of them at every commercial break. Many of these firms have gone…

The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently upheld the largest civil verdict in a drunk driving case in the history of the state. Back in 2020, a drunk driver in Raleigh crossed the center line while attempting to pass in a no-pass zone. The drunk driver hit another vehicle and killed its occupant. You can…

When you have suffered a serious personal injury as a result of someone else’s negligence, you will most likely find yourself in a hospital for your initial medical treatment. In our neck of the woods (Fayetteville, NC), the hospital is most likely a facility owned by Cape Fear Valley or First Health. When you check…

The North Carolina Court of Appeals recently struck down a personal injury claim by a golfer in the case of Mosely v. Hendricks. The facts of the case might seem amusing, but the court’s decision demonstrates the difficulties of pursing a personal injury claim in a contributory negligence state like North Carolina. According to the…