Call Us 919-240-4054An injured worker who can’t prove what exactly caused the injury is not entitled to benefits, according to a recent ruling issued by the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Sonya Chaffins, a former employee of Tar Heel Capital Corporation, filed for workers’ compensation after an injury to her shoulder on the job in 2010. Chaffins had suffered a […]
Distracted driving fatalities on the rise
Deaths as the result of distracted driving are on the rise, according to a new study published in Public Health Reports. Distracted drivers are about 1.6 times more likely as non-distracted drivers to mortally hit a pedestrian at marked crosswalk and about three times as likely to hit a pedestrian walking on the shoulder of […]
Valerie introduces new essential guide for injured workers
Workers have a new tool for navigating the difficult and often confusing workers’ compensation process. CJG attorney Valerie Johnson has authored a manual to answer workers’ questions and address their concerns. Valerie is distributing the second edition of her workers’ comp book, Workers’ Comp 101: Lessons You Need to Learn Before It’s Too Late to employees […]
Leukemia drug puts patients at risk of stroke
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended sales of a once-promising leukemia drug because of “the risk of life-threatening blood clots and severe narrowing of blood vessels.” The drug Iclusig, also known as ponatinib, has been linked to severe and sometimes fatal heart attacks, strokes and loss of blood flow to the extremities, sometimes […]
Miner death toll rises
Four coal workers were killed within the first eleven days of the government shutdown, according to reports. The deaths add to the mounting 2013 coal miner death toll, which lists 18 fatalities as of Oct. 17. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) announces each fatality on their website but the […]
Worker advocacy groups challenge USDA proposal to speed up work
The hard job of a poultry plant worker is about to get harder, thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposal to increase processing speed by 25 % and replace most federal safety inspectors. The proposed USDA increase means that instead of processing 140 birds a minute, workers will process 175 per minute. As part […]
Drunk driver who killed two cyclists gets 24 years
A drunk driver’s attempt to appeal two second degree murder convictions was rejected by the NC Court of Appeals. In April 2011, a drunk Thomas Howard Grooms Jr., struck and killed a father and son out for a Sunday morning bicycle ride on River Road in Wilmington. This month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals […]
Family of injured athlete suing high school
The family of a high school football player allegedly cut from his team after a wrist injury is suing the athlete’s high school. Billy Andrle, a high school senior and former team captain who was once voted his county’s most outstanding football player, broke his wrist during practice. Andrle says he was booted from the team […]
Charlotte cyclist killed in CA
A Charlotte man was killed while cycling in Azusa, CA, according to reports. Andrew Edward Page, a missionary with the Church of Latter-Day Saints, was cycling around 4 pm on Thursday when he was struck and severely injured by a vehicle. He died of his injuries later that evening. Police have not determined who was […]
Jet ski amputee wins $5.75 million settlement
A man who lost his leg after a 2007 jet ski crash won a multimillion-dollar settlement last month after the insurance company refused to settle for $500,000. The crash occurred on Lake Norman when Howard Hazlett and Frederick Gibb were operating jet skis borrowed from their acquaintance, Royce Syracuse. Gibb’s jet ski collided with Hazlett’s, […]
