Call Us 919-240-4054On Wednesday, November 7, Disability Rights NC held its 2012 Champions for Equality and Justice awards event. CJG was proud to be a platinum-level sponsor, because we are aware that people with disabilities often face discrimination and sadly, sometimes become victims of crime. The three honorees were: Jeremy Donohue, who advocates on behalf of persons […]
Ann Groninger elected chair of AAJ’s Bicycle Litigation Group
Earlier this week, at the annual convention of the American Association for Justice, held in Chicago this year, the Bicycle Litigation Group elected Ann Groninger as its new chair. The group has ambitious plans this year for putting together an education seminar on Bicycle Law for next year’s convention and submitting articles for publication in AAJ’s […]
New workers’ compensation book edited by Valerie Johnson is published
The newest guide for workers’ compensation law, North Caroliina Workers’ Compensation Law: A Practical Guide to Success at Every Stage of a Claim, edited by Valerie Johnson and Gina Cammerano of Farah and Cammerano, has been published by LexisNexis. The book is designed as to serve as a roadmap to North Carolina workers’ comp law, and includes the substantial […]
CJG seeks witnesses to inappropriate touching by massage therapist Joe Neal Martin of Cornelius
CJG represents several victims of massage therapist Joe Neal Martin, who until recently practiced with the Center for Holistic Care on Davidson Street in Cornelius. Martin has pleaded guilty to two counts of assault on a female, for which he received a sentence of time to be spent in jail, suspended for three years dependent […]
Controversial workers’ compensation bill signed into law
Last month, the North Carolina legislature passed a bill aimed at workers’ compensation reform. One controversial part to the bill had media leaders and open records activists calling for Gov. Perdue to veto it. According to the Charlotte Observer, the bill restricts public access to the information provided to the Industrial Commission by the Rate Bureau. […]
Valerie Johnson is named Vice Chair of NCAJ Workers’ Compensation Section
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) is an organization of attorneys advocating for people and their rights. At its annual convention in June 2012, Valerie Johnson was named the Vice Chair of the Workers’ Compensation Committee. The Workers’ Compensation Committee focuses on the betterment of the law for injured workers and advocacy in the state […]
Teacher and school system ordered to pay $4.5M in molestation case
This week a jury in Carlsbad, California found a teacher, Raymond Firth, and the Carlsbad School District responsible for molestation of two young girls. The jury unanimously awarded a total of $4.5 million to the two girls who were molested by Mr. Firth while they were in his third-grade classroom. The jurors found that Mr. Firth […]
In wake of tragic death, Ann Groninger interviewed on bicycle safety
Last week’s death of Myers Park High School student Drew Wright while riding his bicycle to school left the Charlotte community reeling and looking for answers regarding road safety and particularly safe routes to school. A number of news organizations responded, including Charlotte Fox News, which interviewed CJG Attorney Ann Groninger about bicycle safety.
Good Samaritans help apprehend hit and run driver
On Monday afternoon in Bethlehem, PA, a cyclist named Frank Pavlick was struck by a black sedan whose driver immediately tried to flee the scene. However, upon seeing the crash, a public bus driver, Richard Gubish, Jr., maneuvered the bus to block both lanes of traffic, thus keeping the sedan driver from leaving the scene. Additionally, […]
Employers who don’t carry workers’ compensation insurance: a North Carolina problem
The Raleigh News and Observer this past weekend highlighted the plight of injured workers whose employers knowingly refuse to carry workers’ compensation insurance. These businesses pocket the insurance money, and get a competitive advantage over businesses that do not carry the insurance. When their employees are injured and there is no insurance company to pay […]
