Call Us 919-240-4054The 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 […]
Ann part of group at work improving bicycling safety
Our focus in this firm is on making our clients’ lives better. That goes for the day-to-day legal work as well as our hobbies. Check out the Bike Law blog and Facebook page to see what we’re doing. And read Ann’s post about a recent meeting with NC DMV and DOT officials about improving cycling safety on a statewide […]
Lawsuit filed against Coca-Cola for racial discrimination
Recently, two Coca-Cola production plants in New York have come under fire for alleged discrimination towards minority workers. According to the New York Daily News, sixteen plant employees are suing the manufacturer for being subjected to “a cesspool of racial discrimination”. One worker, Sondra Walker claims that she has been called such names as “Nappy […]
Valerie Johnson teaches law students how to be better trial lawyers
A longtime law school adjunct professor, Valerie Johnson has wrapped up her spring semester class at the University of North Carolina School of Law. This is an interactive trial advocacy course for upper class members. The course not only addresses proper protocol and terminology, but also enables the students to find their voice, using courtroom simulations.
$1.4 million settlement reached in fatal motorcycle accident
After nearly two years since Michael Heaston’s death, his family will receive $1.4 million from the city of Columbia, MO as a settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit. On July 12, 2010, a city bus made a left-hand turn, without noticing Mr. Heaston on his motorcycle. After unsuccessfully trying to avoid the collision, Mr. Heaston was […]
Valerie Johnson presents at workers’ compensation roundtable
On March 5, 2012, Valerie Johnson spoke at the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ) workers’ compensation roundtable in Concord, North Carolina. Valerie spoke on appeal of Deputy Commissioner decisions to the Full Commission. Valerie prepared the following materials for the presentation: Top Ten Things to Remember for Practice before the Full Commission Appendix to […]
Charlotte bicycle law and safety alert: recall of Shimano mountain bike handlebar stems because of fall hazard
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of 300 mountain bicycle handlebar stems. Bolts holding the front plate of the stem to the stem body can be pulled out of the threads while the bike is being ridden, causing the cyclist to lose control of the bike and fall. One injury has been […]
Ann Groninger publishes Winter Education Series on Bike Law
What better time to brush up on our knowledge than when it’s too cold or wet to ride? See the Bike Law blog for the first two editions. More to come!
Johnson & Groninger announces move of the Chapel Hill office to Durham’s American Tobacco Campus
On November 1, 2011, Johnson & Groninger PLLC (CJG), a law firm exclusively representing individuals in disputes, will relocate its Chapel Hill office to the Old Bull Building within the American Tobacco Campus. Built in 1874, the Old Bull Building housed the original Durham tobacco factory and is now a national historic landmark. The Charlotte […]
Anniversary of the Hamlet Chicken Processing Plant fire remembered
On Tuesday, September 3, 1991, a 25-foot long fryer vat ignited at Imperial Foood Product’s chicken processing plant in Hamlet, NC. Workers were unable to get out of the plant because management had locked all exits except the main entrance in order to prevent employee theft. The plant had no windows, no fire alarm, no sprinkler system, and […]
