On December 18th, Valerie and Meghan’s team of aspiring legal minds from Rogers Herr Middle school competed in the Justice Iredell Middle School Mock Trial Regional Tournament at the Durham County courthouse. The event was sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association and was a chance for middle school students to learn firsthand about the […]
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Understanding what a doctor does is critical to your workers’ compensation claim
Practicing medicine is hard. In addition to figuring out how best to treat a medical condition, the doctor has to follow regulations, bill insurance companies and keep detailed records. Understanding that doctors and medical personnel are writing down everything that they see or hear that is critical to your claim. Click here to read more on this […]
Failing to get medical treatment the right way
Rule: The insurance company picks the medical provider. The injured worker can request a change in treatment. When you need a doctor, of course you choose to go to the one you know and trust. But when you have a workers’ comp claim and the insurance company is paying for your medical treatment that is not the rule. […]
What does “injury by accident” mean?
An injury by accident is an unusual event that interrupts normal work. The word “accident” is defined in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “an unforeseen and unplanned event or circumstance.” That definition makes sense: you don’t have an accident unless something out of the ordinary happens. When you apply that definition to workers’ comp in North Carolina, there isn’t an “accident” […]
Thank you!
The Johnsons would like to thank everyone for supporting their episode of Love it or List it which premiered on Monday night. The Johnson home is a mid-century modern split-level in Durham’s Forest Hills neighborhood, designed by architect Archie Davis and built for George Herbert, the first president of Research Triangle Institute, who raised his large […]
Will the Johnsons Love it or List it?
Valerie Johnson of Johnson & Groninger, along with her husband, Sam Johnson, their daughter Alex, and son Sam III, will be featured on HGTV’s popular home renovation show, Love It or List It. Designer Hilary Farr renovated the Johnsons’ house and realtor David Visentin tried to persuade the family to move to another home. The […]