Archive for October, 2009

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National Teen Driver Safety Week

Sec. Gene Conti announced today that National Teen Driver Safety Week will take place next week, beginning Oct. 18 and ending Oct. 24.

In 2007, Congress passed a joint resolution making the third week in October National Teen Driver Safety Week. Its mission is to bring teens, community leaders, educators, and parents together to take action and increase awareness to help prevent teen crashes, the leading cause of death for American teens.

“We are losing far too many young drivers in North Carolina to traffic-related crashes,” said Conti. “I urge teachers, parents and communities to seek out ways to educate teens on the importance of safe driving, such as the ‘R U BUCKLED’ program, which is administered by the Governor’s Highway Safety Program.”

In 2008, according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, there were:
•       46,492 traffic crashes involving 15-to-19 year olds;
•       81 fatalities;
•       More than 8,000 injuries;
•       54 percent of the drivers were not wearing seat belts;
•       And drinking was involved in more than 1,200 of these crashes.

The majority of teen crashes occur between the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The three most common contributing factors of teen crashes include, failure to yield, failure to reduce speed and driving too fast for conditions. In 68 percent of teen crashes, the teen driver was named at fault for the crash.

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Oct

David Henson Speaks at the University of North Carolina

In conjunction with the University of North Carolina School of Law’s Small and Medium Firms Week, our managing partner, David S. Henson, was an invited panelist on Thursday, October 15 for a discussion, “Setting Up and Running a Solo or Small Law Office Practice.” This panel discussion was part of the UNC School of Law’s “A Practical Tips” seminars and was sponsored by the North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ). David graduated from UNC in 1995 and from the UNC School of Law in 1998.  This year, and in 2007 he received the Order of Service for his contributions in advancing the NCAJ’s mission of protecting people’s rights.

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Oct

Why Didn’t My Air Bag Deploy? Car Accident Attorney – HensonFuerst

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Oct

New North Carolina Law Now in Effect Doubles Time Limit on Some Lawsuits

Until this week, October 1, to be exact, North Carolina’s statue of repose stated that a consumer could not sue a manufacturer over a defective product if the defect occurred six years after the product was originally sold. If you think six years sounds like plenty of time, consider this: if a car crash happened because of a manufacturing or design defect, the consumer injured by the crash couldn’t sue if the car was FIRST sold more than six years ago. That’s right, the clock starts ticking with the first sale to any consumer, not just when the current owner bought it. Even though 12 years is much better, and is now the law in North Carolina, some states have no time limit on bringing such lawsuits. If you, or someone you care about, has been injured due to a defective product – even if you think just maybe the product might have been defective – give us a call or better yet, send me, David Henson, an email: dhenson@lawmed.com. And visit me on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMsN1D8hYf0.

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