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Victims Of Eugenics One Step Closer To Compensation

From the 1920’s all the way through the 1970’s, young women and men who were thought to be unfit to have children were sterilized by the state of North Carolina’s Eugenics Board. This past Tuesday, the victims of this atrocity moved one step closer to being compensated after the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would grant each of the 7,600 declared victims a $50,000 settlement.

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Driving Techniques Changing Due to Air Bags

Auto Accident, Injury Prevention, Personal Injury, Safety

Ah…the “Drivers’ Ed” memories: The movies designed to scare teenagers into becoming more cautious… the drill-sergeant instructors constantly reminding us to keep our hands at “10 and 2.” It was good advice then, but as car and their safety features have evolved, so have drivers’ ed guidelines. According to an article on WRAL.com the American

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Fewer Teens In North Carolina Participating In Driver's Education

Auto Accident, Distracted Driving, DWI, Injury Prevention, Personal Injury, Safety

While North Carolina’s graduated licensing program has been successful in reducing the number of motor vehicle accidents teenagers are involved in, it also has been successful in reducing the number of teens who get the driving education and experience they need.

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Lights…Camera…NC Students Take Action for Bicycle Safety

Community Participation, Henson Fuerst News, Injury Prevention, NC Auto Accident Lawyers, Personal Injury, Safety

It is one of our favorite times of the year: Time for our annual “My PSA Contest!” for North Carolina high school and middle school students. Each year, HensonFuerst Attorneys holds a bicycle safety public service announcement (PSA) video contest for local middle and high school students. The goal is to prevent serious accidents and injuries, and

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Goldsboro Truck Driver Faces Long Road To Recovery After Crash

Auto Accident, Burn Injury, Fire Injury, Hospital Care, Insurance Questions, Pain, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability, Truck Accident, Workers Compensation

Recovering from an injury suffered in an accident can be a long process. Take, for instance, the story of a truck driver from Goldsboro, North Carolina, that was recently highlighted by WRAL News. The truck driver was involved in an accident on October 29, 2009, along I-95 near Godwin in Cumberland County.

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New Study Finds Bleeding Risk with Certain Blood Thinners

Clinical Trials, Drug Injury, Injury Prevention, Personal Injury, Safety

While blood-thinning medications may help patients live a more productive life, they may put those taking the drug at risk of a dangerous side effect.

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Worker Dies At North Carolina Meat Packing Plant

Personal Injury, Safety, Toxic Injury, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

A 26-year-old worker at a Clinton, North Carolina, meat packing plant died in a tragic work related accident this past weekend.

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Simulator Teaches Motorists The Dangers Of Texting And Driving

Auto Accident, Distracted Driving, Personal Injury, Safety

In an effort to teach motorists in the Chapel Hill area about the dangers of texting and driving, a simulator was set up on the campus of University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill earlier this week that puts a driver through a series of obstacles while they attempt to use a cellular device.

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NC State Bus Driver Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Defective Product, Personal Injury, Safety, Toxic Injury, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death

A 50-year-old bus driver for the North Carolina State University died of carbon monoxide poisoning on her bus.

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Pfizer, Inc. Recalls One Million Birth Control Pill Packets

Drug Injury, Personal Injury, Recalls

The Drug manufacturing giant, Pfizer, Inc., announced a recall of nearly one million packets of birth control pills Tuesday due to a manufacturing mix-up that could put women at an increased risk of unwanted pregnancy.

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Personal Injury

Victims Of Eugenics One Step Closer To Compensation

Driving Techniques Changing Due to Air Bags

Fewer Teens In North Carolina Participating In Driver's Education

Lights…Camera…NC Students Take Action for Bicycle Safety

New Study Finds Bleeding Risk with Certain Blood Thinners

Worker Dies At North Carolina Meat Packing Plant

Simulator Teaches Motorists The Dangers Of Texting And Driving

NC State Bus Driver Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Pfizer, Inc. Recalls One Million Birth Control Pill Packets

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